Samuel Ealy Johnson

Full Name: Samuel Ealy "Sam" Johnson, Jr.
Date of birth: October 11, 1877
Date of death: October 23, 1937

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	85	Jan 9, 1923 - Sep 1, 1923	38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Johnson City / Blanco	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	87	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Johnson City / Blanco	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	87	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Johnson City / Blanco	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	87	Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ ⁽¹⁴⁾	Democrat	Johnson City / Blanco	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	89	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽¹⁵⁾ ⁽¹⁶⁾ ⁽¹⁷⁾	Democrat	Hye / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Llano
H	89	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽¹⁸⁾ ⁽¹⁹⁾ ⁽²⁰⁾ ⁽²¹⁾ ⁽²²⁾	Democrat	Hye / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Llano

(1) Johnson City. House Journal.
(2) Stonewall, Gillespie County. Johnson resigned 9/1/1923. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Stonewall. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) District 87 composed of Llano, Blanco, Gillespie, and Kendall counties, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5) Stonewall, Gillespie County, p. 5 (Dist. No. 87), "Johnson of Blanco," p. 15. House Journal.
(6) Stonewall; incorrectly states member's district is 101. Texas Legislative Manual.
(7) Blanco County. House Journal.
(8) Johnson City, Blanco County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(9) Johnson City. Texas Legislative Manual.
(10) 35th 4th C.S., "Johnson of Blanco." House Journal.
(11) Fredericksburg, Gillespie County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(12) Sam E. Johnson, Jr., in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Thomas J. Martin, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(13) Johnson City, Blanco County, 35th-38th. Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. as legislator (1918-23), "In 1913, after Lyndon and two girls had been born, Sam and Rebekah moved into Johnson County, into a snug, three-bedroom white frame house . . . ," p. 56; "[W.D.] McFarlane was not the only member of the small band of legislators who felt that way about the Gentleman from Blanco County," p. 83. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1), 1982.
(14) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in prior and subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual.
(15) Hye, Gillespie County, p. 1; Stonewall, p. 4. House Journal.
(16) Hye, Blanco County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(17) Fredericksburg. Texas Legislative Manual.
(18) Hye is on U.S. Highway 290 near the Gillespie county line ten miles west of Johnson City in western Blanco County. Handbook of Texas Online.
(19) Hye, Gillespie County. House Journal.
(20) Hye, Blanco County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(21) Gillespie County, 29th-30th. Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. as legislator (1905-8), "After six years on the farm, a chance came along. By unwritten agreement, representation in the Texas House of Representatives was rotated among the four Hill Country counties that constituted the 89th District, and 1904 was the year for Gillespie County, the county in which the Johnson farm was located, to send a man to Austin," p. 43. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1), 1982.
(22) Stonewall. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 85
Jan 9, 1923 - Sep 1, 1923
Legislatures: 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Johnson City / Blanco
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 87
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Johnson City / Blanco
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 87
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Johnson City / Blanco
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 87
Feb 26, 1918 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ ⁽¹⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Johnson City / Blanco
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 89
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th ⁽¹⁵⁾ ⁽¹⁶⁾ ⁽¹⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hye / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Llano

House District 89
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽¹⁸⁾ ⁽¹⁹⁾ ⁽²⁰⁾ ⁽²¹⁾ ⁽²²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hye / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Llano

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Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., HCR 171. Accepting the portrait of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., father of President Lyndon B. Johnson and expressing appreciation to those who commissioned the portrait. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
45th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 10/25/1937, p. 566. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

JOHNSON, SAMUEL EALY, JR. (1877-1937). Father of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Handbook of Texas Online.
Samuel Ealy Johnson, Jr. as legislator, 1905-1908, pp. 40-49; 1918-1923, pp. 64, 79-85, 93. The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1), 1982.

Other Resources

Census of 1910 - L.E. [S.E.] Johnson, Justice Precinct 7, Gillespie County, wife Rebekah, son Lindon.
Census of 1920 - Sam E. Johnson, Justice Precinct 1, Blanco County, wife Rebekah and family, including son Lyndon.
Census of 1930 - Sam E. Johnson, San Marcos, Hays County, wife Rebecca and family, including son Lyndon. FamilySearch. 1910 1920 1930

Photographs

Photograph. S.E. Johnson, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.E. Johnson, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam E. Johnson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sam E. Johnson, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.F. Johnson, Jr., 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.E. Johnson, Jr., 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.
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.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Common Carriers Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining Public Health Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries
37th R.S. - 1921 Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries Representative Districts (Vice Chair) State Affairs
36th R.S. - 1919 Agriculture Counties Highway Commission, Investigate Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Common Carriers Liquor Traffic
30th R.S. - 1907 Agriculture Commerce and Manufactures Education Judicial Districts Mines and Mining Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Roads, Bridges and Ferries Stock and Stock Raising
29th R.S. - 1905 Agriculture Judicial Districts Mines and Mining Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising

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