John Thomas Rowland

Full Name: John Thomas Rowland
Date of birth: February 24, 1835
Date of death: July 18, 1914

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	82	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Nocona / Montague		Montague
H	10	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Nocona / Montague		Montague

(1) Absent at opening of first day; sworn 1/13/1903, Mr. Rowland Takes Oath of Office, 1/13/1903, pp. 7-8. House Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 8/29/1914, p. 76. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Capt. John T. Rowland, mayor of Gainesville, birth date 2/24/1835, marriage to Catherine Davidson 1/19/1855, children William D., Robert L., James M., and John W. Davidson, p. 734. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
J.T. Rowland, birth date 2/24/1835, death date 7/18/1914, biographical sketch, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, with spouse Catherine Rowland. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, Capt. J.T. Rowland, "Indian Fighter, 79, Dies at Nocona; 56 Years in Texas," 7/26/1914, p. 20. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Obituary and photo, "Capt. J.T. Rowland Answers Last Call: Pioneer, Soldier, Statesman, Patriot and Esteemed Citizen Died at 9:30 p.m. July 18," The Nocona News, 7/24/1914, p. 1, crediting Friends of the Nocona Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, John T. Rowland, pp. 185-187. Born 2/24/1834 in Davis County, Missouri. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Military Service Notes

Texas State Troops, Private, Lieutenant, then Captain (1861-1863); command transferred to Confederate States Army, 1864. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.

Other Resources

John Thomas Rowland and Catherine Davidson, parents of James Marion Rowland, death date 5/6/1939 in Denton, birthplace Gainesville. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. J.T. Rowland, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Rowland, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Public Debt Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) State Affairs
27th R.S. - 1901 Finance Irrigation Public Debt Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising

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