Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James Stevens Sherrill

Full Name: James Stevens Sherrill
Birth date: September 15, 1854
Death date: February 15, 1931

Terms of Service

House, 26th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat
Speaker
Senate, 24th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
Democrat
House, 23rd Legislature
1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
Democrat

(1) District 5 comprised of Collin and Hunt; District 15 comprised of Leon, Madison, Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, San Jacinto, and Polk. Acts 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 21, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) "The democratic executive committee...recommended Judge Sherrill of Hunt as such successor of Charles Yoakum, lately resigned," 9/23/1894, p. 4 (Senate Journal does not list district numbers in the 24th; Yoakum in 23rd Legislature was Senate District 5). Galveston Daily News .
(3) Senate District 15. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) "Hon. J.S. Sherrill of Greenville was the successful candidate for speaker . . . " The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Ellis County, Texas), Volume 6, Number 18, 1/14/1899, p. 1, crediting Ferris Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(5) 24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, R.S., 2/16/1931, p. 361. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. James S. Sherrill, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Photograph. J.S. Sherrill, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.S. Sherrill, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. J.S. Sherrill, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.S. Sherrill, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

J.S. Sherrill, birth date 9/15/1854 in Texas; death date 2/15/1931 in Houston, Harris County; title examiner. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James S. Sherrill (1854-1931), burial in East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County with wife Kate F. Sherrill (1860-1932). Includes obituary from Greenville Evening Banner, 2/16/1931. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Judge Sherrill Dies Monday in Houston," The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Texas), 2/17/1931, p. 3, crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
35th Speaker of the House of Representatives: J.S. Sherrill. Photo and biographical sketch. Birth date 9/15/1853; death date 2/16/1931. Ran to fill vacancy in state senate for 24th Legislature. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016 2016.
James Stevens Sherrill, birth date 9/15/1854, State Senator, 1895-1896; Speaker, Tex. Legislature 1899-1901. Profile of law firm Sherrill & Starnes, Greenville, Texas, 1918 edition, p. 649. The American Bar: Contemporary Lawyers of the United States and Canada .