James Patterson Magill

Full Name: James Patterson Magill
Date of birth: March 5, 1825
Date of death: April 17, 1903

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 68 Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863 9th     Burnet / Burnet   Burnet, Concho, Llano, McCulloch, San Saba

Terms of Service top

House District 68
Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863
Legislatures: 9th  
Home City/County: Burnet / Burnet
Counties in district: Burnet, Concho, Llano, McCulloch, San Saba

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • MAGILL, JAMES P. (1825-1903). Birth date 3/5/1825, death date 4/7/1903. Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Biographical sketch, James P. Magill. Born 3/5/1825 in Lincoln County, Kentucky; "in 1863 represented the counties of Burnet, Llano and San Saba in the Legislature." Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, 1893, pp. 602-603. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

  • Possibly James P. Magill, 1st Lieutenant, Burnet County Minute Men, Texas State Troops, enlistment date August 1861, age 36 years; and James P. Magill, Captain, Company for Burnet County, 3rd Frontier District, Texas State Troops and Confederate States Army, enlisted 1864 in Burnet County and mustered into service 1/28/1862, age 38. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
  • Mexican War, 2nd Lieutenant, Captain H.E. McCulloch's company of State rangers. Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, 1893, p. 603. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

  • James Patterson Magill, birth date 3/5/1825 in Lincoln County, Kentucky; death date 4/7/1903 in Williamson County, Texas. Smith/Magill/Officer Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
  • James P. Magill, birth date 3/5/1825, death date 4/17/1903 on grave marker, burial in Bagdad Cemetery, Leander, Williamson County. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, "Old Citizen Gone: Capt. Magill Died Yesterday at Leander," The Austin Statesman, 4/18/1903, p. 3. Death date 4/17/1903. Dateline "Leander, Tex., April 17 - Capt. M.P. Magill died at 12:40 p.m. today."
    Obituary, "Tribute to Old Pioneer: Sketch of the Life of the Late Captain Magil [Magill]," The Austin Statesman, 4/19/1903, Part II, p. 12. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 4/18/1903 4/19/1903

Committee Information top

9th R.S. - 1861
Agricultural Affairs  
Indian Affairs  
Penitentiary  

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