Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James Coleman Mason

Full Name: James Coleman Mason
Birth date: April 23, 1858
Death date: May 28, 1935

Terms of Service

House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
House, 30th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat
House, 29th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
2/2/1905 - 1/8/1907
Democrat

(1) District 4 comprised of Lamar county; District 42 comprised of Limestone county, pp. 33-34, Acts of 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 2 comprised of Red River county; District 4 comprised of Lamar county, p. 33, Acts of 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(3) 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.
(4) District 4 represented by J.C. Mason, p. 4. House Journal .
(5) District 4 represented by J.C. Mason, p. 2. House Journal .
(6) Hon. J.C. Mason Takes Oath of Office, 2/2/1905, p. 274. Hon. J.C. Mason, member-elect from the 4th District, Lamar county, who had been detained at home on account of sickness, took oath of office. House Journal .
(7) District 42 represented by J.C. Mason, p. 70. Texas Legislative Manual .
(8) District 2 represented by J.C. Mason, p.65. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.C. Mason, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Mason, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Mason, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

J.S. [sic] Mason, birth date 4/23/1858 in Tennessee; death date 5/28/1935 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James Coleman Mason (1858-1935), burial in Highland Cemetery, Deport, Lamar County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Arrange Mason Rites at Deport: Former State Legislator Buried Wednesday Afternoon at Home," 5/29/1935, p. 5. J.C. Mason, born in Tennessee, "member of the state legislature from Lamar county three successive terms," death date 5/28/1935. Paris News .
29th Legislature (1905) - J.C. Mason, postoffice Deport, nativity Tennessee, age 46 (born circa 1859), farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .