James Madison Dorroh

Full Name: James Madison Dorroh
Date of birth: December 3, 1844
Date of death: July 31, 1910

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	24	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Big Sandy / Upshur		Camp, Smith, Upshur
H	25	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th	Democrat	Big Sandy / Upshur		Camp, Upshur

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House District 24
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Big Sandy / Upshur
Counties in district: Camp, Smith, Upshur

House District 25
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Big Sandy / Upshur
Counties in district: Camp, Upshur

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Upshur—J.M. Dorroh. House Journal. 25th R.S. 26th R.S.
31st Legislature, 3rd C.S., 8/5/1910, p. 95. J.M. Dorrah. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, James M. Dorroh, pp. 137-138. Born 12/3/1844 in Noxubee County, Mississippi. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, E.F. Nunn's Company 45th Mississippi Regiment, Lowrey's Brigade and Cleaborne's Division, 1862-1865. James Madison Dorroh, death date 7/31/1910 in Upshur County. Widow Mrs. Sarah P. Dorroh of Big Sandy, Upshur County, marriage date 8/19/1873 in Navarro County, Texas. Pension File No. 29121, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

James Dorroh, Sr., age 66; death date 7/31/1910 in Big Sandy, Upshur County; merchant. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
James M. Dorroh, birth date 12/3/1844, death date 7/31/1910, burial in Chilton Cemetery, Big Sandy, Upshur County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Capt. J.M. Dorroh Dead," Upshur County Echo (Gilmer, Texas), 8/4/1910, p. 4, crediting Upshur County Library. "He served Upshur and Camp counties as regular Representative and as Floater from Upshur, Smith and Gregg counties." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. J.M. Dorroh, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Dorroh, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899 Claims and Accounts Penitentiaries (Chair) Revenue and Taxation State Affairs
25th R.S. - 1897 Commerce and Manufactures Mining and Minerals Public Lands and Land Office State Asylums State Asylums at Austin, Special (Chair)

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