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James Stevens Sherrill
Full Name: James Stevens Sherrill
Date of birth: September 15, 1854
Date of death: February 15, 1931
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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15
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Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
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26th
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Democrat
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Greenville / Hunt
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Speaker
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Hunt
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5
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
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24th
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(4)
(5)
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Democrat
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Greenville / Hunt
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Collin, Hunt
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15
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Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
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23rd
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Democrat
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Greenville / Hunt
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Hunt
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(1)
"Hon. J.S. Sherrill of Greenville was the successful candidate for speaker . . . " The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Ellis County, Texas), Volume 6, Number 18, 1/14/1899, p. 1, crediting Ferris Public Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2)
District 5 comprised of Collin and Hunt; District 15 comprised of Leon, Madison, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, San Jacinto, and Polk. Acts 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 21,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3)
"The democratic executive committee...recommended Judge Sherrill of Hunt as such successor of Charles Yoakum, lately resigned," 9/23/1894, p. 4 (Senate Journal does not list district numbers in the 24th; Yoakum in 23rd Legislature was Senate District 5).
Galveston Daily News.
(4)
Senate District 15.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5)
24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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42nd Legislature, R.S., 2/16/1931, p. 361.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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| Biographical Sketches |
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James S. Sherrill (1854-1931), obituary from Greenville Evening Banner 2/16/1931, burial in East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County with wife Kate F. Sherrill (1860-1932).
Find a Grave.
35th Speaker of the House of Representatives: J.S. Sherrill. Photo and biographical sketch. Birth date 9/15/1853; death date 2/16/1931. Ran to fill vacancy in state senate for 24th Legislature.
Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
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| Other Resources |
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James Stevens Sherrill, birth date 9/15/1854, State Senator, 1895-1896; Speaker, Tex. Legislature 1899-1901. Profile of law firm Sherrill & Starnes, Greenville, Texas, 1918 edition, p. 649.
The American Bar: Contemporary Lawyers of the United States and Canada.
J.S. Sherrill, birth date 9/15/1854, death date 2/15/1931 in Houston, Harris County, title examiner.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
J.S. Sherrill, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.S. Sherrill, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.S. Sherrill, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.S. Sherrill, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph.
James S. Sherrill, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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