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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911	30th (3)   31st (1) (2)	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

(1) 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.
(2) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 39th Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 50, 3/3/1925, p. 707. Died 1/2/1924 at age 67. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• Photos and biographical sketches, Thomas Pierce Stone, John Warren Veale, and John Richard Bowman (birth date 4/17/1877 in Plano, Texas), "Thirtieth Texas Legislature," 2/4/1907, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.
• Mentioned in biographical sketch of son Charles Houston Veale, Volume IV, p. 1983. States "Judge (John W.) Veale represented his district in the 41st and 42nd state legislatures." A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

Other Resources

• J.W. Veale (1857-1924), burial in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County. Find a Grave.
• John Warren Veale's birth date 8/10/1857, death date 1/2/1924. Genealogy.com, 2004.
• Obituary, "Senator Veale Died Suddenly Wed. at Amarillo," The Breckenridge Daily American, 1/3/1924, p. 1.
  Memorial resolution, "The Amarillo Bar Shows Appreciation of John W. Veale," The Breckenridge Daily American, 1/10/1924, p. 4. Crediting the Breckenridge Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Amarillo Bar Obituary
• Memorial resolution, John W. Veale, Volume 43, Oct. 1924, pp. 176-178. Texas Law Review: Proceedings, Texas Bar Association, 1922.

Photographs

• Photograph. John W. Veale, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
• 31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st R.S. - 1909 Consideration of Message from Gov. Campbell   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Educational Affairs   H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate   Insurance, Statistics and History   Judicial Districts   Public Lands and Land Office   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Rules   Stock and Stock Raising

30th R.S. - 1907 Federal Relations   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Mining and Irrigation (Chair)  Public Land and Land Office   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Stock and Stock Raising