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James Lewis Darwin
Full Name: James Lewis Darwin
Date of birth: February 10, 1853
Date of death: August 18, 1928
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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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2
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899
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24th
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25th
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Populist
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Lake Creek / Delta
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Camp, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus
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(1)
Biographical sketch, J.L. Darwin, Lake Creek, p. 62. Populist.
Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
(2)
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.
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Populist.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Populist.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(5)
Darwin attended only last day of Called Session.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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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).
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24th Legislature - 1/8/1895, p. 1, listed in "roll of Senators' elect . . . President then administered the oath of office to the above Senators."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, James L. Darwin, Delta County, Texas. Portions adapted from Delta County History 1870-1991. Senator James L. Darwin's son "Louis Darwin was State Representative at one time."
Ancestry.com.
Biographical sketch, pp. 231-232. Birth date 2/10/1853.
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).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch.
Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
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Other Resources |
Ancestral File - James L. Darwin, birth date 2/10/1853 in Rhea, Tennesse, death date 8/18/1928, burial in Cooper, Texas, parents Thomas C. Darwin and Eliza M. Collins, wife Martha L. Harper.
FamilySearch.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
James L. Darwin, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
James L. Darwin, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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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.
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