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James Newton English Full Name: James Newton English Date of birth: December 24, 1837 Date of death: January 9, 1905 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 55 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1)   Democrat Cleburne / Johnson   Johnson (1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches ENGLISH, JAMES N. (1837-unknown). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, pp. 266-267. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Captain, Company I, 9th Texas Cavalry, enlistment date 10/14/1861 at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas, appointed Captain 11/26/1861 from 2nd Lieutenant, according to War Department memo in Confederate pension records. James Newton English, born 1837 in Red River County, death date 1/9/1905 in Johnson County; widow Mrs. J.N. English, marriage date 1/8/1864 in Johnson County. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; Pension File No. 46641, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army, Captain, Company I, 9th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, Capt. James N. English, birth date 12/24/1837, death date 1/9/1905, biographical sketch, burial in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County. Find a Grave. Biographical sketch, pp. 165-166. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907. Committee Informationtop 16th R.S. - 1879 Code of Criminal Procedure, Select   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Offices, Examine   Constitutional Amendments   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts, Select   Judiciary No. 2   New Judiciary Article to the Constitution   Public Debt

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