Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	8	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937	44th (1) (2)   43rd (3)   44th (1) (2)	Democrat	Bogata / Red River	Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
S	8	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd (4) (5)   41st (6)   42nd (4) (5)	Democrat	Bogata / Red River	Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
H	36	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Bogata / Red River		Red River
H	36	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Bogata / Red River		Red River
H	36	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Bogata / Red River		Red River

(1) 44th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 10/27/1936. Senate Journal.
(2) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/14/1931. Senate Journal.
(5) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 56th Legislature, R.S., SR 579. Resolutions - Memorial.
• 56th Legislature, R.S., SR 87. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/20/1929, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Military Service Notes

• United States Army, World War I. "After serving in the Army in World War I, he suffered crippling injuries in a dynamite explosion during a celebration of the first Armistice Day Nov. 11, 1919. He lost one hand and the other was mangled. He was blind for a year until sight was restored partially in one eye." Obituary, "Tom DeBerry Dies at Paris," 11/11/1958. Dallas Morning News.
• United States Army, 7th Division, World War I. "He served his country for seven months overseas during World War I in an infantry regiment of the Seventh Division." 56th Legislature, R.S., SR 579. Resolutions - Memorial.
• Data on U.S. Army Divisions during World War I, 7th Division. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
• United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

• Obituary, 11/11/1958. Death date 11/10/1958, interment in Bogata, Texas. Dallas Morning News.
• Thomas Arthur Deberry, birth date 10/14/1887 in Bogata, Red River, Texas. FamilySearch.

Photographs

• Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
• 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
• 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Cotton Export, Special   Educational Affairs (Vice Chair)  Insurance   Investigating   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Nominations of the Governor   Noncontested Bills, Special   Privileges and Elections   Representative Districts   Rules (Chair)  State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   State Penitentiaries

43rd R.S. - 1933 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Finance   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Nominations of the Governor   Privileges and Elections   Representative Districts   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic (Vice Chair)  State Penitentiaries (Vice Chair)  Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate

42nd R.S. - 1931 Agricultural Affairs   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Finance   Insurance   Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Nominations By Governor   Privileges and Elections   Representative Districts (Vice Chair)  Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Penitentiaries (Chair)

41st R.S. - 1929 Constitutional Amendments   Insurance   Nominations By Governor (Vice Chair)  Representative Districts (Chair)  Senatorial Districts (Chair)  State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   State Penitentiaries   Towns and City Corporations

40th R.S. - 1927 Military Affairs   Public Lands and Buildings   Revenue and Taxation   School Districts   State Affairs (Vice Chair)

39th R.S. - 1925 Insurance   Liquor Traffic   Oil, Gas and Mining   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Revenue and Taxation   School Districts (Chair)

38th R.S. - 1923 Common Carriers   Conservation and Reclamation   Military Affairs