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," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. 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, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.L. Darwin, 24th 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 Information top

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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