Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Thomas Rowland

Full Name: John Thomas Rowland
Birth date: February 24, 1835
Death date: July 18, 1914

Terms of Service

House, 28th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
Democrat
House, 27th Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat

(1) Absent at opening of first day; sworn 1/13/1903, Mr. Rowland Takes Oath of Office, 1/13/1903, pp. 7-8. House Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 8/29/1914, p. 76. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. J.C. Rowland, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Rowland, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, Capt. John T. Rowland, mayor of Gainesville, birth date 2/24/1835, marriage to Catherine Davidson 1/19/1855, children William D., Robert L., James M., and John W. Davidson, p. 734. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families 1889.
Texas State Troops, Private, Lieutenant, then Captain (1861-1863); command transferred to Confederate States Army, 1864. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families 1889.
John Thomas Rowland and Catherine Davidson, parents of James Marion Rowland, death date 5/6/1939 in Denton, birthplace Gainesville. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
J.T. Rowland, birth date 2/24/1835, death date 7/18/1914, biographical sketch, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, with spouse Catherine Rowland. Find a Grave .
Obituary and photo, Capt. J.T. Rowland, "Indian Fighter, 79, Dies at Nocona; 56 Years in Texas," 7/26/1914, p. 20. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
Obituary and photo, "Capt. J.T. Rowland Answers Last Call: Pioneer, Soldier, Statesman, Patriot and Esteemed Citizen Died at 9:30 p.m. July 18," The Nocona News, 7/24/1914, p. 1, crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, John T. Rowland, pp. 185-187. Born 2/24/1834 in Davis County, Missouri. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.