James Davis
Full Name: James B. DavisDate of birth: July 1, 1790
Date of death: February 10, 1859
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 13 | Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 | 4th (1) (2) | Liberty / Liberty | Jefferson, Liberty, Polk, Tyler |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) 4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, p. 75. States that Captain Davis attended Constitutional Convention of 1866 and died in 1877 on a farm south of Weatherford, in Parker County. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- DAVIS, JAMES (1790-1859). Death date 2/10/1859, burial at Coldspring. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Coldspring history, biographical sketch - General James B. Davis (1790-1859) donated land for First Baptist Church; General James Davis, adjutant-general and member of Texas Congress 1843-1844, Constitutional Convention, 1845, buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery (born 7/17/1790, died 2/10/1859). Lake Livingston, Texas, 2000.
- "James Davis Papers," San Jacinto Museum of History, creator sketch notes Davis died 2/10/1859 in Liberty County. Texas Archival Resources Online, 2010.
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
- No James Davis of Liberty listed in Constitutional Convention delegates, February 7-8, 1866. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
- Apportionment
- Finance
- Internal Improvements
- Militia (Chair)
- Public Debt
- State Affairs (Chair)
Joint Committees
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