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John Gallatin Kearby
Full Name: John Gallatin Kearby
Date of birth: December 3, 1848
Date of death: January 23, 1919
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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7
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Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
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23rd
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(2)
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Democrat
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Wills Point / Van Zandt
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Senate President Pro Tempore (23rd)
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Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
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7
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Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
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22nd
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(5)
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Democrat
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Wills Point / Van Zandt
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Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt
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(1)
23rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/10/1893, Regular Session.
Senate Journal.
(2)
23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years.
Senate Journal. January 10, 1893
January 11, 1893
(3)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20.
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4)
Democrat.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(5)
22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
36th Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 65, 2/13/1919, p. 349. John Gallatin Kearby, death date 1/3/1919.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, J.G. Kearby, pp. 476-477. Relatives: Dr. J.P. Blount was John Gallatin Kearby's brother-in-law.
Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Biographical sketch, John G. Kearby, pp. 202-203. Born 12/3/1848 in Hot Springs County, Arkansas.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Obituary, "Senator Kearby Is Dead," The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Texas), 1/31/1919, p. 1, crediting Comanche Public Library. Death date 1/23/1919.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Other Resources |
Relatives: Dr. James P. Blount (Texas House of Representatives, 19th Legislature) was John Gallatin Kearby's brother-in-law. Obituary index, early deaths before 1909, Dr. James P. Blount's wife Mrs. Jessamine Kearby Blount (sister of Hon. J.G. Kearby of Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Dallas Morning News, 6/29/1900).
Denton Public Library.
J.G. Kearby, birth date 12/3/1848, death date 1/23/1919, burial in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt County.
Find a Grave.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
J.G. Kearby, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.G. Kearby, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
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