Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James Garrison Strong

Full Name: James Garrison Strong
Birth date: November 30, 1891
Death date: April 18, 1974

Terms of Service

Senate, 39th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 9/13/1926.
Senate, 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/9/1923 - 1/13/1925
Democrat

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(4) 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

Resolutions and Journal entries

64th Legislature, R.S., SCR 12. Resolutions - Memorial .
38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. James G. Strong, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.G. Strong, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

James Garrison Strong, birth date 11/30/1891 in Churchill, Texas; death date 4/18/1974 in Carthage, Panola County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James Garrison Strong, birth date 11/30/1891, death date 4/18/1974, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carthage, Panola County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Judge Strong Services Set," 4/19/1974, p. 3. Former state senator and retired Panola County judge. Marshall News Messenger .
Memorial, October 1974, p. 999. Texas Bar Journal .