James Linn Crossland
Full Name: James Linn CrosslandDate of birth: December 1, 1818
Date of death: January 2, 1892
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 4 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) | Democrat | Douglass / Nacogdoches | Angelina, Nacogdoches | |
| H | 6 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (3) | Democrat | Douglass / Nacogdoches | Angelina, Nacogdoches |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(3) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 16th (3)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Douglass / Nacogdoches
- Counties in district:
- Angelina, Nacogdoches
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(3) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, James L. Crossland, pp. 333-335. Born 12/1/1818 in Fairfield District, South Carolina. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Biographical sketch, James Linn Crossland, p. 253. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Confederate States Army, Company A, 17th Texas Cavalry. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Census of 1860 - James L. Crossland, Nacogdoches County, age 42, born circa 1818 in South Carolina, farmer, living in household with Nancy Crossland, age 36, and children.
Census of 1880 - J.L. Crossland, Nacogdoches County, age 62, born circa 1818 in South Carolina, farmer, wife E.F. Crossland. FamilySearch. 1860 1880 - James Linn Crossland, birth date 12/1/1818, death date 1/2/1892, burial in Redland Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, with spouse Nancy W. Taylor Crossland (1824-1862). Find a Grave.
- Photograph. J.L. Crossland, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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