Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James William Stevenson

Full Name: James William Stevenson
Birth date: August 24, 1870
Death date: February 16, 1946

Terms of Service

Senate, 42nd ⁽⁴⁾ & 41st ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1929 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 10/3/1931.
House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 37th Legislature
1/11/1921 - 1/9/1923
Democrat

(1) Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6 - District 69 comprised of Victoria, Goliad, and Calhoun counties; District 74 comprised of Kleberg, Willacy, Kenedy, Jim Hogg, Brooks, and Starr counties. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 69, J.W. Stevenson. House Journal .
(3) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(4) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(5) District 74, James W. Stevenson. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Stevenson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

James William Stevenson, birth date 8/24/1870 in Pennsylvania; death date 2/16/1946 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; dairy farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James Wm. Stevenson, birth date 8/24/1870, death date 2/16/1946, burial in Catholic Cemetery #1, Victoria County. Includes portraits and obituary from The Victoria Advocate, 2/17/1946, pp. 1-2. Find a Grave .
J.W. Stevenson, Democrat, farmer, born in Pennsylvania, age 58 in 1929. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
Obituary, "J.W. Stevenson Dies Saturday; Was Formerly State Senator," 2/17/1946, pp. 1-2. James William Stevenson, born in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, 8/24/1870. Victoria Advocate .