James Rowland Gough
Full Name: James Rowland GoughDate of birth: December 31, 1860
Date of death: November 19, 1916
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 5 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901 | 26th (1) 25th (2) (3) | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Senate President Pro Tempore (25th) | Collin, Hunt |
| H | 14 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin | |
| H | 14 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin | |
| H | 28 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd | Democrat | McKinney / Collin | Collin |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 25th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/21/1897, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 24th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- McKinney / Collin
- Counties in district:
- Collin
- Legislatures:
- 23rd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- McKinney / Collin
- Counties in district:
- Collin
- Legislatures:
- 22nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- McKinney / Collin
- Counties in district:
- Collin
Terms of service notes
(1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 25th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/21/1897, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, J.R. Gough, pp. 276-279. Relatives: James Rowland Gough - nephew; James F. Rowland - uncle. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- James Rowland Gough, news articles under Gough surname and Gough-Hughston House in McKinney. Senator J.R. Gough, interment in Pecan Grove Cemetery, Collin County (from Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough). Collin County, Texas History. Gough-Hughston House News Articles Pecan Grove Cemetery
- James Roland Gough, birth date 12/31/1860 in Texas; death date 11/19/1916 in Collin County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- J.R. Gough (1860-1916), portrait, burial in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "J.R. Gough Dies at Home in M'Kinney: Deceased Was for Number of Years Member of the Texas Legislature," Sherman Daily Democrat, 11/20/1916, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Photograph. J.R. Gough, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.R. Gough, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.R. Gough, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.R. Gough, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.R. Gough, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
House Committees
House Committees
- Education (Chair)
- Finance
- Impeachment of Land Commissioner
- Investigate Certain Charges Against Land Commissioner
- Judiciary No. 1
- Rules
- Stock and Stockraising
Joint Committees
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