Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James Harvey Shell

Full Name: James Harvey Shell
Birth date: April 21, 1884
Death date: July 20, 1963

Terms of Service

House, 51st Legislature
1/11/1949 - 1/9/1951
Democrat
House, 50th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
4/28/1947 - 1/11/1949
Democrat
House, 48th Legislature
1/12/1943 - 1/9/1945
Democrat
House, 47th Legislature
1/14/1941 - 1/12/1943
Democrat
House, 46th Legislature
1/10/1939 - 1/14/1941
Democrat
House, 45th Legislature
1/12/1937 - 1/10/1939
Democrat

(1) J. Harvey Shell, in special election 4/19/1947, sworn 4/28/1947, succeeded Henry L. Atkinson, died 3/15/1947. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Photograph. Harvey Shell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harvey Shell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Harvey Shell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Harvey Shell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Harvey Shell, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

James Harvey Shell, birth date 4/21/1884 in Missouri; death date 7/20/1963 in Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas; cotton ginner. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James Harvey Shell, birth date 4/21/1884, death date 7/20/1963, burial in Gregory Cemetery, Gregory, San Patricio County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Harvey Shell of Gregory Dies July 20," Refugio County Record, 7/22/1963, p. 1, crediting the Dennis M. O'Connor Public Library, "former state representative for 14 years . . . He and his father, the late J.H. Shell, engineered in 1903 the first irrigation program in Calhoun County for rice farming." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Obituary, James Harvey Shell, "Former State Salon [sic] Dies Last Saturday," Mathis News, 7/25/1963, p. 1, crediting Mathis Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .