Lawyer and legislator. He was the son of Campbell and Elizabeth English.
On October 14, 1861, he joined Company I, Ninth Texas Cavalry of the Confederate Army, at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas. He was appointed Captain on November 26, 1861 from 2nd Lieutenant. He served in the Sul Ross Brigade, commanded by General Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross (1838-1898). He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department until 1862, when he resigned.
On his return to Texas, he served in the Texas frontier service until the end of the Civil War.
In 1864, he married Marticia Stanfield in Johnson County. He lived in Tennessee from 1866 to 1871, then returned to Johnson County, Texas and started a mercantile business in Cleburne.
In 1873, he began a law practice and served as county attorney of Johnson County for two years. He was elected to the Texas House and served in the Sixteenth Legislature in 1879. In 1884, he was elected county attorney.
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ENGLISH, JAMES N.
James N. English was born in the state of Missouri and removed to Texas in 1836 with his parents, Col. Campbell and Martha Crisp English. The family came from Green county, in the above state, and settled near the site of the present town of Mount Vernon on the Red river in Franklin county. His early education was in the common schools of the county, but later he was an honored graduate from an institution of learning at Independence, Texas, in 1859. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Titus county and was mustered into Co., I, Ninth Texas Cavalry, being elected second lieutenant. He was promoted to captain and served with ability and gallantry until on account of ill health he was forced to resign when he returned to Texas. He was complimented for the manner in which he handled his company at Bird's Creek and Elk Horn. After regaining his health he organized and commanded a company which was assigned to duty on the Texas border. After the war he located at Cleburne, Texas, and became a prominent lawyer. Captain English represented his county in the legislature with marked ability and is recognized as being one of the foremost men of the state.
[Source: Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I, by Sid S. Johnson;
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
On October 14, 1861, he joined Company I, Ninth Texas Cavalry of the Confederate Army, at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas. He was appointed Captain on November 26, 1861 from 2nd Lieutenant. He served in the Sul Ross Brigade, commanded by General Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross (1838-1898). He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department until 1862, when he resigned.
On his return to Texas, he served in the Texas frontier service until the end of the Civil War.
In 1864, he married Marticia Stanfield in Johnson County. He lived in Tennessee from 1866 to 1871, then returned to Johnson County, Texas and started a mercantile business in Cleburne.
In 1873, he began a law practice and served as county attorney of Johnson County for two years. He was elected to the Texas House and served in the Sixteenth Legislature in 1879. In 1884, he was elected county attorney.
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ENGLISH, JAMES N.
James N. English was born in the state of Missouri and removed to Texas in 1836 with his parents, Col. Campbell and Martha Crisp English. The family came from Green county, in the above state, and settled near the site of the present town of Mount Vernon on the Red river in Franklin county. His early education was in the common schools of the county, but later he was an honored graduate from an institution of learning at Independence, Texas, in 1859. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Titus county and was mustered into Co., I, Ninth Texas Cavalry, being elected second lieutenant. He was promoted to captain and served with ability and gallantry until on account of ill health he was forced to resign when he returned to Texas. He was complimented for the manner in which he handled his company at Bird's Creek and Elk Horn. After regaining his health he organized and commanded a company which was assigned to duty on the Texas border. After the war he located at Cleburne, Texas, and became a prominent lawyer. Captain English represented his county in the legislature with marked ability and is recognized as being one of the foremost men of the state.
[Source: Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I, by Sid S. Johnson;
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
Lawyer and legislator. He was the son of Campbell and Elizabeth English.
On October 14, 1861, he joined Company I, Ninth Texas Cavalry of the Confederate Army, at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas. He was appointed Captain on November 26, 1861 from 2nd Lieutenant. He served in the Sul Ross Brigade, commanded by General Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross (1838-1898). He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department until 1862, when he resigned.
On his return to Texas, he served in the Texas frontier service until the end of the Civil War.
In 1864, he married Marticia Stanfield in Johnson County. He lived in Tennessee from 1866 to 1871, then returned to Johnson County, Texas and started a mercantile business in Cleburne.
In 1873, he began a law practice and served as county attorney of Johnson County for two years. He was elected to the Texas House and served in the Sixteenth Legislature in 1879. In 1884, he was elected county attorney.
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ENGLISH, JAMES N.
James N. English was born in the state of Missouri and removed to Texas in 1836 with his parents, Col. Campbell and Martha Crisp English. The family came from Green county, in the above state, and settled near the site of the present town of Mount Vernon on the Red river in Franklin county. His early education was in the common schools of the county, but later he was an honored graduate from an institution of learning at Independence, Texas, in 1859. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Titus county and was mustered into Co., I, Ninth Texas Cavalry, being elected second lieutenant. He was promoted to captain and served with ability and gallantry until on account of ill health he was forced to resign when he returned to Texas. He was complimented for the manner in which he handled his company at Bird's Creek and Elk Horn. After regaining his health he organized and commanded a company which was assigned to duty on the Texas border. After the war he located at Cleburne, Texas, and became a prominent lawyer. Captain English represented his county in the legislature with marked ability and is recognized as being one of the foremost men of the state.
[Source: Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I, by Sid S. Johnson;
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
On October 14, 1861, he joined Company I, Ninth Texas Cavalry of the Confederate Army, at Camp Reeves, Grayson County, Texas. He was appointed Captain on November 26, 1861 from 2nd Lieutenant. He served in the Sul Ross Brigade, commanded by General Lawrence Sullivan (Sul) Ross (1838-1898). He served in the Trans-Mississippi Department until 1862, when he resigned.
On his return to Texas, he served in the Texas frontier service until the end of the Civil War.
In 1864, he married Marticia Stanfield in Johnson County. He lived in Tennessee from 1866 to 1871, then returned to Johnson County, Texas and started a mercantile business in Cleburne.
In 1873, he began a law practice and served as county attorney of Johnson County for two years. He was elected to the Texas House and served in the Sixteenth Legislature in 1879. In 1884, he was elected county attorney.
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ENGLISH, JAMES N.
James N. English was born in the state of Missouri and removed to Texas in 1836 with his parents, Col. Campbell and Martha Crisp English. The family came from Green county, in the above state, and settled near the site of the present town of Mount Vernon on the Red river in Franklin county. His early education was in the common schools of the county, but later he was an honored graduate from an institution of learning at Independence, Texas, in 1859. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Titus county and was mustered into Co., I, Ninth Texas Cavalry, being elected second lieutenant. He was promoted to captain and served with ability and gallantry until on account of ill health he was forced to resign when he returned to Texas. He was complimented for the manner in which he handled his company at Bird's Creek and Elk Horn. After regaining his health he organized and commanded a company which was assigned to duty on the Texas border. After the war he located at Cleburne, Texas, and became a prominent lawyer. Captain English represented his county in the legislature with marked ability and is recognized as being one of the foremost men of the state.
[Source: Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I, by Sid S. Johnson;
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
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