Thomas Arthur DeBerry
Full Name: Thomas Arthur "Tom" DeBerry
Date of birth: October 14, 1887
Date of death: November 10, 1958
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
S
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8
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Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937
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44th
(1)
(2)
43rd
(3)
44th
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Bogata / Red River
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Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)
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Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
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S
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8
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Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
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42nd
(4)
(5)
41st
(6)
42nd
(4)
(5)
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Democrat
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Bogata / Red River
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Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
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Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
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H
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36
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Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
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40th
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Democrat
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Bogata / Red River
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Red River
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H
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36
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
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39th
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Democrat
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Bogata / Red River
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Red River
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H
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36
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Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
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38th
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Democrat
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Bogata / Red River
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Red River
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(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
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
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
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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
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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)
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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
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40th R.S. - 1927
Military Affairs
Public Lands and Buildings
Revenue and Taxation
School Districts
State Affairs
(Vice Chair)
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39th R.S. - 1925
Insurance
Liquor Traffic
Oil, Gas and Mining
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
Revenue and Taxation
School Districts
(Chair)
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38th R.S. - 1923
Common Carriers
Conservation and Reclamation
Military Affairs
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