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James Lewis Darwin Full Name: James Lewis Darwin Date of birth: February 10, 1853 Date of death: August 18, 1928 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 2 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899 24th (3) (4) (5) (6)   25th (1) (2)   Populist Lake Creek / Delta   Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus (1) First Day, 1/12/1897, pp. 1-3 - Darwin not listed in roll call of hold-over Senators or Senators-elect or Afternoon Session; Second Day, 1/13/1897, p. 5 - Darwin is listed in the roll call. Senate Journal. (2) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual. (3) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (4) Darwin attended only last day of Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (6) 24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, James L. Darwin, Delta County, Texas. Portions adapted from Delta County History 1870-1991. Ancestry.com. Biographical sketch, James L. Darwin, pp. 231-232. Born 2/10/1853 in Rhea County, Tennessee. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889. DARWIN, JAMES LEWIS (1853-1928). Relatives: James Lewis Darwin, father; Henry Lewis Darwin, son. Handbook of Texas Online. Brief biographical sketch, J.L. Darwin, p. 62. Born 2/10/1853 near Rhea Springs (Spring City), Rhea County, Tennessee; Populist. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Other Resources James L. Darwin, birth date 2/10/1853 in Rhea, Tennessee; death date 8/18/1928 in Cooper, Delta County, Texas; banker; parents Thomas C. Darwin and Eliza M. Collins. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. James Lewis Darwin, pp. 295, 302, 320. "The only Populist legislator known to have been a Republican prior to Populism." The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism, 2020. Photographs Photograph. J.L. Darwin, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.L. Darwin, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 25th R.S. - 1897 Agricultural Affairs   Labor   Penitentiaries   Privileges and Election   Public Health   Public Lands   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Treasury and Comptroller's Office   24th R.S. - 1895 Agricultural Affairs   Claims and Accounts   Contingent Expenses   Internal Improvements   Labor   Penitentiaries   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   Public Lands   Towns and City Corporations   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments

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