James Dinwiddie Woods
Full Name: James Dinwiddie Woods, Sr.Date of birth: October 24, 1834
Date of death: October 16, 1905
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 35 | Jan 10, 1905 - Oct 16, 1905 | 29th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Sherman / Grayson | Grayson | |
| H | 35 | Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 | 28th | Democrat | Sherman / Grayson | Grayson | |
| S | 4 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899 | 25th (5) 24th (6) (7) | Democrat | Sherman / Grayson | Senate President Pro Tempore (24th) | Cooke, Grayson |
| S | 4 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd (8) | Democrat | Sherman / Grayson | Cooke, Grayson | |
| H | 31 | Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862 | 9th (9) | Sherman / Grayson | Grayson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 2. Notice of vacancies in the House due to resignations of Hon. W.B. Ware and Hon. A.L. Sharpe and deaths of Hon. J.D. Woods and Hon. Lon A. Hagan; elections and oaths of office of Thos. B. Peareson, Charles Davis, Jr., J.R. Bowman, and W.J. Mathis, sworn 3/26/1906. House Journal. ↩
(2) William J. Mathis, in special election 2/3/1906, succeeded James D. Woods, died 10/16/1905. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Governor ordered elections to fill vacancies caused by the "resignation of Hon. A.L. Sharpe, appointed collector of customs," "removal of W.B. Ware from Amarillo," and "the death of the late Judge J.D. Woods of Grayson county." "Fill Vacancies: Governor Takes Steps to Replace Retired Legislators . . . ," The Houston Post, 1/4/1906, p. 3. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(4) J.D. Woods (House district 35), postoffice Sherman, nativity Tennessee, lawyer, member of former Legislatures: 23rd, 24th, 25th Senate; 9th, 28th House, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 24th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/30/1895, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 ↩ January 11, 1893 ↩
(9) Woods did not attend 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 28th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Sherman / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 23rd (8)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Sherman / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Cooke, Grayson
- Legislatures:
- 9th (9)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Sherman / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Grayson
Terms of service notes
(1) 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 2. Notice of vacancies in the House due to resignations of Hon. W.B. Ware and Hon. A.L. Sharpe and deaths of Hon. J.D. Woods and Hon. Lon A. Hagan; elections and oaths of office of Thos. B. Peareson, Charles Davis, Jr., J.R. Bowman, and W.J. Mathis, sworn 3/26/1906. House Journal. ↩
(2) William J. Mathis, in special election 2/3/1906, succeeded James D. Woods, died 10/16/1905. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Governor ordered elections to fill vacancies caused by the "resignation of Hon. A.L. Sharpe, appointed collector of customs," "removal of W.B. Ware from Amarillo," and "the death of the late Judge J.D. Woods of Grayson county." "Fill Vacancies: Governor Takes Steps to Replace Retired Legislators . . . ," The Houston Post, 1/4/1906, p. 3. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(4) J.D. Woods (House district 35), postoffice Sherman, nativity Tennessee, lawyer, member of former Legislatures: 23rd, 24th, 25th Senate; 9th, 28th House, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 24th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/30/1895, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 ↩ January 11, 1893 ↩
(9) Woods did not attend 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 6; 4/3/1906, p. 117. Resolutions - Memorial.
- WOODS, JAMES D. (1834-1905). Handbook of Texas Online.
- J.D. Woods, mentioned in biographical sketch of son Le Grand J. Woods, p. 580. "To an enviable reputation as a criminal lawyer, J.D. Woods . . . has added the honors gained through his prominent services in both houses of the Texas Legislature." Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory, 1895.
- Biographical sketch, James D. Woods, pp. 42-43. Born 10/24/1834 in Carroll County, Tennessee. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company C, 16th Texas Dismounted Cavalry Regiment, from 2/22/1862. Birth date 10/24/1834 in Hickory Flats, Carroll County, Tennessee; death date 10/16/1905 in Sherman, Texas. "Postwar lawyer, Sherman Texas . . . ; state senator, 1892- ; state legislator, 1902-death." James Dinwiddie Woods, U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
- Obituary, Capt. J.D. Woods, Volume 14, Number 1, January 1906, p. 134. Confederate Veteran.
- J.D.W., Sr. (1834-1905), burial in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County. Find a Grave.
- Photo, "Capt. J.D. Woods, Veteran Soldier, Statesman and Jurist . . . ," The Fort Worth Record and Register, 10/18/1905, p. 7. Obituary, "Captain Woods Dead," The Sunday Gazeteer (Denison, Texas), 10/22/1905, p. 2, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Born 10/24/1834 in Carroll County, Tennessee. "He was a state senator and a member of the legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 10/18/1905 10/22/1905
- Photograph. J.D. Woods, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.D. Woods, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.D. Woods, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.D. Woods, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.D. Woods, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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- Investigation Relative to Missing Amendment to S.B. No. 258 - Text-book Bill, Special
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- Judiciary No. 2
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- Public Health
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