Terms of Service

• House, 24th ^{(1) (2) (3)} Legislature
  1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
  Populist
  

(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) GRUNDYVILLE, TEXAS. "Grundyville, just west of Ranch Road 580 and twelve miles northeast of Lampasas in southeastern Lampasas County . . . post office was discontinued in 1918." Handbook of Texas Online .
(3) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• J.W. Townsen. House Journal .

Photographs

• Photograph. J.M. Townsend, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Census of 1900 - James M. Townsen, Justice Precinct 5, Lampasas County, born November 1850 in Tennessee, farmer. FamilySearch .
• James M. Townsen, birth date 11/8/1852 in Tennessee; death date 5/30/1916 in Lampasas County; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
• James M. Townsen (1850-1916), burial in Townsen Cemetery, Adamsville, Lampasas County. Includes portrait of Jim Townsen and wife Amanda. Find a Grave .
• TOWNSEN, JAMES MADISON (1850-1916). Birth date 11/8/1850; death date 5/30/1916. Handbook of Texas Online .
• J.M. Townsen. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
• Death notice, "J.M. Townsen Dead," The Lampasas Daily Leader, 5/31/1916, p. 3, crediting Lampasas Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• James Madison Townsen, p. 294. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism 2020.

Committee Information

• 24th R.S. - 1895
• County Government and County Finances  
• Public Health and Vital Statistics  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries