James W. Motley

Full Name: James W. Motley
Date of birth: September 3, 1836
Date of death: June 4, 1887

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881	15th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 16th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Overton / Rusk		Panola, Rusk, Shelby

(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Henderson, Rusk County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "long term" (four years). Senate Journal. April 14, 1876 April 27, 1876
(4) Biographical sketch, John W. Motley, p. 227. 15th Legislature - "When the conflict [Civil War] was over and he had returned to his home in Overton, his fellow citizens elected him to the Senate as a Democrat." The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

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Senate District 3
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 15th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 16th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Overton / Rusk
Counties in district: Panola, Rusk, Shelby

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Biographical Sketches

Possibly "De Motley, the Second District," sic, biographical sketch in "The State Capital: extending the international railroad to Austin - personal notices of Senators elect," 2/27/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical sketch in biography of son, Robert A. Motley, p. 2462. "Dr. James W. Motley, who during the seventies represented Rusk county in the Texas State Senate. . ." A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Biographical sketch, J.W. Motley, pp. 8-9. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Biographical sketch, John W. Motley, pp. 239-240. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Military Service Notes

Confederal States Army, Assistant Surgeon, 17 Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, James W. Motley, M.D., birth date 9/3/1837, death date 6/4/1887, burial in Overton City Cemetery, Overton, Rusk County. Find a Grave.
Confederate States Army, James W. Motley, assistant surgeon, 17th Texas Regiment. United States War Department, The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 2, Volume 5, p. 344, crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Census of 1870 - James W. Motley, Rusk County, age 34, born circa 1836 in Alabama, physician and farmer, in household with Ann Motley.
Census of 1880 - J.W. Motley, Overton, Rusk County, age 43, born circa 1837 in Alabama, physician, wife Ann. FamilySearch. 1870 1880
John W. Motley. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Death notice, "Dr. J.W. Motley," The Galveston Daily News, 6/5/1887, p. 1, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. ". . .state senator from this district in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth legislatures. . ." Date of death 6/4/1887. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Motley, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.

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16th R.S. - 1879 Agricultural Affairs Educational Affairs Executive Mansion Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Penitentiary Private Land Claims Public Claims and Accounts Public Printing State Affairs State Asylums (Chair) State Asylums (Co-Chair) Statistics of Industry, Public Health and History of Texas
15th R.S. - 1876 Agricultural Affairs Private Land Claims Public Lands Public Printing State Asylums State Penitentiaries Statistics of Industry, Public Health and History of Texas

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