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Jas. W. Harper

James Wright Harper

Full Name: James Wright Harper
Date of birth: September 27, 1890
Date of death: July 8, 1965

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 35 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Mount Pleasant / Titus   Morris, Titus
H 35 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Mount Pleasant / Titus   Morris, Titus

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
41st  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Mount Pleasant / Titus
Counties in district:
Morris, Titus

Legislatures:
39th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Mount Pleasant / Titus
Counties in district:
Morris, Titus

Biographical Information

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/7/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.
  • Biographical sketch, "Baptist Institute Leads Dedication of Marker at J.W. Harper's Grave," The Cherokeean (Rusk, Texas), 5/1/1986, p. 9, crediting Singletary Memorial Library. Rev. James Wright Harper, "elected State Representative of Titus and Morris counties and served in the State Legislature for two terms from 1925 to 1929." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

  • James Wright Harper, birth date 9/27/1890 in Texas; death date 7/8/1965 in Gallatin, Cherokee County; minister/preacher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Elder J.W. Harper, birth date 9/27/1890, death date 7/8/1965, obituary, burial in Taylor Cemetery, Gallatin, Rusk County. Find a Grave.
  • Mentioned as a leading proponent of anti-evolution bills in the 1920's, pp. 57-58 (HB 97, 38th Legislature, R.S.; HB 378, 39th Legislature, R.S.; HB 90, 41st Legislature, R.S.). Ledbetter, Patsy. "Defense of the Faith: J. Frank Norris and Texas Fundamentalism, 1920-1929," Arizona and the West, Vol. 15, No. 1, Spring, 1973, pp. 45-62. JSTOR.
  • James W. Harper, age 38 in 1929, minister, born in Texas. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
  • Obituary, "Rev. Harper Dies Thursday," Mt. Pleasant Times Review, 7/9/1965, p. 1, crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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