James Clark

Full Name: James "Jim" Clark, Jr.
Date of birth: March 19, 1838
Date of death: December 16, 1910

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	31	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Opah / Red River		Fannin, Lamar, Red River
H	18	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Walnut Grove / Red River		Red River

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.
(4) Walnut Grove. Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) Walnut Grove was located eight miles east of Stephensborough in Red River County. The post office was discontinued on 10/14/1891. Jim Wheat's Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

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Senate District 31
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Opah / Red River
Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar, Red River

House District 18
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Walnut Grove / Red River
Counties in district: Red River

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, James Clark, born 3/19/1838, p. 171. Mentioned on p. 331 in biographical sketch of his mother, Isabella Haddon Gordon (Isabella Hopkins), pp. 331-333. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Biographical sketch of the Clark family, Introduction to The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County, pp. xiii-xvii. "Capt. Jim Clark died in 1910." HeritageQuest Online.
Portrait and biographical sketch, James Clark, pp. 122-124. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch and portrait, James Clark, Opah, born 3/19/1838, pp. 191-192. "Sound Jeffersonian Democrat." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Capt. Jim Clark, fighter in the Indian wars, served in the House of Representatives and State Senate, died 1910. Included in biographical sketch of son Pat B. Clark, Volume IV, pp. 257-258. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain, Company I, 29th Texas Cavalry, enlistment date 8/1/1862, muster Company I, transfer to Company C. Jim Clark, birth date 3/19/1838, death date 12/16/1910 in Red River County, burial in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Red River County. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, Captain, Company I, 29th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, Captain James Clark, birth date 3/19/1838, death date 12/16/1910, biographical sketch, portrait, burial in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - Jim Clark, Red River County, farmer, born circa 1838 in Texas. FamilySearch.
"Historic Clarks of Red River County," from The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County, pp. 109-113. "Jim Clark joined the Confederate Army and served through the entire War." HeritageQuest Online.
Portrait of Captain James Clark, The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. HeritageQuest Online.

Photographs

Photograph. J. Clark, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

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22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs Claims and Accounts Counties and County Boundaries Finance General Land Office (Chair) Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation North Texas Asylum at Terrell Private Land Claims Privileges and Elections Public Lands Roads and Bridges State Affairs State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising Texas World's Fair Exhibition Towns, Cities and Corporations
20th R.S. - 1887 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expenses Judge Frank Willis, Investigation of Charges Judiciary No. 1 Public Lands and Land Office

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