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
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	91	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Uvalde / Uvalde		Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
H	91	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Uvalde / Uvalde		Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

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House District 91
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Uvalde / Uvalde
Counties in district: Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

House District 91
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Uvalde / Uvalde
Counties in district: Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

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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.
GARNER, JOHN NANCE (1868-1967). Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary and photo, "Former Vice President Cactus Jack Garner Dead at 98," "Early Years: Cactus Jack Full of Ambition," Brownwood Bulletin, 11/7/1967, pp. 1, 2, crediting Brownwood Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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 in Texas; death date 11/7/1967 in Uvalde Cemetery, Uvalde County; Past Vice President, U.S.A. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
John Nance Garner, birth date 11/22/1868, death date 11/7/1967, burial in Uvalde Cemetery, Uvalde County. Includes portraits, biographical sketch, and historical marker photo. Find a Grave.
Historical markers, John Nance Garner, in Uvalde County and Red River County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). John Nance Garner (birth home in Detroit, Red River County) John Nance Garner (Old Uvalde Cemetery, Uvalde County) John Nance Garner Home (Red River County) John Nance Garner Home (Uvalde County) Judge John Nance Garner (Uvalde County)

Photographs

Photograph. Jno. N. Garner, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. N. Garner, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Information top

27th R.S. - 1901 Asylums Congressional Districts Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
26th R.S. - 1899 Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising

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