James Irvine Perkins
Full Name: James Irvine Perkins, Sr.Date of birth: August 30, 1847
Date of death: February 25, 1923
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | 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) (10) | Democrat | Rusk / Cherokee | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston |
Terms of service footnotes
(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) Census of 1900 - Jas. I. Perkins, Cherokee County. FamilySearch. ↩
(6) Rusk, Texas. House Journal. ↩
(7) Rusk, Cherokee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(8) Houston County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992. ↩
(9) Rusk. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(10) Rusk. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(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) Census of 1900 - Jas. I. Perkins, Cherokee County. FamilySearch. ↩
(6) Rusk, Texas. House Journal. ↩
(7) Rusk, Cherokee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(8) Houston County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992. ↩
(9) Rusk. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(10) Rusk. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902. ↩
Biographical Information
- 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.
- 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.
- Biographical sketch included in James Perkins Family, p. 453. James Irvine Perkins, born 8/30/1847 in San Augustine; died February 1923 in Rusk. “For 24 years he was District Judge of his district and served with distinction in both branches of the Legislature.”
Mentioned, James I. Perkins home, pp. 66, 436. James I. Perkins, Rusk, State Legislators from Cherokee County, 28th and 37th Legislatures, p. 115. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Cherokee County History, copyright 1986, second printing 2001, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). - 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.
- 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.
- James I. Perkins, Sr., birth date 8/30/1847 in Texas; death date 2/25/1923 in Rusk, Cherokee County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- James I. Perkins marriage to Mysta Blake, 3/21/1876, p. 98. Marriage Records of Nacogdoches County, Texas, 1824-1881, 1968.
- Historical marker, The James I. Perkins Family Home, Cherokee County. James I. Perkins (1847-1923), "served as district attorney, district judge, and a member of the State Legislature." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
- 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
- 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.
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