John J. Terrell

{{Short description|16th Texas Land Commissioner (1857–1920)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = John James Terrell

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1857|01|28}}

| birth_place = Wise County, Texas

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1920|06|17|1857|01|28}}

| death_place = Sacramento, California

| burial_place = Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Texas

| title = 16th Texas Land Commissioner

| term = January 10, 1903 – January 11, 1909{{Cite book |url=https://sites.rootsweb.com/~txdcgs/documents/Three_Centuries_On_The_Land_Handout_5-2012.pdf |title=Three Centuries on the Land: The Archives of the Texas General Land Office |publisher=Texas General Land Office |year=2012 |pages=18 |format=PDF}}

| predecessor = Charles Rogan

| successor = James T. Robison

| party = Democratic Party

}}

John J. Terrell (1857–1920) served as the 16th Texas Land Commissioner, from 1903 until 1909.{{Cite web |last=Todd |first=William N. IV |last2=Knape |first2=Gerald |date=1952 |title=Terrell, John James (1857–1920) |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/terrell-john-james |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Handbook of Texas |language=en}} Elected in 1902, he was re-elected in 1904 and 1906.

After stepping down as Texas Lands Commissioner, President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Inspector of Indian Lands at Arizona's San Carlos Apache Reservation.

He died while on a business trip to Sacramento, California, on June 17, 1920, due to injuries he received in an automobile accident.