Terms of Service

• House, 23rd Legislature
  1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
  Democrat
  
• House, 22nd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1891 - 1/10/1893
  Democrat
  
• House, 17th ^{(2) (3)} Legislature
  1/11/1881 - 1/9/1883
  Democrat
  

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News .
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas 1881.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• J.M. Truit in 17th; J.W. Truitt and James W. Truitt in 22nd; J.W. Truit in 23rd. House Journal . 17th R.S. 22nd R.S.
22nd R.S. Roster 23rd R.S.

Photographs

• Photograph. J.W. Truet, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Photograph. J.W. Truit, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Photograph. J.W. Truit, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• TRUITT, JAMES W. (1845-1922). Relatives: John H. Truitt and James W. Truitt - brothers. John H. Truitt and James W. Truitt - grandsons, James Alfred Truitt (1795-1870) - grandfather. Handbook of Texas Online .
• James W. Truitt. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
• J.W. Truit in 17th, postoffice Centre, Shelby County, farmer, nativity Texas, Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas 1881.
• 23rd Legislature (1893) - J.W. Truit, postoffice Center, Shelby County, farmer, nativity Texas, age 47, farmer, Democrat, member of previous legislature 17th, 22nd. Texas Legislative Manual .

Committee Information

• 23rd R.S. - 1893
• Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examination of  
• Engrossed Bills  
• Finance  
• Internal Improvements  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• State Institutions of Learning, Joint Committee on  
• 22nd R.S. - 1891
• Education  
• Finance  
• Insurance, Statistics, and History (Chair) 
• Internal Improvements  
• North Texas Asylum at Terrell  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Representation and Apportionment on Congressional Districts  
• State Printing at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Investigate, Special  
• Texas World's Fair Exhibition  
• 17th R.S. - 1881
• County Governments and County Finances  
• Engrossed Bills  
• Finance  
• Internal Improvements  
• Printing and Binding Reports of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals  
• Public Printing