John Nance Garner
Full Name: John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner
Date of birth: November 22, 1868
Date of death: November 7, 1967
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
H
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91
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Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
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27th
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Democrat
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Uvalde / Uvalde
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Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
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H
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91
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Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
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26th
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Democrat
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Uvalde / Uvalde
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Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
Selected Newspaper articles
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 9, the only man in American history who presided in uninterrupted succession over both houses of Congress, first as Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1931-33, and as Vice President of the United States, 1933-41.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 63rd Legislature, R.S., SCR 112.
Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SCR 2.
Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- GARNER, John Nance (1868-1967). Representative, TX; Speaker of the House, US; Vice President, US.
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
- GARNER, JOHN NANCE (1868-1967).
Handbook of Texas Online.
- Photos and biographical sketch. First Texan to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatitives and as vice president of the United States.
Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, 2004.
- "Statesman on Horseback: Judge, Senator, State Treasurer and Railroad Commissioner, C.V. Terrell Was Confidant of Eight Texas Governors," by A. Garland Adair, January 1960, pp. 10-12, biographical sketch, painting & photo. Mentions John Garner.
Texas Parade.
- Biographical sketch, John N. Garner, pp. 129-130. Born 11/22/1870 in Red River County.
The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Other Resources
- John Nance Garner, birth date 11/22/1868, death date 11/7/1967, burial in Uvalde Cemetery, Uvalde County. Includes portraits, biographical sketch.
Find a Grave.
Photographs
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
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