Thomas Jefferson Bowles

Full Name: Thomas Jefferson Bowles
Date of birth: December 17, 1861
Date of death: March 31, 1934

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
H	36	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Nevada / Collin		Collin
H	36	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Nevada / Collin		Collin

(1) 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.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

T.J. Bowles (1861-1934), burial in Nevada Cemetery, Nevada, Collin County. Includes biographical sketch and photo, "Hon. T.J. Bowles: Representative From Collin in Legislature - Good Record," Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), 2/20/1908, gives birth date 12/17/1861 in Jackson County, Georgia. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Thomas Jefferson Bowles, birth date 12/17/1861 in Jackson County, Georgia, death date 3/31/1934 in Dallas, retired groceryman, burial in Nevada, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
30th Legislature (1907) - T.J. Bowles, postoffice Nevada, nativity Georgia, age 45 (born circa 1862), insurance agent, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. T.J. Bowles, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.F. Bowles, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Contingent Expenses Insurance Judicial Districts Mines and Mining Penitentiaries
31st R.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Contingent Expenses Judicial Districts Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair)
30th R.S. - 1907 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Land Office

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