T.J. Tilson

Thomas Jefferson Tilson

Full Name: Thomas Jefferson "Tile" Tilson
Date of birth: November 16, 1847
Date of death: October 27, 1942

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 123 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th   Democrat Plainview / Hale   Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher
H 123 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Plainview / Hale   Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher
H 123 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Plainview / Hale   Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Smith, Swisher
H 25 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (1)   Democrat Merit / Hunt   Hunt
H 25 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (2)   Democrat Kingston / Hunt   Hunt

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

Terms of Service top

House District 123
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher
House District 123
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher
House District 123
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Smith, Swisher
House District 25
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Merit / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt
House District 25
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kingston / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Pioneer Texas Legislator Dies," 10/29/1942, p. 3. Col. T.J. Tilson, born 11/16/1847 in West Virginia, "pioneer Texas legislator who was instrumental in legislation that created the railroad commission and made cutting of barbed wire fences a penitentiary offense in Texas." Tilson was elected to the 18th Legislature in 1882, 22nd Legislature in 1890, and again in 1914, 1916, and 1918. Amarillo Daily News.
  • Thomas Jefferson Tilson, birth date 11/16/1847 in Washington County, Virginia; death date 10/27/1942 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • T.J. Tilson, birth date 11/16/1847, death date 10/27/1942, burial in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County. Find a Grave.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

  • Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.T. Tilson, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919
Ranger Force, Investigate (Chair) 
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
State Affairs  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
Stock and Stock Raising  
35th R.S. - 1917
Agriculture  
Counties  
Irrigation  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
State Affairs  
34th R.S. - 1915
Agriculture  
Congressional Districts  
Irrigation  
State Affairs  
State Asylums  
Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) 
22nd R.S. - 1891
Constitutional Amendments  
Judiciary No. 2  
Labor  
Military Affairs  
Privileges and Elections  
Representation and Apportionment on Congressional Districts  
Stock and Stock Raising  
18th R.S. - 1883
Constitutional Amendments  
Educational Affairs  
Fence Cutting  
Internal Improvements  
Privileges and Elections  

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