James Coleman Mason

Full Name: James Coleman Mason
Date of birth: April 23, 1858
Date of death: May 28, 1935

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	4	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Deport / Lamar	Lamar
H	4	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Deport / Lamar	Lamar
H	4	Feb 2, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Deport / Lamar	Lamar

(1) District 4 comprised of Lamar county; District 42 comprised of Limestone county, pp. 33-34, Acts of 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 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.
(3) District 4 represented by J.C. Mason, p. 4. House Journal.
(4) District 42 represented by J.C. Mason, p. 70. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) District 2 comprised of Red River county; District 4 comprised of Lamar county, p. 33, Acts of 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(6) District 4 represented by J.C. Mason, p. 2. House Journal.
(7) District 2 represented by J.C. Mason, p.65. Texas Legislative Manual.
(8) Hon. J.C. Mason Takes Oath of Office, 2/2/1905, p. 274. Hon. J.C. Mason, member-elect from the 4th District, Lamar county, who had been detained at home on account of sickness, took oath of office. House Journal.

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House District 4
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Deport / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 4
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Deport / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 4
Feb 2, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Deport / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

J.S. [sic] Mason, birth date 4/23/1858 in Tennessee; death date 5/28/1935 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James Coleman Mason (1858-1935), burial in Highland Cemetery, Deport, Lamar County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Arrange Mason Rites at Deport: Former State Legislator Buried Wednesday Afternoon at Home," 5/29/1935, p. 5. J.C. Mason, born in Tennessee, "member of the state legislature from Lamar county three successive terms," death date 5/28/1935. Paris News.
29th Legislature (1905) - J.C. Mason, postoffice Deport, nativity Tennessee, age 46 (born circa 1859), farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. J.C. Mason, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Mason, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Mason, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). 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

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs
31st R.S. - 1909 Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries Private Corporations (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Revenue and Taxation
30th R.S. - 1907 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs
29th R.S. - 1905 Agriculture Commerce and Manufactures Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Public Debt

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