James Menees Lindsay
Full Name: James Menees LindsayOther surnames: Lindsey
Date of birth: December 31, 1835
Date of death: May 3, 1919
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 46 | Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862 | 9th (1) | Gainesville / Cooke | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young |
(1) J.W. Hale, sworn 2/9/1863, succeeded J.M. Lindsey. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 46
Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862 Legislatures: 9th (1) Home City/County: Gainesville / Cooke Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young |
(1) J.W. Hale, sworn 2/9/1863, succeeded J.M. Lindsey. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- J.M. Lindsey, Gainesville, Cooke County. Members and Officers of the House of Representatives of the Ninth Legislature, Regular Session. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Hon. J.M. Lindsay, pp. 112-113. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- Biographical sketch, Judge James M. Lindsay, Volume III, p. 1138. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
- Biographical sketch, Judge James M. Lindsay, Volume I, pp. 236-237. Born in Wilson County, Tennessee; son of Rev. Louis and Jane R. (McFarland) Lindsay; 22 years old in 1857 upon moving to Texas; "His first noteworthy service was as a member of the eighth [sic] assembly of the Texas legislature in 1861, at which time he was the youngest member of the body . . . " A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company A, Fitzhugh's Regiment, Walker's Division. Judge James M. Lindsay, p. 1138. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
- 35th Legislature, Communications from Members of 9th Legislature, 2/7 and 2/8/1917, p. 496: S.J.P. McDowell (served as member of 9th Legislature, 1st session in 1861-1862, then resigned and entered Confederate military service) and W.P. McLean ("I believe Judge Lindsay, at Gainesville, and I are the only surviving members of the 9th Legislature and I well remember that we were the youngest members of that body. We both resigned at the close of the first session and went into the Confederate army . . ."). House Journal.
Other Resources
- James M. Lindsay, birth date 12/31/1835, death date 5/3/1919 in Gainesville, banker, son of Lewis Lindsay and Jane McFarland. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- James Menees Lindsay (1835-1919), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas. Includes photo and historical marker. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "J.M. Lindsay Dead: Venerable Texas Financier Was Railway Director and School Promoter," 5/3/1919, p. 1. San Antonio Light.
- Historical marker, James Menees Lindsay, Cooke County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
Committee Information top
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9th R.S. - 1861
Confederate Relations Indian Affairs |
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