Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	35	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Livingston / Polk		Polk, San Jacinto
H	35	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	Livingston / Polk		Polk, San Jacinto

(1) J.F. Feagin. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Obituaries and photo, Judge J.C. Feagin, "Judge Feagin of Livingston Passes Away," 4/15/1927, p. 12; "Funeral Services for Judge Feagin to Be Held Sunday," 4/16/1927, p. 16. Houston Chronicle.
Biographical sketch, James C. Feagin, Volume I, p. 50. Born 9/21/1855 in Alabama; married Miss Nannie Josey on 1/1/1880; died 4/15/1927 at age 71, "having lived nearly all his life in Polk County." Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

Judge J.C. Feagan [Feagin], birth date 9/21/1855, death date 4/15/1927 in Houston, residence in Livingston, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
James C. Feagin (1855-1927), burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County. Includes portraits. Find a Grave.
"Special Judge in Shelby: Feagin Occupies Perkins' Bench Because of Illness in Latter's Family," 8/1/1905, p. 6, Galveston Daily News.
James Columbus Feagin, "A Large Genealogy of the Feagin Family," compiled by John David Feagin, Sr. Genealogy.com, 2004.
Mentioned in "Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting copy of a report as to the necessity and advisability of purchasing lands for the Alabama and Coushatta Indians located in Polk County, Tex., pursuant to the investigation therein directed to be made," 12/7/1918, Congressional Serial Set, Issue 7582. Google Books.
Mentioned in ALABAMA-COUSHATTA INDIANS. Handbook of Texas Online.
"Leading East Texas Attorney Passes Away," 4/16/1927, p. 5. San Antonio Express.

Photographs

Photograph. J.C. Feagin, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Feagin, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. J.C. Feagin, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

24th R.S. - 1895 Bribery in Frost-O'Neal Case, Investigate (Chair) Education Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 State Affairs (Chair)
23rd R.S. - 1893 Education Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2

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