John Holland Veatch

Full Name: John Holland Veatch
Date of birth: January 22, 1854
Date of death: July 31, 1932

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	99	Jan 13, 1931 - Jul 31, 1932	42nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson
H	99	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson
H	99	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson
H	99	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson
H	53	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson
H	53	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson
H	53	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson
H	53	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Joshua / Johnson	Johnson

(1) Veatch died 7/31/1932. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 99
Jan 13, 1931 - Jul 31, 1932
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 99
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 99
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 99
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 53
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 53
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 53
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

House District 53
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Joshua / Johnson
Counties in district: Johnson

(1) Veatch died 7/31/1932. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., 8/31/1932, p. 26. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Hon. John H. Veatch, Volume IV, pp. 570-572. Born 1/22/1854 in Fulton County, Kentucky; "now in his fourth consecutive term as member of the State Legislature." Includes description of legislative service and involvement in legislation in the 34th-37th Legislatures. History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas Northwest Edition, 1922.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/19/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Obituary and photo, "John Veatch, Legislator, Died Sunday: Representative of County to Be Buried Tuesday," Cleburne Times-Review, 8/1/1932, p. 1, crediting Johnson County Historical Collective. Born 1/22/1854 in Fulton County, Kentucky. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

John H. Veatch, birth date 1/22/1854, death date 7/31/1932, burial in Caddo Cemetery, Joshua, Johnson County. BillionGraves.
John Holland Veatch, birth date 1/22/1854 in Fulton County, Kentucky; death date 7/31/1932 in Joshua, Johnson County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
John H. Veatch, birth date 1/23/1854, death date 7/31/1932, burial in Caddo Cemetery, Joshua, Johnson County. Grave marker inscription illegible. Includes photo of John Holland Veatch; and death notice for John H. Veatch, "dean of Texas legislators," Victoria Advocate, 8/2/1932. Find a Grave.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Jno. H. Veatch, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John H. Veatch, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John H. Veatch, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John H. Veatch, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John H. Veatch, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. H. Veatch, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John H. Veatch, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John H. Veatch, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Agriculture Banks and Banking Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings
41st R.S. - 1929 Agriculture Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
40th R.S. - 1927 Agriculture (Chair) Banks and Banking Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore, Investigation, Special Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings
39th R.S. - 1925 Agriculture Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Public Lands and Buildings State Departments, Investigate
37th R.S. - 1921 Agriculture Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Senatorial Districts
36th R.S. - 1919 Agriculture (Chair) Banks and Banking Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Banks and Banking Counties Juvenile Reforms Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Land Office
34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries Supreme Judicial Districts (Chair)

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