James Hurst
Full Name: James HurstDate of birth: October 17, 1831
Date of death: July 17, 1923
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 46 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Weatherford / Parker | Parker | |
| H | 54 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (2) | Democrat | Weatherford / Parker | Jack, Parker, Young |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 18th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Weatherford / Parker
- Counties in district:
- Parker
- Legislatures:
- 16th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Weatherford / Parker
- Counties in district:
- Jack, Parker, Young
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- Obituary, "James Hurst Buried, Hood Pays Tribute To His Memory," The Weekly Herald (Weatherford, Texas), 7/26/1923, p. 7. Born 1831 in Indiana. "He was also a member of the legislature for two terms, the 16th and the 18th." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, p. 266. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, p. 260. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company A, Griffin's Battalion, 21st Regiment, Texas Infantry. James Hurst of Running Water, Hale County, born circa 1831 in Indiana. Death date 7/17/1923 in Plainview, Hale County. Pension File No. 56318, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- James Hurst, birth date 10/17/1830 in Putnam, Indiana; death date 7/17/1923 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas; retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- James Hurst, birth date 10/17/1831, death date 7/17/1923, burial in Spring Creek Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. Jas. Hurst, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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