James David Avis

Full Name: James David "Jim" Avis
Date of birth: August 13, 1861
Date of death: September 29, 1935

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	111-2	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	111-2	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	111-2	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita
H	111-2	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita

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House District 111-2
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

House District 111-2
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

House District 111-2
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

House District 111-2
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

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Resolutions and Journal entries

44th Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/1/1935, p. 158. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, J. David Avis, Volume IV, pp. 1957-1957. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/22/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Portrait and biographical sketch, James David Avis, Volume II, pp. 579-580. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Other Resources

J.D. Avis, birth date 8/13/1861 in Montague; death date 9/29/1935 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County; retired cattleman; burial in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James David Avis (1861-1935), burial in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County. Includes portrait and obituary in Dallas Morning News, Monday 9/30/1935. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "J.D. Avis Dies Sunday at His Home on Tenth," 9/30/1935, pp. 1, 2. Born 8/13/1861 in Montague, moved to Wichita Falls in 1885. "Too, he filled two [sic] terms as a member of the Texas legislature, where his work was regarded as sound and of benefit to his district." Wichita Falls Times.
Mentioned in obituary of grandson, James David Avis III, 10/9/2008. Wichita Falls Times Record News.

Photographs

Photograph. J.D. Avis, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.D. Avis, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.D. Avis, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.D. Avis, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Live Stock and Stock Raising Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining
40th R.S. - 1927 Banks and Banking Counties (Chair) Live Stock and Stock Raising Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining
39th R.S. - 1925 Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Counties Oil, Gas and Mining (Vice Chair)
38th R.S. - 1923 Agriculture Game and Fisheries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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