James Knox White
Full Name: James Knox WhiteDate of birth: August 24, 1833
Date of death: March 30, 1915
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 66 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Matagorda / Matagorda | Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
(1) Announcement declaring "James K. White, of Matagorda County, Democratic Nominee for Representative, 66th District, 19th Legislature." Galveston Daily News.
(2) Wharton, Wharton County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Postoffice Matagorda. Rules of Order of the House of Representatives of the Nineteenth Legislature, 1885.
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House District 66
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 Legislatures: 19th (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Matagorda / Matagorda Counties in district: Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton |
(1) Announcement declaring "James K. White, of Matagorda County, Democratic Nominee for Representative, 66th District, 19th Legislature." Galveston Daily News.
(2) Wharton, Wharton County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Postoffice Matagorda. Rules of Order of the House of Representatives of the Nineteenth Legislature, 1885.
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 8th Texas Cavalry, enlistment and muster date 9/1/1861, burial in Bowie Cemetery, Ma[ta]gorda County, Texas. James Knox White, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. James K. White, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company E, 8th Regiment Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, James Knox White, birth date 8/24/1833, death date 3/30/1915, burial in Bowie Cemetery, Matagorda County. Find a Grave.
- Biographical sketch and portrait; rose from rank of 1st Lieutenant to Captain between May 1861 and November 1862; captured at the battle of Chickamauga and imprisoned for 18 months. Terry's Texas Rangers, 2001.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.K. White, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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19th R.S. - 1885
Agricultural Privileges and Elections Public Land and Land Office Towns, Cities, and Corporations |
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