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John G. Willacy Full Name: John G. Willacy Date of birth: November 10, 1859 Date of death: September 19, 1943 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 23 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 1, 1915 33rd (1)   32nd (2) (3)   33rd (1)   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces Dean of the Senate. (33rd)   Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata S 23 Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911 30th (6)   31st (4) (5)   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces   Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata S 23 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907 29th (7) (8) (9) (10)   28th (11) (12) (13) (14)   29th (7) (8) (9) (10)   Democrat Portland / San Patricio Senate President Pro Tempore (29th) Senate President Pro Tempore (28th)   Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Hidalgo, La Salle, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Starr, Webb, Zapata H 87 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (15) (16) (17) (18)   Democrat Portland / San Patricio   Aransas, Duval, Nueces, San Patricio H 87 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (19) (20)   Democrat Portland / San Patricio   Aransas, Duval, Nueces, San Patricio (1) 33rd Legislature - 1/14/1913, pp. 1-4, listed in Roll Call with "holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (2) 32nd Legislature - 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call as "Senator-elect." Senate Journal. (3) 33rd Legislature - 1/14/1913, p. 3. Elected on 11/8/1910, for a full period of four years (listed with "hold over senators"). Senate Journal. (4) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910. (5) 31st Legislature - 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call with "hold-over Senators." Senate Journal. (6) 30th Legislature - 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of the Senators-elect." Senate Journal. (7) 29th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected in the absence of the President and President Pro Tem 1/23/1905, Regular Session; elected 4/15/1905, Regular Session; elected 4/15/1905 and 5/13/1905, 1st C.S. Senate Journal. (8) 29th Legislature - 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of the hold over Senators." Senate Journal. (9) 29th Regular, 1st and 2nd Called Sessions - John G. Willacy, of San Patricio County. Senate Journal. (10) Portland, San Patricio County. Texas Legislative Manual. (11) 28th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected in the absence of the President and President Pro Tem 3/30/1903, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (12) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (13) 28th Legislature, Regular Session - John Willacy of San Patricio County; 28th Legislature, 1st Called Session - John Willacy of Nueces County. Senate Journal. (14) Portland, San Patricio County. Texas Legislative Manual. (15) District 17 comprised of Hunt and Kaufman counties; District 87 comprised of Duval, Nueces, San Patricio, and Aransas counties, pp. 27, 30, Acts of 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 21, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (16) Portland is on a bluff overlooking Nueces Bay in southeastern San Patricio County. "In 1990 Portland had a population of 12,224 and had grown into Nueces County." Handbook of Texas Online. (17) District 87 represented by John Willacy, Portland, Texas, p. 3. House Journal. (18) District 17 represented by John Willacy, Portland, p. 63. Texas Legislative Manual. (19) Nueces County. House Journal. (20) City of Portland currently located in San Patricio and Nueces counties, with the majority of the city located in San Patricio. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 33rd Legislature, 1st C.S., 8/19/1913. Simple Resolution by Senator McGregor expressing appreciation for Senator Willacy's Senate service and as chairman of the Finance Committee. Willacy's retirement to begin at the expiration of his term on 1/1/1915. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches WILLACY, JOHN G. (ca. 1859-1943). Handbook of Texas Online. Brief biographical sketch, John Willacy, p. 210. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Other Resources Obituary, 1943, "John G. Willacy, 84, Former Senator, Dies in San Antonio" - newspaper unknown. Card File. History of Portland with portrait of John G. Willacy. City of Portland, Texas. Birth date 11/10/1859, Willacy County historical marker. Fort Tours. Mentioned in PORTLAND, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online. WILLACY COUNTY named for John G. Willacy. Handbook of Texas Online. History of Portland, Texas. Merchants Association of Portland, 2006. Photographs Photograph. John G. Willacy, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John G. Willacy, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John G. Willacy, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John G. Willacy, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John G. Willacy, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John G. Willacy, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John G. Willacy, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John G. Willacy, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 33rd R.S. - 1913 Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Finance (Chair)  Meningitis Outbreak, Investigate   Mining and Irrigation   Penitentiary System, Special   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   Senatorial Districts   State Penitentiaries   32nd R.S. - 1911 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufactures   Congressional Districts   Counties and County Boundaries   Federal Relations   Finance (Chair)  Insurance, Statistics and History   Judiciary No. 2   Mining and Irrigation   Public Health   Public Lands and Land Office   Reagan Papers, Investigate   Rules   State Penitentiaries   Stock and Stock Raising   31st R.S. - 1909 Agricultural Affairs   Counties and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs   Finance (Chair)  Insurance, Statistics and History   Judicial Districts   Military Affairs   Mining and Irrigation   Public Debt, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   Public Lands and Land Office   Rules   Senate Journal Printing Costs   Stock and Stock Raising   Tobin's Book Store Account   Towns and City Corporations   30th R.S. - 1907 Capitol Heating System, Investigate   Counties and County Boundaries   David Crockett Painting   Federal Relations   Finance (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Mining and Irrigation   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   Public Land and Land Office   Rules   Stock and Stock Raising   Towns and City Corporations   29th R.S. - 1905 Commerce and Manufactures   Federal Relations   Finance (Chair)  Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvements   Mining and Irrigation   Pan American College of Commerce (Vice Chair)  Pan-American Trade Relations and Projected Trades College, Special   Public Land and Land Office   State Asylums   Stock and Stock Raising   28th R.S. - 1903 Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Educational Affairs   Finance   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Mining and Irrigation   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Stock and Stock Raising   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments   27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs   Finance   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Irrigation   Judicial Districts   Senatorial Districts   Stock and Stock Raising   26th R.S. - 1899 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Public Buildings and Grounds   Stock and Stock Raising

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