John Warren Veale

Full Name: John Warren Veale
Date of birth: August 10, 1857
Date of death: January 2, 1924

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	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.

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Senate District 29
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 30th ⁽³⁾ 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: 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

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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.
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

Other Resources

John W. Veale, birth date 1857, age 67, death date 1/2/1924 in Amarillo, Potter County, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J.W. Veale (1857-1924), burial in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County. Find a Grave.
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.
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

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