Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John G. Willacy

Full Name: John G. Willacy
Birth date: November 10, 1859
Death date: September 19, 1943

Terms of Service

Senate, 33rd ⁽⁹⁾ & 32nd ⁽¹⁰⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1911 - 1/1/1915
Democrat
Dean of the Senate.
Senate, 31st ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ & 30th ⁽⁸⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1907 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
Senate, 29th ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹⁶⁾ & 28th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ ⁽¹⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁷⁾ Legislatures
1/13/1903 - 1/8/1907
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected in the absence of the President and President Pro Tem 1/23/1905, Regular Session; elected 4/15/1905, Regular Session; elected 4/15/1905 and 5/13/1905, 1st C.S.
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected in the absence of the President and President Pro Tem 3/30/1903, Regular Session.
House, 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽¹⁸⁾ Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat
House, 26th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁵⁾ Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat

(1) District 17 comprised of Hunt and Kaufman counties; District 87 comprised of Duval, Nueces, San Patricio, and Aransas counties, pp. 27, 30, Acts of 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 21, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(3) Portland is on a bluff overlooking Nueces Bay in southeastern San Patricio County. "In 1990 Portland had a population of 12,224 and had grown into Nueces County." Handbook of Texas Online .
(4) Nueces County. House Journal .
(5) District 87 represented by John Willacy, Portland, Texas, p. 3. House Journal .
(6) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(7) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(8) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(9) 33rd Legislature - Roll Call, holdover Senators elected on 11/8/1910 for a full period of four years, 1/14/1913, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal .
(10) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(11) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(12) 29th Regular, 1st and 2nd Called Sessions - John G. Willacy, of San Patricio County. Senate Journal .
(13) 28th Legislature, Regular Session - John Willacy of San Patricio County; 28th Legislature, 1st Called Session - John Willacy of Nueces County. Senate Journal .
(14) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(15) City of Portland currently located in San Patricio and Nueces counties, with the majority of the city located in San Patricio. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide .
(16) Portland, San Patricio County. Texas Legislative Manual .
(17) Portland, San Patricio County. Texas Legislative Manual .
(18) District 17 represented by John Willacy, Portland, p. 63. Texas Legislative Manual .

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