Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James W. Crayton

Full Name: James W. Crayton, Jr.
Birth date: December 4, 1861
Death date: March 28, 1913

Terms of Service

House, 22nd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
1/13/1891 - 5/11/1891
Democrat
House, 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
1/8/1889 - 1/13/1891
Democrat

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(3) Roll call, J.W. Crayton; roster, J. Winfield Crayton, postoffice Royce City [in Rockwall county], District 35. House Journal . 22nd R.S. roll call
22nd R.S. roster
(4) William L. Crawford, in special election 12/1/1891, sworn 3/14/1892, succeeded James W. Crayton, Jr., resigned 5/11/1891. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) James W. Crayton, Rockwall, Rockwall County, District 35 comprised of Dallas, Tarrant, and Rockwall counties. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(7) J.W. Crayton, District 39 comprised of Dallas, Tarrant, and Rockwall counties; postoffice Boyse [in Ellis county]. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, R.S., 3/31/1913, p. 1945. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Crayton, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

James W. Crayton, birth date 12/4/1861, death date 3/28/1913, burial in Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Abilene, Taylor County. Find a Grave .
Portrait and biographical sketch, James W. Crayton, Jr., pp. 365-367. Born 12/4/1861 in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892.
Obituary, "J.W. Crayton Passes Away . . . Was Member of Twenty-First Legislature of Texas . . . ," The Abilene Semi-Weekly Reporter, 4/1/1913, p. 4, crediting Abilene Public Library. James W. Crayton, born 1861 in Mississippi, member of 21st Legislature, resident of Rockwall County until ten years ago, editor of Taylor County News, and one of the founders of the Abilene Morning News. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .