J.R. McDougald

James Robinson McDougald

Full Name: James Robinson McDougald, Sr.
Date of birth: July 27, 1895
Date of death: July 26, 1966

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 15 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Beaumont / Jefferson   Jefferson
H 15 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Beaumont / Jefferson   Jefferson
H 14 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Hull / Liberty   Hardin, Liberty

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 15
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson
House District 15
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Beaumont / Jefferson
Counties in district: Jefferson
House District 14
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hull / Liberty
Counties in district: Hardin, Liberty

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, April 1967, p. 315. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • James R. McDougald, birth date 7/27/1895 in Corrigan, Texas; death date 7/26/1966 in Beaumont, Jefferson County; attorney, served in World War I; burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Obituary, "J.R. McDougald Rites Thursday," 7/27/1966, p. 13. Native of Corrigan, Texas. Attended schools in Groveton and Austin Academy, served in World War I. Port Arthur News.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Oil, Gas, and Mining  
Public Health  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Conservation and Reclamation  
Labor  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Public Health  
39th R.S. - 1925
Constitutional Amendments  
Judicial Districts  
Military Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Public Health  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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