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James Melville Ingram Full Name: James Melville Ingram Other surnames: Ingraham Date of birth: December 7, 1840 Date of death: June 7, 1900 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 2 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893 21st (4) (5) (6) (7)   22nd (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Sexton / Sabine   Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Sexton, Sabine County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Sexton, Sabine County. Senate Journal. (4) Sexton, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (5) Hemphill, Sabine County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (6) J.M. Ingraham, Senate District 2. List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (7) 21st Legislature - 1/8/1889, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call : "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following Senators had the oath of office administered them by the Lieutenant Governor." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and portrait, James Mellville Ingram, pp. 174-175. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Biographical sketch and portrait, James Melville Ingram, pp. 200-202. Portrait: James M. Ingraham. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Biographical sketch, James Melville Ingram, p. 391. Born 12/7/1840. "James Melville Ingram of Hemphill . . . Ingram came to Texas in 1857 when his family settled at Sexton in Sabine county." The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Other Resources James Melville Ingram, birth date 12/7/1840, death date 6/7/1900. Interment in Oakland Memorial Park, Terrell, Kaufman County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. J.M. Ingram, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.M. Ingram, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Education   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Judiciary No. 2   Mining and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Public Debt (Chair)  Public Health   Public Lands   Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform   Stock and Stock Raising   Towns, Cities and Corporations   21st R.S. - 1889 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufacture   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Education   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Internal Improvements   Memorial of John M. Swisher   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims   Public Debt (Chair)  Public Lands   Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform   Stock and Stockraising

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