William James Townsend, Jr.

Full Name: William James "Jim, Little Jim" Townsend, Jr.
Date of birth: August 28, 1876
Date of death: November 25, 1956

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	13	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 9, 1917	34th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 33rd ⁽³⁾ 34th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina	Senate President Pro Tempore (34th)	Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity
S	13	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity

(1) 34th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/20/1915, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) 34th Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 33rd Legislature - List of Senators elected on November 5, 1912, oath of office administered, 1/14/1913, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.
(4) W.J. Townsend, Jr., in special election 11/8/1910, succeeded Charles C. Stokes, died 8/12/1910. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 13
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 33rd ⁽³⁾ 34th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (34th)
(34th)
(34th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity

Senate District 13
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity

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Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, R.S., SR 239. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, W.J. Townsend, Volume IV, p. 651. Born 1876 at Lufkin, Angelina County; member of the State Senate. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas Northwest Edition, 1922.
Biographical sketch and photo, William James Townsend, Jr., of Lufkin, "Scrappy Little Man Is W.J. Townsend Jr.," The Daily Express (San Antonio, Texas), 2/19/1911, p. 39, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Son of William James and Davila (Gilliand) Townsend. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Memorial, W.J. (Little Jim) Townsend, February 1957, p. 102. Practiced in Lufkin, Jacksonville, Austin, and Wichita Falls. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

William James Townsend, birth date 8/28/1876 in Angelina County; death date 11/25/1956 in Lufkin, Angelina County; lawyer; father W.J. Townsend, mother Divilla Gilliand. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William James Townsend, birth date 8/28/1876, residence in Austin, Travis County, draft registration 9/12/1918; Assistant Attorney General, State of Texas, State Capitol; wife Zoe Townsend. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
William (Jim) Townsend, birth date 8/28/1876, death date 11/25/1956, burial in Walker Cemetery, Redland, Angelina County. Includes reprint of obituary in Lufkin News, 11/26/1956. Find a Grave.
William J. Townsend, Jr. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Obituary, W.J. (Little Jim) Townsend, "W.J. Townsend Rites Held Monday," The Alto Herald, 11/29/1956, p. 1, crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
W.J. Townsend, Jr., state senator from Jacksonville, in father's obituary, "Judge W.J. Townsend Sr. Died at Home in Lufkin," The Houston Post, 1/19/1916, p. 3. Relatives: W.J. Townsend, Sr. - father; W.J. Townsend, Jr. - son. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. W.J. Townsend, Jr., 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.J. Townsend, Jr., 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.J. Townsend, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Enrolled Bills Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs State Asylums State Penitentiaries
33rd R.S. - 1913 Attorney General's Department, Investigate Congressional Districts Enrolled Bills Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Public Debt, Claims and Accounts (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries Rules Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Penitentiaries
32nd R.S. - 1911 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt, Claims and Accounts (Chair) Representative Districts State Asylums State Penitentiaries

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