John Manson Mathis

Full Name: John Manson Mathis, Sr.
Date of birth: September 8, 1870
Date of death: December 1, 1937

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	19-5	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-5	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	69	Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington

(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.
(2) John M. Mathis, Sr., in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Sam D.W. Low, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Resolution expressing appreciation for services of Representatives John Mathis, Sr. and T.H. McGregor, p. 414. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, John M. Mathis, Volume IV, p. 1997. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Biographical sketch, John Manson Mathis, Volume I, pp. 178-179. Son of Rev. John S. and Aurelia (Jones) Mathis. Relatives: John M. Mathis - son-in-law; Wiley Jones - father-in-law. Democratic elector in 1912; former member and chairman of Eighth District Democratic Committee. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

T.H. McGregor of Austin, Preston L. Anderson of San Antonio, John M. Mathis of Houston, and "Uncle Elmer" Pope of Corpus Christi, "Austinite Last of Famed 'Four Horsemen'," 10/22/1952, p. 4. Austin American.
Census of 1880 - J.S. Mathis household, Henderson, Rusk County; sons include Leonidas H. Mathis and John Mathis, and daughter Annie Mathis. FamilySearch.
"Fuller Charges to Be Taken Up Today," 8/16/1917, pp. 1, 8. Describes resignation of John M. Mathis of Brenham as a University of Texas regent. Galveston Daily News.
Died 12/1/1937. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Photographs

Photograph. John M. Mathis, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. M. Matuis, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. M. Mathis, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Criminal Jurisprudence Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Affairs (Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
42nd R.S. - 1931 Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Municipal and Private Corporations State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Banks and Banking Liquor Traffic Private Corporations (Chair) Senatorial Districts

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