Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	22	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Anderson / Grimes	Brazos, Grimes
H	44	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Anderson / Grimes	Grimes
H	44	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Anderson / Grimes	Grimes

(1) Shows J.G. McDonald's terms as 30th, 31st and 36th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(3) District 44 represented by J. G. McDonald, p. 3. House Journal.
(4) District 14 represented by James G. McDonald, p. 311. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) District 14 comprised of Panola county; District 44 comprised of Grimes county, pp. 33-34, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Relatives - James Green McDonald, Sr. (born 1824, died 3/11/1903), father and James Green McDonald, Jr. (born 9/11/1858), son, pp. 124-126. Early History of Grimes County, 1930. Early History of Grimes County
MCDONALD, JAMES GREEN, JR. (1858–1938). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch of James Green McDonald, Jr., Volume V, p. 76, also includes information on James Green McDonald, Sr. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930. Early History of Grimes County
J.G. McDonald, Jr., birth date 9/11/1858, death date 3/5/1938, burial in Fanthorp Family Cemetery, Grimes County. Includes portraits. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.G. McDonald, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.G. McDonald, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.G. McDonald, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Appropriations Common Carriers Counties Public Health
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Appropriations Criminal Jurisprudence Education Judiciary Public Lands and Land Office
31st R.S. - 1909 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Insane Asylum (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Education Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary Mines and Mining Public Lands and Land Office Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure
30th R.S. - 1907 Counties Education Federal Relations Judiciary Municipal Corporations

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