Terms of Service

• House, 27th Legislature
  1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
  Democrat
  
• House, 26th Legislature
  1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 9, the only man in American history who presided in uninterrupted succession over both houses of Congress, first as Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1931-33, and as Vice President of the United States, 1933-41. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 63rd Legislature, R.S., SCR 112. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SCR 2. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. John Garner, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John Garner, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• GARNER, John Nance (1868-1967). Representative, TX; Speaker of the House, US; Vice President, US. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present .
• GARNER, JOHN NANCE (1868-1967). Handbook of Texas Online .
• Photos and biographical sketch. First Texan to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatitives and as vice president of the United States. Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington 2004.
• "Statesman on Horseback: Judge, Senator, State Treasurer and Railroad Commissioner, C.V. Terrell Was Confidant of Eight Texas Governors," by A. Garland Adair, January 1960, pp. 10-12, biographical sketch, painting & photo. Mentions John Garner. Texas Parade .

Committee Information

• 27th R.S. - 1901
• Asylums  
• Congressional Districts  
• Internal Improvements  
• Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 26th R.S. - 1899
• Internal Improvements  
• Judiciary No. 2  
• Public Lands and Land Office  
• Stock and Stock Raising