Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James Green McDonald, Jr.

Full Name: James Green McDonald, Jr.
Birth date: September 11, 1858
Death date: March 5, 1938

Terms of Service

House, 36th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
House, 30th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat

(1) District 14 comprised of Panola county; District 44 comprised of Grimes county, pp. 33-34, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(3) District 44 represented by J. G. McDonald, p. 3. House Journal .
(4) District 14 represented by James G. McDonald, p. 311. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) Shows J.G. McDonald's terms as 30th, 31st and 36th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.G. McDonald, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.G. McDonald, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.G. McDonald, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Relatives - James Green McDonald, Sr. (born 1824, died 3/11/1903), father and James Green McDonald, Jr. (born 9/11/1858), son, pp. 124-126. Early History of Grimes County 1930.
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.
J.G. McDonald, birth date 9/11/1858 in Grimes County, death date 3/5/1938 in Austin, Travis County, residence in Grimes County, Legislator & County Judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
J.G. McDonald, Jr., birth date 9/11/1858, death date 3/5/1938, burial in Fanthorp Family Cemetery, Grimes County. Includes portraits. Find a Grave .
MCDONALD, JAMES GREEN, JR. (1858–1938). Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, James Green McDonald, Jr., Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume V, p. 76, also includes information on James Green McDonald, Sr. (Created 10/19/2007.) HeritageQuest Online .
Obituary, "Judge M'Donald Rites Are Held This Afternoon: Native of Anderson Passes Away in Austin Saturday," Navasota Daily Examiner, 3/8/1938, p. 1. Resolution on the death of Honorable J.G. McDonald, Navasota Daily Examiner, 3/9/1938, p. 3. Both crediting Navasota Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . March 8, 1938 March 9, 1938