Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Thomas Beaty

Full Name: John Thomas "Tom" Beaty
Birth date: January 28, 1854
Death date: January 9, 1937

Terms of Service

Senate, 29th ⁽⁴⁾ & 28th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislatures
1/13/1903 - 1/8/1907
Democrat
Senate, 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(4) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(5) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.T. Beaty, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Beaty, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Beaty, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

John Tom Beaty, birth date 1/28/1854 in Jasper; death date 1/9/1937 in Houston, Harris County; residence in Jasper; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
John T. Beaty (1855-1937), burial in Jasper City Cemetery, Jasper County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, John Tom Beaty, "Former State Senator Dies in Houston at His Daughter's Home," 1/10/1937, p. 8. Houston Chronicle .
Died 1/9/1937 per call to Jasper County Archives, August 2000. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
John Thomas Beaty, "DAR/DRT Visit Historic Town," Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Texas), 1/16/2000, p. 13, crediting Livingston Municipal Library, "the Beaty-Orton house, home of Texas Senator John Thomas Beaty." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Beaty-Orton House, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, notes built by John T. Beaty (1855-1937). Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .
Blake-Beaty-Orton House, National Register listing identifies J.T. Beaty as "Senator from the 14th District to the Texas Legislature from 1901 to 1906." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .
Biographical sketch, John T. Beaty, pp. 55-56. Born 1/28/1855 in Jasper County. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.