John Manson Mathis

Full Name: John Manson Mathis, Sr.
Date of birth: September 8, 1869
Date of death: December 1, 1937

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	19-5	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-5	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	69	Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) John M. Mathis, Sr., in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Sam D.W. Low, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 19-5
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 19-5
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 69
Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Resolution expressing appreciation for services of Representatives John Mathis, Sr. and T.H. McGregor, p. 414. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, John Manson Mathis, Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume I, pp. 178-179. Born 9/8/1870 in Smith County, Texas. (Created 9/17/2009.) HeritageQuest Online.
Biographical sketch, John M. Mathis, Volume IV, p. 1997. Born 1870 in Smith County, Texas. Selected as Clerk to Speaker R.T. Milner in 1892; Democratic elector in 1912; former member and chairman of Eighth District Democratic Committee. Son of Rev. John S. and Aurelia (Jones) Mathis. Relatives: John M. Mathis - grandson; Wiley Jones - grandfather. Aurelia (Jones) Mathis' father [Wiley Jones], "during his residence at Asheville, North Carolina, served as sheriff of the county, and coming to Texas after the close of the war located in Cooke county, which he represented in the state legislature and for many years served as sheriff." A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Biographical sketch and photo, John Manson Mathis, Volume 2, p. 1350. Born 9/8/1869 in Smith County, Texas. The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.

Other Resources

T.H. McGregor of Austin, Preston L. Anderson of San Antonio, John M. Mathis of Houston, and "Uncle Elmer" Pope of Corpus Christi, "Austinite Last of Famed 'Four Horsemen'," 10/22/1952, p. 4. Austin American.
Census of 1880 - J.S. Mathis household, Henderson, Rusk County; sons include Leonidas H. Mathis and John Mathis (10 years old), and daughter Annie Mathis.
Census of 1900 - John M. Mathis, Brenham, Washington County, age 31, born September 1869 in Texas, lawyer, wife Louise. FamilySearch. 1880 1900
John M. Mathis (1869-1937), burial in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Washington County, with spouse Louise M. Mathis. Includes death notice and photo in the Austin American-Statesman, 12/2/1937. Find a Grave.
"Fuller Charges to Be Taken Up Today," 8/16/1917, pp. 1, 8. Describes resignation of John M. Mathis of Brenham as a University of Texas regent. Galveston Daily News.
Died 12/1/1937. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
Obituary and photo, "Judge John M. Mathis Dies Early Wednesday at His Home: Texas Lawyer and Politician Passes Away, Was Former Member of the Texas Legislature . . . ," Brenham Banner-Press, 12/1/1937, pp. 1, 6, crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library. Born 9/8/1870 in Smith County, Texas.
"Funeral Rites Held at Prairie Lea for Judge J.M. Mathis," Brenham Banner-Press, 12/2/1937, pp. 1, 3, crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 12/1/1937 12/2/1937

Photographs

Photograph. John M. Mathis, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. M. Matuis, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. M. Mathis, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Criminal Jurisprudence Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Affairs (Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
42nd R.S. - 1931 Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Municipal and Private Corporations State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Banks and Banking Liquor Traffic Private Corporations (Chair) Senatorial Districts

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