John Thomas Currey

Full Name: John Thomas Currey
Other surnames: Curry
Date of birth: October 28, 1837
Date of death: November 28, 1918

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	30	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt	Van Zandt
H	30	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Grand Saline / Van Zandt	Van Zandt
H	100	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Canton / Van Zandt	Van Zandt
H	100	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	Canton / Van Zandt	Van Zandt
H	26	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd	Democrat	Canton / Van Zandt	Van Zandt
H	26	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Canton / Van Zandt	Van Zandt

(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) Grand Saline, Van Zandt County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Canton. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 30
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Grand Saline / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

House District 30
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Grand Saline / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

House District 100
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canton / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

House District 100
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canton / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

House District 26
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canton / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

House District 26
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Canton / Van Zandt
Counties in district: Van Zandt

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

J.T. Curry; John T. Curry. House Journal. 20th R.S. 22nd R.S. 23rd R.S. 25th R.S.
Jno. T. Currey; John T. Currey. House Journal. 30th R.S. 31st R.S.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, John Thomas Curry, pp. 124-125. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, John T. Currey, pp. 275-276. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Obituary, John T. Currey. Goff, C.W. The Canton Herald, 12/13/1918, p. 4, crediting Van Zandt County Library. Birth date 10/28/1837 in Kentucky; death date 11/28/1918 in Van Zandt County, Texas. "He served this county eight years in the state legislature . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, John T. Currey, pp. 133-134. Born 10/28/1837 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, John F. Curry, "Hatton Community," reprinted from Van Zandt County Texas Biographies 1848-1991, Vol. II. Birth date 10/28/1837 in Kentucky. Portrait of John T. Curry. Van Zandt County, TXGenWeb Project.

Other Resources

John T. Currey, birth date 10/28/1837, burial in Oakland Cemetery, Oakland, Van Zandt County. Find a Grave.
John T. Currey. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
John T. Currey. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.

Photographs

Photograph. John T. Currey, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John T. Currey, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Curry, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Curry, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. J.T. Curry, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Curry, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Appropriations Liquor Traffic Public Debt State Asylums (Chair) Stock and Stock Raising
31st R.S. - 1909 Appropriations Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt Stock and Stock Raising
30th R.S. - 1907 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries
25th R.S. - 1897 Finance Internal Improvements Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries
23rd R.S. - 1893 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examination of Finance Penitentiaries Private Land Claims (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries
22nd R.S. - 1891 Claims and Accounts Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examination of (Chair) Comptroller's and Treasurer's Department, Examine Finance Judicial Districts Mining and Minerals Roads, Bridges and Ferries
20th R.S. - 1887 Agricultural & Mechanical College at Bryan and the State University, Money and Lands, Select Finance Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs

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