James Edward Matthews

Full Name: James Edward Matthews
Date of birth: October 18, 1829
Date of death: January 13, 1904

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	27	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	White Mound / Grayson		Grayson
H	48	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	White Mound / Grayson		Grayson

(1) White Mound post office closed in 1904. The community was located eight miles southeast of Sherman, TX. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(3) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(4) White Mount, Grayson County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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House District 27
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: White Mound / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

House District 48
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: White Mound / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, James E. Matthews, p. 255. Born 10/18/1829 in Henry County, Virginia. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

James Edward Matthews, birth date 10/18/1829, death date 1/13/1904, burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, spouse Susan Ruth Cole Matthews (1837-1922). Find a Grave.
Obituary, James Edward Matthews, The Bowie Blade, 1/22/1904, p. 8, crediting Bowie Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Mentioned in biographical sketch of son, John Hill Matthews, Volume II, pp. 449-450. James E. Matthews, born 1830 in Henry County, Virginia; married Susan Cole in 1853; later served in North Carolina legislature and Texas legislature from Grayson County; death date 1/13/1894 [sic]. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Photographs

Photograph. J.E. Matthews, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. Matthews, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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