James Tickell Downs
Full Name: James Tickell DownsDate of birth: October 9, 1841
Date of death: March 5, 1928
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 46 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th | Democrat | Dallas / Dallas | Dallas |
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House District 46
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas Counties in district: Dallas |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- I.T. Downs. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- DOWNS, JAMES TICKELL (1841–1928). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, James T. Downs, pp. 114-115. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Downs, J.T., Dallas County, p. 34. Born in Wilkinson County, Mississippi; "is member Fifteenth Legislature." Texas Legal Directory for 1876-77, 1877.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company D, 21st Mississippi Infantry. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Photo and obituary, "James T. Downs, Dies After Career as Victor over Adversity," 3/6/1928, p. 2. Served one term in the Texas Legislature as Representative from Dallas County. Dallas Morning News.
- J.T. Downs. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- J.T. Downs. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.T. Downs, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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15th R.S. - 1876
Contingent Expenses Judiciary No. 2 Privileges and Elections State Affairs |
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