John William Hornsby

Full Name: John William Hornsby
Date of birth: January 8, 1870
Date of death: March 5, 1947

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937	43rd ⁽²⁾ 44th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson
S	20	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	41st ⁽⁴⁾ 42nd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

(1) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 20
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽²⁾ 44th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

Senate District 20
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 41st ⁽⁴⁾ 42nd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 120, 3/6/1947, pp. 661-662. Resolutions - Memorial.
50th Legislature, R.S., SR 45, 3/10/1947, p. 344. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, May 1947, p. 208. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Great-grandson of HORNSBY, REUBEN (1793-1879). Handbook of Texas Online.
John William Hornsby. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.
42nd Legislature (1931) - John Wm. Hornsby, Postoffice Austin, Travis County, nativity Texas, 44, lawyer, served in former sessions: 41st, 42nd Senate Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John W. Hornsby, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Finance Portrait of Honorable Jesse Holman Jones, Special Portrait of Honorable John N. Garner, Special Public Health Rules (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts (Chair) State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments (Chair)
43rd R.S. - 1933 Anti-Nepotism, Special Banking Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Finance Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Insurance Public Health Rules (Chair) State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair) Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking Commerce and Manufacturing Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Finance Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair) Public Health State Institutions and Departments
41st R.S. - 1929 Banking Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs (Vice Chair) Finance Insurance Lease of Land for Travis County Courthouse, Investigate Public Health State Affairs State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries

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