José Tomás Canales
Full Name: José Tomás CanalesDate of birth: March 7, 1877
Date of death: March 30, 1976
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 77 | Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 | 36th | Democrat | Brownsville / Cameron | Cameron, Willacy | |
| H | 77 | Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th | Democrat | Brownsville / Cameron | Cameron, Willacy | |
| H | 95 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (1) | Democrat | Brownsville / Cameron | Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata | |
| H | 95 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Brownsville / Cameron | Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata | |
| H | 95 | Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907 | 29th | Democrat | Brownsville / Cameron | Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
Terms of Service top
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House District 77
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 Legislatures: 36th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron Counties in district: Cameron, Willacy |
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House District 77
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 Legislatures: 35th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron Counties in district: Cameron, Willacy |
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House District 95
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 Legislatures: 31st (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata |
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House District 95
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata |
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House District 95
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907 Legislatures: 29th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Brownsville / Cameron Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 599. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 86th Legislature, R.S., HR 140. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 86th Legislature, R.S., SR 685. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 86th Legislature, R.S., SR 86. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Relatives of Representative Terry Canales: José Tomás Canales - Great Uncle; Terry Andres Canales - Father (Son of Praxedis Canales); Amando F. Canales - Cousin (Son of Andres Cavazos Canales); Gabi Canales - Sister. Ancestry.com.
- "My Father's Family," State Rep. Terry Canales. Relatives: José Tomás Canales - Great Uncle; Terry Andres Canales - Father; Gabi Canales - Sister. Campaign Website.
- CANALES, JOSÉ TOMÁS (1877-1976). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Volume II, pp. 995-996. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
- Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
- Biographical sketch and inventory of the J.T. Canales Estate Collection. Texas A&M University Kingsville.
- Memorial, July 1976, p. 695. Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS article. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned in TEJANO POLITICS. Listed among the Tejanos who served in the Texas House and Senate. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Book in LRL collection, 323.1168 M366I 2018. The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas, 2018.
- Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature, 2018.
- Book in LRL collection, 363.209764 H557R 2021. Section II, J.T. Canales, Resistance, and Resilience, includes Chapter 6. The World of Education among Ethnic Mexicans in J.T. Canales’s South Texas (Philis M. Barragán Goetz and Carlos K. Blanton); Chapter 8. José Tomás Canales and the Paradox of Power (Richard Ribb); and Chapter 9, J.T. Canales's Contributions in Law, Civil Rights, and Education, 1920–1976 (Cynthia E. Orozco). Reverberations of Racial Violence: Critical Reflections on the History of the Border, 2021.
- Discussed in "The Secret History of Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas," October 2018, book review of The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Muñoz Martinez. Texas Monthly.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.T. Canales, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.T. Canales, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.T. Canales, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.T. Canales, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.T. Canales, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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36th R.S. - 1919
Conservation and Reclamation (Vice Chair) Judiciary Military Affairs Privileges, Suffrage and Elections | ||
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35th R.S. - 1917
Congressional Districts Internal Improvements Irrigation (Chair) Judicial Districts Military Affairs Reforms in Civil Procedure | ||
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31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Banks and Banking Counties Insurance Internal Improvements Irrigation Judiciary Liquor Traffic (Chair) Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Rules | ||
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31st R.S. - 1909
Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Internal Improvements Irrigation Judiciary Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure (Chair) | ||
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30th R.S. - 1907
Banks and Banking Counties Irrigation Private Corporations Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Stock and Stock Raising | ||
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29th R.S. - 1905
Constitutional Amendments Counties Irrigation Military Affairs Pan American College of Commerce Private Corporations |
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