Thomas Arthur DeBerry

Full Name: Thomas Arthur "Tom" DeBerry
Date of birth: October 14, 1887
Date of death: November 10, 1958

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	8	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937	44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 43rd ⁽³⁾ 44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Bogata / Red River	Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
S	8	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 41st ⁽⁶⁾ 42nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Bogata / Red River	Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River
H	36	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Bogata / Red River		Red River
H	36	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Bogata / Red River		Red River
H	36	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Bogata / Red River		Red River

(1) 44th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 10/27/1936. Senate Journal.
(2) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 7/14/1931. Senate Journal.
(5) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 8
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 43rd ⁽³⁾ 44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bogata / Red River
Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River

Senate District 8
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 41st ⁽⁶⁾ 42nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bogata / Red River
Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River

House District 36
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bogata / Red River
Counties in district: Red River

House District 36
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bogata / Red River
Counties in district: Red River

House District 36
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bogata / Red River
Counties in district: Red River

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, R.S., SR 579. Resolutions - Memorial.
56th Legislature, R.S., SR 87. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/20/1929, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War I. "After serving in the Army in World War I, he suffered crippling injuries in a dynamite explosion during a celebration of the first Armistice Day Nov. 11, 1919. He lost one hand and the other was mangled. He was blind for a year until sight was restored partially in one eye." Obituary, "Tom DeBerry Dies at Paris," 11/11/1958. Dallas Morning News.
United States Army, 7th Division, World War I. "He served his country for seven months overseas during World War I in an infantry regiment of the Seventh Division." 56th Legislature, R.S., SR 579. Resolutions - Memorial.
Data on U.S. Army Divisions during World War I, 7th Division. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Obituary, 11/11/1958. Death date 11/10/1958, interment in Bogata, Texas. Dallas Morning News.
Thomas Arthur Deberry, birth date 10/14/1887 in Bogata, Red River, Texas. FamilySearch.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom DeBerry, 38th 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.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935 Agricultural Affairs (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Cotton Export, Special Educational Affairs (Vice Chair) Insurance Investigating Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Nominations of the Governor Noncontested Bills, Special Privileges and Elections Representative Districts Rules (Chair) State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries
43rd R.S. - 1933 Agricultural Affairs (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Finance Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Nominations of the Governor Privileges and Elections Representative Districts Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic (Vice Chair) State Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
42nd R.S. - 1931 Agricultural Affairs Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Finance Insurance Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Nominations By Governor Privileges and Elections Representative Districts (Vice Chair) Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries (Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Constitutional Amendments Insurance Nominations By Governor (Vice Chair) Representative Districts (Chair) Senatorial Districts (Chair) State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations
40th R.S. - 1927 Military Affairs Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation School Districts State Affairs (Vice Chair)
39th R.S. - 1925 Insurance Liquor Traffic Oil, Gas and Mining Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation School Districts (Chair)
38th R.S. - 1923 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Military Affairs

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