James Harvey Baugh

Full Name: James Harvey Baugh
Date of birth: March 11, 1884
Date of death: November 25, 1947

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	26	Jan 11, 1921 - Jul 31, 1923	37th ⁽⁴⁾ 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Ballinger / Runnels		Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba

(1) "Senator Baugh Resigns to Become a Judge," 7/31/1923, p. 10. Austin Statesman.
(2) Baugh resigned 7/31/1923. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 38th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1923, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 37th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, oath of office administered, 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 26
Jan 11, 1921 - Jul 31, 1923
Legislatures: 37th ⁽⁴⁾ 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ballinger / Runnels
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba

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Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, December 1947, p. 524. Texas Bar Journal.
Baugh, James Harvey. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

1st Lieutenant Infantry, Leon Springs, Texas; promotions to Captain and Major; 165th Depot Brigade to discharge. James Harvey Baugh, birth date 3/11/1884 in Brownwood, Texas; residence in Brownwood, Brown County. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
1st Lieutenant Infantry, 15th Battalion, 165th Depot Brigade, 90th Division; Major Judge Advocates Dept. James Harvey Baugh, birth date 3/11/1884; residence in Brownwood, Brown County. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
United States Army, Colonel, World War I and World War II. "Justice Baugh also enjoyed a military career that spanned twenty-seven years. He was graduated from the First Officers Training Camp, Leon Springs, Texas, in 1917, and during World War I he served in the Judge Advocate General's Department. Having obtained the rank of major at the end of World War I, he remained in the army reserve and took an active part in bringing the Reserve Officer Training Corps to The University of Texas at Austin. He was ordered again to active duty in 1941 at the beginning of World War II, at the age of fifty-seven. Taking a two year leave of absence from the court, he served as Staff Judge Advocate General, San Antonio Air Service Command, Kelly Field, Texas. He returned to the Army Reserve and in 1944 retired as a colonel." Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, James Harvey Baugh, "Funeral Set Today for Civil Appeals Judge J.H. Baugh," 11/26/1947, p. 15. Austin American.
James Harvey Baugh, birth date 3/11/1884 in Brownwood, Texas; death date 11/25/1947 in Austin, Travis County; Judge, Court of Civil Appeals. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.

Photographs

Photograph. J.H. Baugh, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.H. Baugh, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.H. Baugh, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance and Banking Military Affairs (Chair) Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising
37th R.S. - 1921 Agricultural and Mechanical College Hazing Investigating (Chair) Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Contingent Expense Counties and County Boundaries Military Affairs (Chair) Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Representative Districts Senatorial Districts Town and City Corporations

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