Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	4	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th (1) (2) (3) (4)	Democrat	Elysian Fields / Harrison		Harrison
H	4	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Elysian Fields / Harrison		Harrison

(1) Elysian Fields. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Elysian Fields. House Journal.
(3) Elysian Fields, Harrison County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Marshall. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, Volume IV, p. 381-382. "For the past twenty-two years James Brooke Furrh has been a well-known figure in the Elysian Fields banking field . . . " East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940.

Other Resources

• James Brooke Furrh, birth date 4/21/1885, death date 9/14/1969, interment in Elysian Fields Cemetery, Elysian Fields, Harrison County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

• Photograph. J.B. Furrh, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. J.B. Furrh, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Common Carriers   Confederate Homes   Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Forestry   Judiciary   Private Corporations   Public Debt (Chair)

33rd R.S. - 1913 Counties   Education   Forestry   Military Affairs   Private Corporations