James Jonathan Faulk

Full Name: James Jonathan Faulk
Date of birth: February 12, 1851
Date of death: July 16, 1935

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	9	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 28th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 29th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Athens / Henderson	Senate President Pro Tempore (29th)	Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro
H	23	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Athens / Henderson		Henderson

(1) 29th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/26/1906, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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Senate District 9
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 28th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 29th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (29th)
(29th)
(29th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Athens / Henderson
Counties in district: Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro

House District 23
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Athens / Henderson
Counties in district: Henderson

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Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch of the author, J.J. Faulk, pp. 321-322. "In politics, I [Faulk] am a life-long Democrat." History of Henderson County Texas: Recording Names of Early Pioneers, Their Struggles and Handicaps, Condition and Appearance of the County, Advancement and Progress to the Present, 1929.

Other Resources

Obituary (partial), "J.J. Faulk, Lawyer, Educator, Author, Is Dead at Athens," 7/17/1935, p. 1. Continuation not found in July 17 issue. Dallas Morning News.
James Jonathan Faulk, birth date 2/12/1851 in Monroe, Louisiana, death date 7/16/1935 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J.J. Faulk (1851-1935), burial in City Cemetery, Athens, Henderson County, including obituary of James J. Faulk from Monroe News-Star (Louisiana), 7/17/1935. Find a Grave.
Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.
Wedding announcement of Hon. J.J. Faulk and Genie Beaty in Athens Journal, 4/9/1881, republished in Athens Weekly Review, 6/28/1923. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. J.J. Faulk, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Faulk, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.J. Faulk, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Finance Judiciary No. 1 Newspaper Reports, Investigate, Special Privileges and Elections Public Debts, Claims and Accounts State Asylums (Chair) Stock and Stock Raising
28th R.S. - 1903 Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 1 Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) State Affairs State Asylums State Penitentiaries
17th R.S. - 1881 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Educational Affairs Judiciary No. 2 Places of Business and Suitable Buildings for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Commissioners of Appeals Quarters for State Departments, Select (Co-Chair) Revenue and Taxation Senatorial and Representative Districts

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