James Davis Young

Full Name: James Davis Young
Date of birth: May 21, 1885
Date of death: November 29, 1973

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	68	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Cuero / DeWitt		DeWitt
H	68	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Cuero / DeWitt		DeWitt

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 68
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cuero / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt

House District 68
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cuero / DeWitt
Counties in district: DeWitt

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Other Resources

Obituary, "Ex-Representative, James Young Dies," 12/1/1973, Saturday morning edition, p. 5-E. Death date 11/29/1973, "state representative from DeWitt County in 1930s." Abilene Reporter-News.
Census of 1930 - James D. Young, Cuero, DeWitt County, building contractor, age 45, born circa 1885 in West Virginia, wife Lena. FamilySearch.
James Davis Young, birth date 5/21/1885 in West Virginia; death date 11/29/1973 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, investor, real estate/construction. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James D. Young (1885-1973), burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, with spouse Lena K. Young. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.D. Young, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.D. Young, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935 Game and Fisheries Labor Liquor Traffic (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
43rd R.S. - 1933 Labor Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings Salt Water Fisheries and Marine Taxation, Legislative Investigating State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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