John McCulloch Dean

Full Name: John McCulloch Dean
Date of birth: May 13, 1852
Date of death: August 20, 1909

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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	25	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897	23rd ⁽²⁾ 24th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel

(1) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. 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 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893

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Senate District 25
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽²⁾ 24th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel

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Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "John M. Dean Dies in Chicago," 8/20/1909, pp. 1, 7. Born 5/13/1852 in Forsythe County, Georgia; son of Dr. Y.S. and Martha (McCullough) Dean. El Paso Herald.
DEAN, JOHN M. (1852-1909). Birth date 5/13/1852, death date 8/20/1909. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical note, p. 218, born 5/13/1855. The Legal Heritage of El Paso, 1963.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Judge John M. Dean, Volume I, pp. 260-261. "Pioneer lawyer of El Paso," born 5/13/1852 in Forsythe County, Georgia. In 1892 "he was elected to the state senate, where he served for four years, during which period he was closely connected with important constructive legislation and served on a number of the leading committees in the upper house." A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Other Resources

John M. Dean, birthplace Georgia; age 56; death date 8/20/1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; burial in El Paso, Texas on 8/22/1909; lawyer. FamilySearch. Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998
John McCulloch Dean (May 1852-Aug. 1909), burial in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, with wife Mary Louise Dean. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.M. Dean, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Dean, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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24th R.S. - 1895 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Frontier Protection (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Health Public Lands State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
23rd R.S. - 1893 Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Education General Land Office Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation (Chair) Penitentiaries Public Health State Affairs

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