James Wesson Parker
Full Name: James Wesson ParkerDate of birth: September 15, 1847
Date of death: March 29, 1891
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 53 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) | Democrat | Richmond / Fort Bend | Fort Bend, Waller | |
| H | 53 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) | Democrat | Richmond / Fort Bend | Fort Bend, Waller |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Waller County. House Journal.
(4) Richmond, Fort Bend County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) "Democratic member of the House of Representatives . . . the first Democratic Representative from Fort Bend county since the war," p. 164. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(6) James Wesson Parker, Richmond. 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).
(7) Fort Bend County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
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House District 53
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Richmond / Fort Bend Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller |
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House District 53
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Richmond / Fort Bend Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Waller County. House Journal.
(4) Richmond, Fort Bend County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) "Democratic member of the House of Representatives . . . the first Democratic Representative from Fort Bend county since the war," p. 164. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(6) James Wesson Parker, Richmond. 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).
(7) Fort Bend County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 22nd Legislature, R.S., 4/13/1891, pp. 905, 911. Born in 1842. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, J. Wesson Parker, pp. 164-165. Born 9/15/1847 in Fort Bend County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Biographical sketch, J.W. (Wesson) Parker, pp. 179-180. "He was just twenty-one when he began his career as Justice of the Peace in 1869." Wharton's History of Fort Bend County, 1950.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in "Curtain Rung Down. The Last Actor in a Noted Tragedy Passes Away," 4/19/1891, p. 3. Galveston Daily News.
- Mentioned in the JAYBIRD-WOODPECKER WAR. Handbook of Texas Online.
- James Wesson Parker, Democrat, lawyer, age 41 in 1889, born in Texas. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
- Mentioned in "Shot Dead in Court: Violent Death of a Nephew of the Late Judge Terry," 1/22/1890, p. 1. New York Times.
- Death notice, "Judge J.W. Parker, Formerly of Fort Bend," The Galveston Daily News, 4/1/1891, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Description of the Jaybird-Woodpecker War, including an account of Wesson Parker's gunfight with Guilf Gibson, his indictment for murder, and his death "in the latter days of March, 1891," pp. 191-219. Wharton's History of Fort Bend County, 1950.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.W. Parker, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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