James Jefferson Strickland

Full Name: James Jefferson "Jeff" Strickland
Date of birth: September 13, 1882
Date of death: July 5, 1938

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	13	Jan 9, 1917 - Oct 2, 1920	36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 35th ⁽⁴⁾ 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson	Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)	Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity
H	28	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson
H	28	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Alder Branch / Anderson		Anderson

(1) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/14/1919, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) Strickland resigned 10/2/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.
(5) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

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Senate District 13
Jan 9, 1917 - Oct 2, 1920
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 35th ⁽⁴⁾ 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)
(36th)
(36th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity

House District 28
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

House District 28
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alder Branch / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

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Resolutions and Journal entries

46th Legislature, R.S., HSR 7, 1/10/1939, pp. 15-16. Jeff J. Strickland. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, pp. 397-400. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas, 1936.
Obituary, "J.J. Strickland Dies; Had Held State Offices: Texas' Ex-Secretary, Counsel for Theaters, Insurance Man, Passes," 7/6/1938. Dallas Morning News.
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Memorial, August 1938, p. 261. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

James Jefferson Strickland, birth date 9/13/1882 in Arkansas; death date 7/5/1938 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; attorney; wife Rena Hunter Strickland. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James Jefferson Strickland (1882-1938), burial in Palestine City Cemetery, Anderson County. Includes portrait, obituary from Blanco County News. Find a Grave.
Jeff J. Strickland. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. J.J. Strickland, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Strickland, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Strickland, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Strickland, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs Claims and Accounts Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Finance Labor (Chair) Purchase Price for Block 124 Roads, Bridges and Ferries Towns and City Corporations
35th R.S. - 1917 Commerce and Manufactures Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Donation of John Tarleton College to the State, Investigate Internal Improvements Labor Public Health Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Game and Fisheries (Chair) Labor Private Corporations Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Revenue and Taxation
31st R.S. - 1909 Forestry Labor Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
30th R.S. - 1907 Common Carriers Education Labor Revenue and Taxation

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