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J. Lewis Thompson Full Name: John Lewis Thompson Date of birth: February 14, 1875 Date of death: August 9, 1938 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 19-5 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 15 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris H 15-4 May 27, 1920 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris (1) "Davidson Winner in Senatorial Race," 3/11/1920, p. 11. "Captain C.C. Beavens, E.W. Neal and J. Lewis Thompson were all easily the successful candidates for representative from the Fifteenth Representative District. In the representative race all of the non-partisan [league] candidates were defeated." HeritageQuest Online. (2) Assumed Democrat based on listing as a Democrat in the 37th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual. (3) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to J. Lewis Thompson, Loyd J. Smith, and G.T. Bludworth), 5/27/1920, p. 49. No committee appointments listed for Thompson or Smith in 3rd-4th C.S.; Bludworth appointed to Education 5/27/1920. House Journal. (4) In Senate, Lynch Davidson, in special election 3/4/1920, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded Rienzi M. Johnston, resigned 1/12/1920. In House, J. Lewis Thompson, sworn 5/27/1920, succeeded Lynch Davidson, resigned 1/16/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, p. 254. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930. Other Resources Interment in Thompson Cemetery, Laird Hill, Rusk County, TX; birth date 2/14/1875; death date 8/9/1938. Find a Grave. 43rd Legislature - HCR58, pp. 935-936. General Laws of the State of Texas. "Move to Boost Houston Man for Governor May Yield New Candidate," 5/12/1920. San Antonio Express. Mentioned in "Mills of the Thompson & Tucker Lumber Company in 1910," excerpted from "Lone Star Pine," American Lumberman, September 26, 1908, pp. 67-150. Texas Transportation Archive. Photographs Photograph. J. Lewis Thompson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J. Lewis Thompson, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J. Lewis Thompson, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 41st R.S. - 1929 Appropriations   Banks and Banking   Conservation and Reclamation   Military Affairs (Vice Chair)  Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   37th R.S. - 1921 Appropriations   Banks and Banking   Congressional Districts   Insurance   Military Affairs (Chair)  Penitentiaries   36th R.S. - 1919 Education

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