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James McLeary Full Name: James Harvey McLeary Date of birth: July 27, 1845 Date of death: January 5, 1914 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 30 Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 15th (1)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green H 29 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Wilson (1) 15th Legislature - 4/18/1876, p. 1. All Senators listed in roll call as "Senators elect [who] answered to their names, presented their credentials, and took the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution"; in drawing of Senatorial terms 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch in "State Senators elect: personal sketches completed - seventeen lawyers, seven grangers, two doctors, one editor and four colored politicians - the political structure of the new Senate of Texas," 3/3/1876, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. MCLEARY, JAMES HARVEY (1845-1914). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894. Biography, pp. 55-57. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Other Resources Portrait. Texas Jurists, 1836 - 1936, 1936. Photographs Photograph. James McLeary, Texas Jurists Collection Photograph. James McLeary, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. James McLeary, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board. 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 15th R.S. - 1876 Arrangements, Prepare for Reception of Portrait of General Tom Green on the 4th of July   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Educational Affairs   General Land Office   Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Public Debt   Revision of Senate Rules of Order and Joint Committee on Rules of Joint Session   State Affairs (Chair)  State Penitentiaries   Stock and Stock Raising   14th R.S. - 1874 Claims and Accounts   Congressional Districts (Co-Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Education   Judges M. Walker and Wesley Ogden, Supreme Court   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Removal of Judge J.J. Thornton, 24th Judicial District   Removal of Judge M. Priest, 4th Judicial District   State Affairs   Town and City Corporations

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