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John William Hornsby Full Name: John William Hornsby Date of birth: January 8, 1870 Date of death: March 5, 1947 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 20 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937 44th (1)   43rd (2)   Democrat Austin / Travis   Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson S 20 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd (3)   41st (4)   Democrat Austin / Travis   Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson (1) 44th Legislature - 1/8/1935, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (2) 43rd Legislature - 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2, listed in "Roll Call of New Senators" and "Certificate of New Senators." Senate Journal. (3) 42nd Legislature - 1/13/1931, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (4) 41st Legislature - 1/8/1929, p. 1, listed in "Certificate of New Senators." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 120, 3/6/1947, pp. 661-662. Resolutions - Memorial. 50th Legislature, R.S., SR 45, 3/10/1947, p. 344. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Great-grandson of HORNSBY, REUBEN (1793-1879). Handbook of Texas Online. Memorial, May 1947, p. 208. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources John William Hornsby. Card File. Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News. 42nd Legislature (1931) - John Wm. Hornsby. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 44th R.S. - 1935 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Congressional Districts (Vice Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   Portrait of Honorable Jesse Holman Jones, Special   Portrait of Honorable John N. Garner, Special   Public Health   Rules (Vice Chair)  Senatorial Districts (Chair)  State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments (Chair)  43rd R.S. - 1933 Anti-Nepotism, Special   Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Congressional Districts (Vice Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Insurance   Public Health   Rules (Chair)  State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair)  Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking   Commerce and Manufacturing   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Educational Affairs   Finance   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair)  Public Health   State Institutions and Departments   41st R.S. - 1929 Banking   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs (Vice Chair)  Finance   Insurance   Lease of Land for Travis County Courthouse, Investigate   Public Health   State Affairs   State Institutions and Departments   State Penitentiaries

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