Thomas Jefferson Tilson

Full Name: Thomas Jefferson "Tile" Tilson
Date of birth: November 16, 1847
Date of death: October 27, 1942

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	123	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher
H	123	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher
H	123	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Plainview / Hale	Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Smith, Swisher
H	25	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Merit / Hunt	Hunt
H	25	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Kingston / Hunt	Hunt

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

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House District 123
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher

House District 123
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Swisher

House District 123
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plainview / Hale
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Randall, Smith, Swisher

House District 25
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Merit / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

House District 25
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kingston / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 28, 1/19/1943, pp. 89-90. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, p. 255. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Pioneer Texas Legislator Dies," 10/29/1942, p. 3. Col. T.J. Tilson, born 11/16/1847 in West Virginia, "pioneer Texas legislator who was instrumental in legislation that created the railroad commission and made cutting of barbed wire fences a penitentiary offense in Texas." Tilson was elected to the 18th Legislature in 1882, 22nd Legislature in 1890, and again in 1914, 1916, and 1918. Amarillo Daily News.
Thomas Jefferson Tilson, birth date 11/16/1847 in Washington County, Virginia; death date 10/27/1942 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
T.J. Tilson, birth date 11/16/1847, death date 10/27/1942, burial in Plainview Cemetery, Plainview, Hale County. Find a Grave.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Tilson, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.J. Tilson, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Ranger Force, Investigate (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Stock and Stock Raising
35th R.S. - 1917 Agriculture Counties Irrigation Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs
34th R.S. - 1915 Agriculture Congressional Districts Irrigation State Affairs State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)
22nd R.S. - 1891 Constitutional Amendments Judiciary No. 2 Labor Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Representation and Apportionment on Congressional Districts Stock and Stock Raising
18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Fence Cutting Internal Improvements Privileges and Elections

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