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James David Avis Full Name: James David "Jim" Avis Date of birth: August 13, 1861 Date of death: September 29, 1935 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 111-2 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita H 111-2 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita H 111-2 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita H 111-2 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 44th Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/1/1935, p. 158. Birth year 1861. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Portrait and biographical sketch, Volume II, pp. 579-580. James David Avis. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906. Other Resources J.D. Avis, birth date 8/13/1861, death date 9/29/1935 on certificate of death, interment in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. James David Avis, birth date 8/13/1861, death date 10/1/1935, portrait, obituary in Dallas Morning News Monday 9/30/1935, burial in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County. Find a Grave. Family group sheet, "Descendants of Michael Bush," RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Mentioned in obituary of grandson, James David Avis, III. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Photographs Photograph. J.D. Avis, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.D. Avis, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.D. Avis, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.D. Avis, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south 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. 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Live Stock and Stock Raising   Municipal and Private Corporations   Oil, Gas and Mining   40th R.S. - 1927 Banks and Banking   Counties (Chair)  Live Stock and Stock Raising   Municipal and Private Corporations   Oil, Gas and Mining   39th R.S. - 1925 Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Counties   Oil, Gas and Mining (Vice Chair)  38th R.S. - 1923 Agriculture   Game and Fisheries   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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