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John Gallatin Kearby Full Name: John Gallatin Kearby Date of birth: December 3, 1848 Date of death: January 23, 1919 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 7 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (1) (2)   Democrat Wills Point / Van Zandt Senate President Pro Tempore (23rd)   Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood S 7 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Wills Point / Van Zandt   Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt (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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top 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. 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). 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. Photographs Photograph. J.G. Kearby, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.G. Kearby, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board 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. Committee Informationtop 23rd R.S. - 1893 Claims and Accounts   Constitutional Amendments   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2 (Chair)  Military Affairs   Private Land Claims   Public Debt   State Asylums   State Reformatory, Joint Committee on   22nd R.S. - 1891 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Enrolled Bills   Insurance and Statistics   Investigate Charges Against J.E. Hollingsworth, Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, and History   Judiciary No. 2   Mining and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Printing of Daily Senate and House Journals   Private Land Claims (Chair)  Privileges and Elections   Public Printing   State Affairs   Towns, Cities and Corporations   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Offices

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