James Crawford Albritton

Full Name: James Crawford Albritton
Date of birth: July 3, 1861
Date of death: April 23, 1936

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	68	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Yorktown / DeWitt	DeWitt
H	68	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Yorktown / DeWitt	DeWitt
H	68	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Yorktown / DeWitt	DeWitt
H	68	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Yorktown / DeWitt	DeWitt

Terms of Service top

House District 68
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yorktown / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt

House District 68
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yorktown / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt

House District 68
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yorktown / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt

House District 68
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Yorktown / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

44th Legislature, 3rd C.S., 10/2/1936, p. 57. Death date 4/23/1936. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/26/1929, sec. 2, p. 2. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Census of 1930 - James C. Albritton, Yorktown, DeWitt County, age 68, born circa 1862 in Alabama, occupation: "State Legislator"; wife Mattie J., age 63. FamilySearch.
Various sources give middle name Crawford or Cranford, with spouse Mattie Jane Sims and children Bessie Ann, James Crockett, and William Albert Albritton. FamilySearch.
James C. Albritton, birth date 7/3/1861 in Alabama; death date 4/23/1936 in Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James C. Albritton (1861-1936), burial in Friendswood Friends Church Cemetery, Friendswood, Galveston County, with spouse Mattie F. Albritton. Includes reprint of obituary, James Crawford Albritton. Find a Grave.
Obituary, James Crawford Albritton, "J.C. Albritton Ex State Representative Dies," Yoakum Weekly Herald, 4/30/1936, p. 1, crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library. Born 7/3/1861 in Wilcox, Alabama. "In 1922 he was elected state representative from DeWitt county, and served eight years in that capacity." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. J.C. Albritton, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Albritton, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Albritton, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Albritton, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Common Carriers Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
41st R.S. - 1929 Agriculture Common Carriers Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Labor (Vice Chair)
40th R.S. - 1927 Agriculture Counties (Vice Chair) Labor Public Health
39th R.S. - 1925 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Common Carriers Counties Labor

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