Terms of Service

• Senate, 39th ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
  Democrat
  
• House, 36th Legislature
  1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
  Democrat
  

(1) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. J.D. Parnell, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.D. Parnell, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Death notice, J.D. Parnell, former state senator, 6/12/1957, p. 12. Austin Statesman .
• J.D. Parnell, birth date 6/17/1891 in Dexter, Texas; death date 6/10/1957 in Austin, Travis County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
• John Dwyght Parnell, birth date 6/17/1891, death date 6/10/1957, burial in Chico Cemetery, Chico, Wise County. Find a Grave .
• Obituary, "J.D. Parnell Dies in Austin," 6/10/1957, p. 3. Served in both the Texas House and Senate. Wichita Falls Times .

Committee Information

• 39th R.S. - 1925
• Contingent Expense  
• Counties and County Boundaries  
• Judicial Districts  
• Military Affairs (Chair) 
• Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Health  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925) (Vice Chair) 
• Sale of State Property, Investigate (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Song, Investigate  
• Stock and Stock Raising  
• 36th R.S. - 1919
• Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) 
• Goodnight Ranch Visit  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Oil, Gas, and Mining  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries