James William Stevenson

Full Name: James William Stevenson
Date of birth: August 24, 1870
Date of death: February 16, 1946

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	18	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 41st ⁽³⁾ 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Victoria / Victoria	Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)	Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson
H	69	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Victoria / Victoria		Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria
H	69	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Victoria / Victoria		Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria
H	74	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Victoria / Victoria		Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria

(1) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 10/3/1931. Senate Journal.
(2) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6 - District 69 comprised of Victoria, Goliad, and Calhoun counties; District 74 comprised of Kleberg, Willacy, Kenedy, Jim Hogg, Brooks, and Starr counties. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5) District 69, J.W. Stevenson. House Journal.
(6) District 74, James W. Stevenson. Texas Legislative Manual.

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Senate District 18
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 41st ⁽³⁾ 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Victoria / Victoria
Counties in district: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson

House District 69
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Victoria / Victoria
Counties in district: Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria

House District 69
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Victoria / Victoria
Counties in district: Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria

House District 74
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Victoria / Victoria
Counties in district: Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria

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Other Resources

James William Stevenson, birth date 8/24/1870 in Pennsylvania; death date 2/16/1946 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; dairy farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James Wm. Stevenson, birth date 8/24/1870, death date 2/16/1946, burial in Catholic Cemetery #1, Victoria County. Includes portraits and obituary from The Victoria Advocate, 2/17/1946, pp. 1-2. Find a Grave.
J.W. Stevenson, Democrat, farmer, born in Pennsylvania, age 58 in 1929. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
Obituary, "J.W. Stevenson Dies Saturday; Was Formerly State Senator," 2/17/1946, pp. 1-2. James William Stevenson, born in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, 8/24/1870. Victoria Advocate.

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Constitutional Amendments Insurance (Chair) Internal Improvements Judge L.J. Brucks, Investigate Labor Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Debt State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising
41st R.S. - 1929 Constitutional Amendments Internal Improvements Labor Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair) Prison Centralization Commission Public Debts State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)
40th R.S. - 1927 Insurance Live Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining Revenue and Taxation Tax Survey Committee
39th R.S. - 1925 Appropriations Live Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) Penitentiaries Penitentiary Investigating Committee Revenue and Taxation
37th R.S. - 1921 Agriculture Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Labor Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation

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