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James William Stevenson
Full Name: James William Stevenson
Date of birth: August 24, 1870
Date of death: February 16, 1946
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
S
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18
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Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
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42nd
(1)
(2)
41st
(3)
42nd
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Victoria / Victoria
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Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
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Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson
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H
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69
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Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
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40th
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Democrat
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Victoria / Victoria
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Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria
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H
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69
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
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39th
(4)
(5)
(6)
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Democrat
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Victoria / Victoria
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Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria
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H
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74
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Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
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37th
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Democrat
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Victoria / Victoria
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Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria
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(1)
42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 10/3/1931.
Senate Journal.
(2)
42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(3)
41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(4)
Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6 - District 69 comprised of Victoria, Goliad, and Calhoun counties; District 74 comprised of Kleberg, Willacy, Kenedy, Jim Hogg, Brooks, and Starr counties.
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5)
District 69, J.W. Stevenson.
House Journal.
(6)
District 74, James W. Stevenson.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Other Resources |
J.W. Stevenson, Democrat, farmer, born in Pennsylvania, age 58 in 1929.
Card File.
James William Stevenson, birth date 8/24/1870, death date 2/16/1946, portrait, burial in Catholic Cemetery #1, Victoria County.
Find a Grave.
Obituary, "J.W. Stevenson Dies Saturday; Was Formerly State Senator," 2/17/1946, pp. 1-2. James William Stevenson, born in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, 8/24/1870.
Victoria Advocate.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
J.W. Stevenson, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.W. Stevenson, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.W. Stevenson, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.W. Stevenson, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.W. Stevenson, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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