From Handbook of Waco and McLennan County Texas
James Henry Calhoun graduated from Homer College in LA in 1870 and moved to Waco in 1871.
He was admitted to the Bar at Waco on Aug. 8, 1973.
Calhoun left Waco in 1873 and moved to Eastland where he engaged in the land business from 1873 to 1876. He was elected to the county judgeship of Eastland County in 1876.
From 1881 to 1884 Calhoun served as District Attorney for the 12th Judicial District and in 1885 and 1887 was elected to the TX Senate from the 29th District. While a member of
the Senate, Calhoun served as chairman of the committee which investigated the offices of the State Treasurer and State Comptroller. In 1903 he moved to Cisco and while there was elected Judge of the 42nd District.
He was married to Jennie Conner of Eastland in 1882 and they had 3 children.
Eastland County District Judge in 1957.
James Henry Calhoun - Aside from the inherent manhood that came to him from a noble and godly ancestry, our present District Judge lies close to the hearts of the inhabitants of Eastland County for two primary causes. He is one of the first voters and has served the County and District in an official capacity several times. Then, during the protracted drought of 1886 and 1887, Judge Calhoun, who was serving as State Senator from this, this 29th District, accomplished the creation of a special committee for the relief of the drought sufferers was made its chairman, and did more than anyone else in securing the $100,000.00 appropriated by the 20th Legislature for that purpose. Judge Calhoun, who is a native of Georgia and graduated from Homer College in Louisiana in 1870, came to Texas in 1871 and located at Waco, where he read law under General Tom Harrison, and was licensed to practice August 8, 1873, He came at once to this County and was here when it organized. In the election for officers in 1876, he was made County Judge - the first to hold that office in Eastland. He has served two terms as District Attorney and has had an extensive land practice, but has never confined himself to any particular branch of the profession. He is recognized as a lawyer of eminent ability. In his oratory he is eloquent and impassioned, and merits all the honors that have come to him. Judge Calhoun is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of the Masonic Fraternity, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married to Miss Jennie Conner in Eastland City on January 1, 1882, and has three children. His home is in Cisco. "He is a true friend, a generous foe, and a lover of the pure and good." History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas,
A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
James Henry Calhoun graduated from Homer College in LA in 1870 and moved to Waco in 1871.
He was admitted to the Bar at Waco on Aug. 8, 1973.
Calhoun left Waco in 1873 and moved to Eastland where he engaged in the land business from 1873 to 1876. He was elected to the county judgeship of Eastland County in 1876.
From 1881 to 1884 Calhoun served as District Attorney for the 12th Judicial District and in 1885 and 1887 was elected to the TX Senate from the 29th District. While a member of
the Senate, Calhoun served as chairman of the committee which investigated the offices of the State Treasurer and State Comptroller. In 1903 he moved to Cisco and while there was elected Judge of the 42nd District.
He was married to Jennie Conner of Eastland in 1882 and they had 3 children.
Eastland County District Judge in 1957.
James Henry Calhoun - Aside from the inherent manhood that came to him from a noble and godly ancestry, our present District Judge lies close to the hearts of the inhabitants of Eastland County for two primary causes. He is one of the first voters and has served the County and District in an official capacity several times. Then, during the protracted drought of 1886 and 1887, Judge Calhoun, who was serving as State Senator from this, this 29th District, accomplished the creation of a special committee for the relief of the drought sufferers was made its chairman, and did more than anyone else in securing the $100,000.00 appropriated by the 20th Legislature for that purpose. Judge Calhoun, who is a native of Georgia and graduated from Homer College in Louisiana in 1870, came to Texas in 1871 and located at Waco, where he read law under General Tom Harrison, and was licensed to practice August 8, 1873, He came at once to this County and was here when it organized. In the election for officers in 1876, he was made County Judge - the first to hold that office in Eastland. He has served two terms as District Attorney and has had an extensive land practice, but has never confined himself to any particular branch of the profession. He is recognized as a lawyer of eminent ability. In his oratory he is eloquent and impassioned, and merits all the honors that have come to him. Judge Calhoun is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of the Masonic Fraternity, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married to Miss Jennie Conner in Eastland City on January 1, 1882, and has three children. His home is in Cisco. "He is a true friend, a generous foe, and a lover of the pure and good." History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas,
A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
From Handbook of Waco and McLennan County Texas
James Henry Calhoun graduated from Homer College in LA in 1870 and moved to Waco in 1871.
