John Allen Mobley, Sr.

Full Name: John Allen Mobley, Sr.
Date of birth: January 27, 1875
Date of death: April 13, 1932

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	29	Jan 12, 1909 - Dec 22, 1909	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Athens / Henderson		Henderson
H	29	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Athens / Henderson		Henderson

(1) Democrat; Mobley "resigned December 22, 1909, to accept appointment as Assistant Attorney General to represent the State in the Court of Criminal Appeals; appointment took effect January 1, 1910." Roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, p. 413. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) Robert E. Yantis, sworn 7/28/1910, succeeded John A. Mobley, resigned 12/22/1909. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 29
Jan 12, 1909 - Dec 22, 1909
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Athens / Henderson
Counties in district: Henderson

House District 29
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Athens / Henderson
Counties in district: Henderson

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Mobley nominated for Speaker of the House of Representatives 1/12/1909, p. 6. House Journal.
59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 601. Relatives: John A. Mobley, Sr. - grandfather; John A. Mobley, III - grandson. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, John A. Mobley, Volume 1, p. 530. The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.
Biographical sketch, John Allen Mobley, Volume V, p. 25. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

Obituary, 4/13/1932, p. 2. Corsicana Daily Sun.
Death notice, 4/13/1932, p. 4. Daily Court Review (Harris County, Texas).
John A. Mobley, death date 4/13/1932 in Manhattan, New York City, New York; burial in Houston, 4/17/1932. FamilySearch. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949
John Allen Mobley, birth date 1/27/1875, draft registration in Houston, Harris County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
John A. Mobley (1875-1932), burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Includes obituary from the Reno Evening Gazette. Find a Grave.
Memorial, October 1932, p. 89. Texas Law Review Proceedings of the . . . Annual Meeting of the Texas Bar Association.
Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. John A. Mobley, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Mobley, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation Rules
31st R.S. - 1909 Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Private Corporations State Affairs (Chair) State Asylums
30th R.S. - 1907 Agriculture Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Revenue and Taxation Rules State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on the Fort Worth Stockyards State Asylums

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