Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Addison Wayland

Full Name: John Addison Wayland
Birth date: May 25, 1840
Death date: January 1, 1910

Terms of Service

Senate, 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat
Senate, 26th ⁽³⁾ & 25th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/12/1897 - 1/8/1901
Democrat
House, 24th Legislature
1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
Democrat

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(3) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(4) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. John A. Wayland, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.A. Wayland, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Wayland, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Wayland, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

John A. Wayland, birth date 5/25/1840, death date 1/1/1910, burial in Calvert City Cemetery, Robertson County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Death of John A. Wayland: Former State Senator Died at His Home in Calvert," The Houston Post, 1/2/1910, p. 10, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. Death date 1/1/1910. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Confederate States Army, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General J.E.B. Stuart. Obituary mentions "Colonel Wayland," "Death of John A. Wayland: Former State Senator Died at His Home in Calvert," The Houston Post, 1/2/1910, p. 10, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, John A. Wayland, p. 60. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature 1897.
Biographical sketch, John A. Wayland, pp. 75-76. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.
John Addison Wayland, birth date 5/25/1840, death date 1/1/1910, burial in Calvert Cemetery, Robertson County. TXGenWeb Project .
Biographical sketch, Hon. J.A. Wayland, Calvert, pp. 419-420. Year Book for Texas, 1901 1902.