James Irvine Perkins

Full Name: James Irvine Perkins
Date of birth: August 30, 1847
Date of death: February 25, 1923

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	26	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Rusk / Cherokee	Cherokee
S	13	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Rusk / Cherokee	Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity
H	31	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Rusk / Cherokee	Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston

(1) District 26 is composed of Cherokee County, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Incorrectly states member's district is 36. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) Rusk, Texas. House Journal.
(6) Rusk, Cherokee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) Houston County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(8) Rusk. Texas Legislative Manual.
(9) Rusk. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.

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House District 26
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

Senate District 13
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity

House District 31
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rusk / Cherokee
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston

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Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, R.S., 2/26/1923, p. 994. Resolutions - Memorial.
38th Legislature, R.S., SCR 18, 2/26/1923, pp. 737-738. "We have been advised of his death on February 25, 1923." Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

James Irvine Perkins, birth date 8/30/1847 at San Augustine, Texas, death date 2/26/1923 at Rusk, Texas, burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County. Includes biographical sketch; death notice from Austin American, 2/26/1923. Find a Grave.
Biographical sketch, James Irvine Perkins, pp. 163-164. Born 8/30/1847 at San Augustine, served as state senator and member of the House of Representatives; died 2/25/1923 at Rusk. A History of Cherokee County (Texas), 1934.
Biographical sketch, James Irvine Perkins, Volume III, pp. 1272-1273. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Obituary (partial), "Judge James I. Perkins Called by Death," The Champion (Center, Shelby County, Texas), 2/28/1923, p. 1, crediting Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library. "In 1900 he was elected flotorial representative, and in 1902 he was elected to the State Senate. In both houses he rendered distinguished service . . . In 1920 Judge Perkins was again elected to the Legislature . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, James I. Perkins, pp. 116-117. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Lane's regiment, Major's brigade, Green's division, and others, enlisted April 1864. Biographical sketch, James I. Perkins, pp. 116-117. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

James I. Perkins marriage to Mysta Blake, 3/21/1876, p. 98. Marriage Records of Nacogdoches County, Texas, 1824-1881, 1968.

Photographs

Photograph. Jas. I. Perkins, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.I. Perkins, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.I. Perkins, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921 Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries
28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Penitentiaries
27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs Heads of State Departments, Investigate Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries (Chair) Railroad Commission

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