Dann Kirby

Full Name: Daniel H. "Dann" Kirby
Date of birth: October 26, 1917
Date of death: October 12, 2001

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	90	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth
H	90-F	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth

(1) District No. 90, Dann Kirby, El Paso. House Journal.
(2) District No. 90f, Dann Kirby. House Journal.

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House District 90
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth

House District 90-F
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth

(1) District No. 90, Dann Kirby, El Paso. House Journal.
(2) District No. 90f, Dann Kirby. House Journal.

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Other Resources

Dann Kirby, residence in El Paso, El Paso County, age 22, birth date 10/26/1917 in Birmingham, Alabama, father John Henry Kirby, employer: Newsweek Publishing in Dallas, draft registration 10/16/1940 in El Paso. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com.
"Dann Kirby to Run Stand in New Building," 11/25/1958, p. 3. "Mr. Kirby, who is blind, served as a Texas state representative for two terms." El Paso Herald Post.
Dann H. Kirby in political advertisement and election articles, July-August 1942. El Paso Times.
Census of 1930 - Daniel Kirby, El Paso, El Paso County, age 12, born circa 1918 in Alabama, son of John H. and Ivie Kirby.
Census of 1940 - Daniel Kirby, El Paso, El Paso County, age 22, born circa 1918 in Alabama, recreational teacher/N.Y.A., son of John H. and Icie L. Kirby. FamilySearch. 1930 1940
Dann Kirby, birth date 10/26/1917, death date 10/12/2001, residence in El Paso. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
49th Legislature (1945) - Dann Kirby, postoffice El Paso, El Paso County, nativity Alabama, age 27 (born circa 1918), salesman, member of former legislatures: 48th. Texas Legislative Manual. 49th

Photographs

Photograph. Dan Kirby, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dann Kirby, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Game and Fisheries Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Labor Live Stock and Stock Raising Public Lands and Buildings
48th R.S. - 1943 Common Carriers Federal Relations Public Health Public Lands and Buildings Sale of Meat, Special State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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