James Harvey Robertson
Full Name: James Harvey RobertsonDate of birth: May 2, 1853
Date of death: March 2, 1912
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 61 | Jan 10, 1911 - Mar 2, 1912 | 32nd | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Travis | |
| H | 61 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (1) | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Travis | |
| H | 61 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Austin / Travis | Travis | |
| H | 78 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (2) | Democrat | Round Rock / Williamson | Williamson |
(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.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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House District 61
Jan 10, 1911 - Mar 2, 1912 Legislatures: 32nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Austin / Travis Counties in district: Travis |
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House District 61
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 Legislatures: 31st (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Austin / Travis Counties in district: Travis |
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House District 61
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Austin / Travis Counties in district: Travis |
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House District 78
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Round Rock / Williamson Counties in district: Williamson |
(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.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 33rd Legislature, R.S., 1/16/1913, p. 77. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, author of "Robertson Insurance Law," requiring insurance companies to invest 75 percent of reserve in the state, p. 78. Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service, 2005.
- ROBERTSON, JAMES HARVEY (1853-1912). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, James Harvey Robertson, Volume IV, p. 1719. Relatives: James Harvey Robertson, father; John B. Robertson, son. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
- Biographical sketch, James H. Robertson, pp. 286-287. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, James H. Robertson, pp. 477-478. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- Biographical sketch, p. 266. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Other Resources
- Obituary, 3/5/1912, p. 4. Daily Advocate (Victoria, Texas).
- James and John Robertson mentioned in A Twist At the End: "John and James Robertson were respectively the mayor of Austin and the district attorney of Travis County . . . both of the Robertsons had served a term in the Texas legislature . . ." , p. 136. Relatives: John W. Robertson and James Harvey Robertson - brothers. Google Books.
- Austin Mayor John W. Robertson and Travis County District Attorney James H. Robertson, brothers, mentioned in "Capital Murder," July 2000, by Skip Hollandsworth. Texas Monthly.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.H. Robertson, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.H. Robertson, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. James H. Robertson, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.H. Robertson, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). 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.
- 32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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32nd R.S. - 1911
Civil and Criminal Procedure Supreme Judicial Districts | ||
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31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Liquor Traffic Public Lands and Land Office Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure | ||
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31st R.S. - 1909
Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Liquor Traffic Public Lands and Land Office State Asylums | ||
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30th R.S. - 1907
Appropriations Common Carriers David Crockett Painting Education Judiciary Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Rules Senator Bailey, Investigate | ||
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18th R.S. - 1883
Engrossed Bills Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary No. 2 Public Lands and Land Office |
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