John Lafayette Camp, Jr.

Full Name: John Lafayette Camp, Jr.
Date of birth: September 23, 1855
Date of death: August 10, 1918

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	6	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889	19th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Gilmer / Upshur		Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Wood

(1) 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).
(2) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(3) 19th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/13/1885, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 6
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 19th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gilmer / Upshur
Counties in district: Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Wood

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Biographical Sketches

CAMP, JOHN LAFAYETTE, JR. (1855-1918). Relatives: John Lafayette Camp., Sr. - father; John Lafayette Camp, Jr. - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned, p. 10, and in father John Lafayette Camp's biographical sketch, p. 111. Elected County Attorney of Upshur County at age 19 and later a federal judge in San Antonio. A History of Upshur County, Texas, 1966.
Biographical sketch, J.L. Camp, Jr., pp. 76-77. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, John Lafayette Camp, Jr., p. 70. Born 9/23/1855, native of Gilmer, Upshur County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Obituary, Judge John L. Camp, United States District Attorney for the Western District of Texas, "Funeral Judge Camp Held," San Antonio Express, 8/12/1918, p. 12, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary and photo, "John L. Camp, U.S. District Attorney, Dies," 8/10/1918, p. 2. San Antonio Light.
Biographical sketch, "Camp Firm in Existence 127 Years," December 1976, pp. 1071-1072. John Lafayette Camp (Sr.) was an "able and conservative Democrat." Relatives: John Lafayette Camp (Sr.) was father of John Lafayette Camp, Jr., and grandfather of W.N. Camp. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Judge John L. Camp, birth date 9/23/1863 [sic] in Texas; death date 8/10/1918 in San Antonio, Bexar County; District Judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Judge J.L. Camp, birth date 9/23/1855, death date 8/10/1918, burial in Dignowity Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County. Includes reprint of obituary in Dallas Morning News, 8/11/1918. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "W. Nunnelee Camp Dies at Father's Home: Member of Texas Legislature and Prominent Attorney Passes Away After Short Illness," 8/11/1912, p. 4. Mentions uncle Judge J.L. Camp "of this city." San Antonio Light.

Photographs

Photograph. J.L. Camp, Jr., 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.L. Camp, Jr., 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

20th R.S. - 1887 Capitol Dedication Arrangements Contingent Expenses Federal Relations Judiciary No. 1 New Capitol, Furnishing Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt Rules (Chair) State Affairs (Chair) Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office
19th R.S. - 1885 Claims and Accounts Counties and County Boundaries Engrossed Bills Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Lunatic Asylum, North Texas Insane Asylum at Terrell Memorial Services for the Late J.C. Buchanan Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Debt Public Printing Retrenchment and Reform State Affairs State Asylums

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