George Douglas Neal

Full Name: George Douglas Neal
Date of birth: October 7, 1853
Date of death: July 13, 1916

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	15	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 26th ⁽³⁾ 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Navasota / Grimes	Senate President Pro Tempore (27th)	Grimes, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker
S	15	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Navasota / Grimes		Grimes, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker

(1) 27th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/9/1901, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 15
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 26th ⁽³⁾ 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (27th)
(27th)
(27th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker

Senate District 15
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker

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Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Gov. Neal of Navasota Dead: Was Former Lieutenant Governor, Member of the Legislature and Judge of His County," 7/20/1916, p. 7. Bryan Eagle.
NEAL, GEORGE D. (1853-1916). In 1896, was elected to the Texas Senate to fill the unexpired term of W.P. McComb. Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary, "George D. Neal, Former Lieutenant Governor, Died," 7/14/1916, p. 2. Houston Post.
21st Lieutenant Governor: George D. Neal. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Biographical sketch, George D. Neal, pp. 51-52. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, George D. Neal, pp. 69-70. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Biographical sketch, pp. 275-276. " . . . Elected to State Senate in 1896 to serve the unexpired term of Senator W.P. McComb, deceased, at the expiration of which he was re-elected for a full term of four years." Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.
Biographical sketch and portrait, George Douglas Neal, pp. 188-189. Year Book for Texas, Volume II, 1903.

Other Resources

Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
George D. Neal, birth date 10/7/1853, death date 7/13/1916, burial in Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County; photos of George D. Neal, County Judge 1884-1886, and George D. Neal home in Navasota. Find a Grave.
"George Douglas Neal, lieutenant-governor of Texas, 1903-1907, died at his home in Navasota, July 13, 1916. A sketch of Lieutenant-Governor Neal appears in Raines' Year Book for Texas, II, 188-89." "News Items," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 2, October 1916, p. 206, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. D. Neal, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. D. Neal, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.D. Neal, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. George D. Neal, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

27th R.S. - 1901 Counties and County Boundaries Internal Improvements Privileges and Elections Public Debt, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office State Asylums State Penitentiaries (Chair) Towns and City Corporations
26th R.S. - 1899 Enrolled Bills Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing State Penitentiaries
25th R.S. - 1897 Constitutional Amendments Enrolled Bills Federal Relations General Land Office Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Labor Penitentiaries Penitentiaries, Correction and Reformatory Public Printing State Affairs Treasury and Comptroller's Office (Chair)

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