J.C. McNealus

James Clayton McNealus

Full Name: James Clayton McNealus
Date of birth: October 15, 1850
Date of death: May 18, 1921

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 6 Jan 14, 1919 - May 18, 1921 37th (1) (2)   36th (3)   37th (1) (2)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas Dean of the Senate. (37th)
Dean of the Senate. (36th)  
Dallas, Rockwall
S 6 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919 35th (4) (5)   34th (6)   35th (4) (5)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas Senate President Pro Tempore (35th)   Dallas, Rockwall
S 6 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 12, 1915 32nd (8)   33rd (7)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas, Rockwall

(1) Hart Willis, sworn 7/18/1921, succeeded James C. McNealus, died 5/18/1921. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 8/30/1917, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(5) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(6) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) 33rd Legislature - Roll Call, holdover Senators elected on 11/8/1910 for a full period of four years, 1/14/1913, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal.
(8) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 6
Jan 14, 1919 - May 18, 1921
Legislatures: 37th (1) (2)   36th (3)   37th (1) (2)  
Dean of the Senate. (35th)
Dean of the Senate. (35th)
(35th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall
Senate District 6
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th (4) (5)   34th (6)   35th (4) (5)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (35th)
(35th)
(35th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall
Senate District 6
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 32nd (8)   33rd (7)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall

(1) Hart Willis, sworn 7/18/1921, succeeded James C. McNealus, died 5/18/1921. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 8/30/1917, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(5) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(6) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) 33rd Legislature - Roll Call, holdover Senators elected on 11/8/1910 for a full period of four years, 1/14/1913, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal.
(8) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Obituary and tribute by Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald, editor of Fort Worth Record, "The Late Senator McNealus," 5/24/1921, p. 2. Corsicana Daily Sun.
  • Mentioned in Eugene V. Debs, letters and abstracts, Covington Hall letter to Debs, 11/6/1919. "Writes that he met J. C. McNealus, one of the oldest members of the Texas legislature and editor of the DALLAS DEMOCRAT, who read him a an editorial..." Indiana State University, Cunningham Memorial Library, 2007.
  • Deaths of persons of prominence in Texas, J.C. McNealus, editor and State senator, at Dallas in May 1921. "News and Items," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 25, Number 2, October 1921, p. 149, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921
Constitutional Amendments  
Internal Improvements (Chair) 
Labor (Chair) 
Military Affairs  
Privileges and Elections  
Public Debts, Claims and Accounts  
Public Health (Vice Chair) 
Representative Districts  
State Affairs  
Town and City Corporations  
36th R.S. - 1919
Agricultural Affairs  
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance and Banking  
Internal Improvements  
Labor  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Health (Chair) 
Public Printing  
Towns and City Corporations  
35th R.S. - 1917
Central Investigating Committee  
Commerce and Manufactures  
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance and Banking  
Internal Improvements  
Labor  
Public Debt, Claims and Accounts  
Public Health  
Public Printing  
State Penitentiaries  
Towns and City Corporations  
34th R.S. - 1915
Congressional Districts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance, Statistics and History  
Internal Improvements  
Judiciary No. 1  
Labor (Chair) 
Military Affairs  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Health (Chair) 
Public Printing  
Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
Towns and City Corporations  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Congressional Districts  
Internal Improvements  
Labor  
Military Affairs (Chair) 
Public Health  
Public Printing (Chair) 
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
Towns and City Corporations  
32nd R.S. - 1911
Commerce and Manufactures  
Congressional Districts  
Constitutional Amendments  
Engrossed Bills  
Internal Improvements  
Judicial Districts  
Labor  
Military Affairs  
Prohibition Amendment Election held July 22, 1911, Investigation of  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Health  
Public Lands and Land Office  
Public Printing (Chair) 
Rules  
Towns and City Corporations  

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