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James Irvine Perkins Full Name: James Irvine Perkins Date of birth: August 30, 1847 Date of death: February 25, 1923 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 26 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th (1) (2)   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Cherokee S 13 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th (3) (4)   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity H 31 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)   Democrat Rusk / Cherokee   Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston (1) District 26 is composed of Cherokee County, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (2) Incorrectly states member's district is 36. Texas Legislative Manual. (3) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (4) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (5) Rusk, Texas. House Journal. (6) Rusk, Cherokee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (7) Houston County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992. (8) Rusk. Texas Legislative Manual. (9) Rusk. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 38th Legislature, R.S., 2/26/1923, p. 994. Resolutions - Memorial. 38th Legislature, R.S., SCR 18, 2/26/1923, pp. 737-738. " . . . we have been advised of his death on 2/25/1923 . . . " Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, James Irvine Perkins, Volume III, pp. 1272-1273. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Lane's regiment, Major's brigade, Green's division, and others, enlisted April 1864. Biographical sketch, James I. Perkins, pp. 116-117. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Other Resources James Irvine Perkins, birth date 8/30/1847, death date 2/26/1923, burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County. Find a Grave. James I. Perkins marriage to Mysta Blake, 3/21/1876, p. 98. Marriage Records of Nacogdoches County, Texas, 1824-1881, 1968. Photographs Photograph. Jas. I. Perkins, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.I. Perkins, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.I. Perkins, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 37th R.S. - 1921 Congressional Districts   Criminal Jurisprudence   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Revenue and Taxation   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Enrolled Bills   Federal Relations   Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms   Judiciary No. 1   Privileges and Elections   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Penitentiaries   27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs   Heads of State Departments, Investigate   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries (Chair)  Railroad Commission

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