James Greenwood

Full Name: James Greenwood
Date of birth: September 21, 1851
Date of death: December 19, 1925

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	83	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Guadalupe
H	83	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Guadalupe
H	97	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Guadalupe
H	97	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Guadalupe

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House District 83
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Guadalupe

House District 83
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Guadalupe

House District 97
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Guadalupe

House District 97
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Guadalupe

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Resolutions and Journal entries

34th Legislature, R.S., p. 364. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Judge James Greenwood, p. 247. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Obituary, Judge James Greenwood, and "Passing of Judge Greenwood" by T.J. Dodson, 12/25/1925. Seguin Enterprise.
Biographical sketch, James Greenwood, pp. 157-158. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Early History of Guadalupe County," p. 430. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, 1900.
James Greenwood, birth date 9/21/1851 in Mississippi, death date 12/19/1925 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of son, GREENWOOD, JAMES, SR. (1878-1949). Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of his father, Thomas Calhoun Greenwood, pp. 129-130. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Chief Justice of Guadalupe County, 1888-1894 and 1902-1904. Guadalupe County History. Guadalupe County, TXGenWeb Project.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Jas. Greenwood, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James Greenwood, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Greenwood, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jas. Greenwood, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Banks and Banking Military Affairs Private Corporations Reforms in Civil Procedure
33rd R.S. - 1913 Banks and Banking Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary
27th R.S. - 1901 Contingent Expenses County Government and County Finances Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries Senatorial Districts
26th R.S. - 1899 Contingent Expenses Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Federal Relations Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries

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