Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Thomas Jefferson Bowles

Full Name: Thomas Jefferson Bowles
Birth date: December 17, 1861
Death date: March 31, 1934

Terms of Service

House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
House, 30th Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. T.F. Bowles, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.J. Bowles, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Thomas Jefferson Bowles, birth date 12/17/1861 in Jackson County, Georgia; death date 3/31/1934 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; retired groceryman; burial in Nevada, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
T.J. Bowles (1861-1934), burial in Nevada Cemetery, Nevada, Collin County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, Hon. T.J. Bowles, "Former Collin Representative Dies in Dallas: Served in Legislature from This County Two Terms," 4/6/1934, p. 1. McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette .
Biographical sketch and photo, "Hon. T.J. Bowles: Representative From Collin in Legislature - Good Record," The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Texas), 2/20/1908, p. 6, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. Born 12/17/1861 in Jackson County, Georgia. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
30th Legislature (1907) - T.J. Bowles, postoffice Nevada, nativity Georgia, age 45 (born circa 1862), insurance agent, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .