Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	73	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Mason / Mason		Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Uvalde

(1) "The news from Austin. . .Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate. . .Hunter restored to his seat. . .Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1, "Hunter's case considered" and "Hunter released from custody." Describes debate about removing Hunter from arrest and his release. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Resolutions and point of order, 7/29/1876, pp. 716-718 - "That the Hon. J. M. Hunter, in so absenting himself, is in contempt of the House and is no longer entitled to a seat as member of this House." Motions to excuse Mr. Hunter, 7/29/1876, pp. 722, 723, 728. Brought in under arrest by Sergeant at Arms and interrogated by Speaker, 8/1/1876, p. 736. Excused from arrest, 8/2/1876, pp. 747-748. House Journal. August 1, 1876 August 2, 1876 July 29, 1876

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

James M. Hunter, birth date 12/24/1829 in Buncombe County, NC, death date 8/31/1907 in Mason, TX; "Major James M. Hunter," biographical sketch in Frontier Times, Vol. 6, No. 1, October 1928. Hunter Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Biographical sketch, Judge James M. Hunter, pp. 561-566. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, 1900.
Biographical sketch, p. 141. Born 1839 in NC. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

Other Resources

Census of 1870 - James Hunter, Mason, Mason County, age 40, born circa 1830 in North Carolina, justice of the peace, living in household with Thellipine Hunter, Laura, Ema, Marie, and John. FamilySearch.
James M. Hunter, birth date 12/24/1829 on headstone, death date 8/31/1907, spouse Phillipina Hunter, burial in Crosby Cemetery, Mason County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.M. Hunter, 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

15th R.S. - 1876
Counties and County Boundaries
Federal Relations
Indian Affairs
Internal Improvements
Private Land Claims

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