James Dudley Cottrell

Full Name: James Dudley Cottrell
Date of birth: February 6, 1866
Date of death: June 14, 1941

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	36	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Plano / Collin		Collin
H	36	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Plano / Collin		Collin

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House District 36
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plano / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 36
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Plano / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

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Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 344, 6/18/1941, pp. 4197-4198. Death date 6/15/1941. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, J. Dudley Cottrell, "Veteran Plano Lawyer, Ex-Legislator, Native of Tennessee, Passes," 6/15/1941, p. 18. Dallas Morning News.
Obituary, "J.D. Cottrell of Plano Died Saturday in Dallas," The Celina Record, 6/19/1941, p. 1, crediting Celina Area Historical Association. Member of the state legislature from 1903-1906. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Memorial, August 1941, p. 441. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

James D. Cottrell, birth date 2/6/1866 in Tennessee; death date 6/14/1941 in Dallas, Dallas County; usual residence in Plano, Collin County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James Dudley Cottrell (1866-1941), photo, burial in Plano Mutual Cemetery, Plano, Collin County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.D. Cottrell, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.D. Cottrell, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills Judicial Districts Public Printing State Affairs
28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments County Government and County Finances (Chair) Judicial Districts Towns and City Corporations

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