He was admitted to the Bar at Waco on Aug. 8, 1973.
Calhoun left Waco in 1873 and moved to Eastland where he engaged in the land business from 1873 to 1876. He was elected to the county judgeship of Eastland County in 1876.
From 1881 to 1884 Calhoun served as District Attorney for the 12th Judicial District and in 1885 and 1887 was elected to the TX Senate from the 29th District. While a member of
the Senate, Calhoun served as chairman of the committee which investigated the offices of the State Treasurer and State Comptroller. In 1903 he moved to Cisco and while there was elected Judge of the 42nd District.
He was married to Jennie Conner of Eastland in 1882 and they had 3 children.
Eastland County District Judge in 1957.
James Henry Calhoun - Aside from the inherent manhood that came to him from a noble and godly ancestry, our present District Judge lies close to the hearts of the inhabitants of Eastland County for two primary causes. He is one of the first voters and has served the County and District in an official capacity several times. Then, during the protracted drought of 1886 and 1887, Judge Calhoun, who was serving as State Senator from this, this 29th District, accomplished the creation of a special committee for the relief of the drought sufferers was made its chairman, and did more than anyone else in securing the $100,000.00 appropriated by the 20th Legislature for that purpose. Judge Calhoun, who is a native of Georgia and graduated from Homer College in Louisiana in 1870, came to Texas in 1871 and located at Waco, where he read law under General Tom Harrison, and was licensed to practice August 8, 1873, He came at once to this County and was here when it organized. In the election for officers in 1876, he was made County Judge - the first to hold that office in Eastland. He has served two terms as District Attorney and has had an extensive land practice, but has never confined himself to any particular branch of the profession. He is recognized as a lawyer of eminent ability. In his oratory he is eloquent and impassioned, and merits all the honors that have come to him. Judge Calhoun is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of the Masonic Fraternity, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married to Miss Jennie Conner in Eastland City on January 1, 1882, and has three children. His home is in Cisco. "He is a true friend, a generous foe, and a lover of the pure and good." History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas,
A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
James Henry Calhoun graduated from Homer College in LA in 1870 and moved to Waco in 1871.
He was admitted to the Bar at Waco on Aug. 8, 1973.
Calhoun left Waco in 1873 and moved to Eastland where he engaged in the land business from 1873 to 1876. He was elected to the county judgeship of Eastland County in 1876.
From 1881 to 1884 Calhoun served as District Attorney for the 12th Judicial District and in 1885 and 1887 was elected to the TX Senate from the 29th District. While a member of
the Senate, Calhoun served as chairman of the committee which investigated the offices of the State Treasurer and State Comptroller. In 1903 he moved to Cisco and while there was elected Judge of the 42nd District.
He was married to Jennie Conner of Eastland in 1882 and they had 3 children.
Eastland County District Judge in 1957.
James Henry Calhoun - Aside from the inherent manhood that came to him from a noble and godly ancestry, our present District Judge lies close to the hearts of the inhabitants of Eastland County for two primary causes. He is one of the first voters and has served the County and District in an official capacity several times. Then, during the protracted drought of 1886 and 1887, Judge Calhoun, who was serving as State Senator from this, this 29th District, accomplished the creation of a special committee for the relief of the drought sufferers was made its chairman, and did more than anyone else in securing the $100,000.00 appropriated by the 20th Legislature for that purpose. Judge Calhoun, who is a native of Georgia and graduated from Homer College in Louisiana in 1870, came to Texas in 1871 and located at Waco, where he read law under General Tom Harrison, and was licensed to practice August 8, 1873, He came at once to this County and was here when it organized. In the election for officers in 1876, he was made County Judge - the first to hold that office in Eastland. He has served two terms as District Attorney and has had an extensive land practice, but has never confined himself to any particular branch of the profession. He is recognized as a lawyer of eminent ability. In his oratory he is eloquent and impassioned, and merits all the honors that have come to him. Judge Calhoun is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of the Masonic Fraternity, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was married to Miss Jennie Conner in Eastland City on January 1, 1882, and has three children. His home is in Cisco. "He is a true friend, a generous foe, and a lover of the pure and good." History of Eastland County, Texas. by Mrs. George Langston, Dallas, Texas,
A. D. Aldridge & Co., Stationers, Printers and Book Binders, 1904
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
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