John Gallatin Kearby

Full Name: John Gallatin Kearby
Date of birth: December 3, 1848
Date of death: January 23, 1919

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Wills Point / Van Zandt	Senate President Pro Tempore (23rd)	Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
S	7	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Wills Point / Van Zandt		Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt

(1) 23rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/10/1893, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(5) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.

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Senate District 7
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (23rd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wills Point / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

Senate District 7
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wills Point / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt

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Resolutions and Journal entries

36th Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 65, 2/13/1919, p. 349. John Gallatin Kearby, death date 1/3/1919. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, J.G. Kearby, pp. 476-477. Relatives: Dr. J.P. Blount was John Gallatin Kearby's brother-in-law. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Biographical sketch, John G. Kearby, pp. 202-203. Born 12/3/1848 in Hot Springs County, Arkansas. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Obituary, "Senator Kearby Is Dead," The Comanche Chief and Pioneer Exponent (Comanche, Texas), 1/31/1919, p. 1, crediting Comanche Public Library. Death date 1/23/1919. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Relatives: Dr. James P. Blount (Texas House of Representatives, 19th Legislature) was John Gallatin Kearby's brother-in-law. Obituary index, early deaths before 1909, Dr. James P. Blount's wife Mrs. Jessamine Kearby Blount (sister of Hon. J.G. Kearby of Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Dallas Morning News, 6/29/1900). Denton Public Library.
J.G. Kearby, birth date 12/3/1848, death date 1/23/1919, burial in White Rose Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.G. Kearby, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.G. Kearby, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

23rd R.S. - 1893 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Military Affairs Private Land Claims Public Debt State Asylums State Reformatory, Joint Committee on
22nd R.S. - 1891 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills Insurance and Statistics Investigate Charges Against J.E. Hollingsworth, Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, and History Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Penitentiaries Printing of Daily Senate and House Journals Private Land Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Printing State Affairs Towns, Cities and Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Offices

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