James H. Washington
Full Name: James H. Washington
Birth date: May 1, 1850
Death date: December 23, 1916
Birth date: May 1, 1850
Death date: December 23, 1916
Terms of Service
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House,
13th
(1)
(2)
(3)
Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Republican
(2) J.H. Washington present for oath of office, 1/14/1873, pp. 3-5. House Journal .
(3) Richard Williams and James Washington won seats in contested election and did not take seats until February 1873 (along with Henry Phelps, late because of illness), p. 41. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898 2016.
Biographical Notes and Resources
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary . SB 667 SCR 13
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Legislative Policy . SB 667 SCR 13
Photographs
- Photograph. James Washington, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. James Washington, State Preservation Board
Other Resources
- Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County 1930.
- Portrait and biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas 2002.
- Mentioned pp. 147-154. From Slave to Statesman 1993.
- Mentioned in Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants 1970.
- Biographical sketch, p. 64. Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants: A History of the Negro in Texas Politics from Reconstruction to Disfranchisement 1935.
- Biographical sketch, p. 40, death date 12/23/1916. Birth year 1850, death year 1916, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898 2016.