Ed J. Cloud

Edward Jacob Cloud

Full Name: Edward Jacob "Ed" Cloud
Date of birth: July 3, 1892
Date of death: March 10, 1972

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 83 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Rule / Haskell   Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Throckmorton
H 83 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Rule / Haskell   Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Throckmorton
H 83 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Rule / Haskell   Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Throckmorton

(1) Farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 83
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rule / Haskell
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Throckmorton
House District 83
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rule / Haskell
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Throckmorton
House District 83
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rule / Haskell
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Throckmorton

(1) Farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Biographical Information top

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, Private, Company C, 102nd Ammunition Train, World War I. Edward J. Cloud, born circa 1893 in Jonesboro, Texas, residence in Haskell. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
  • Private, Company C, 102nd Ammunition Train, World War I. Military grave marker, Edward J. Cloud, birth date 7/3/1892, death date 3/10/1972, burial in Rule Cemetery, Haskell, Haskell County. Includes reprint of obituary from The Haskell Free Press, 3/16/1972. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

  • Edward Jacob Cloud, birth date 7/3/1892 in Jonesboro, Texas; death date 3/10/1972 in Haskell, Haskell County; farmer; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Obituary, "Ed Cloud, Rule, Dies," 3/11/1972, p. 2, "A member of the Texas House of Representatives for three terms." Wichita Falls Record News.

Photographs

  • Photograph. Ed J. Cloud, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. E.J. "Ed" Cloud, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
  • Photograph. Ed J. Cloud, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Ed J. Cloud, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959
Banks and Banking  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Education  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
Public Printing  
55th R.S. - 1957
Agriculture  
Banks and Banking  
Education  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair) 
54th R.S. - 1955
Banks and Banking  
Education  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
School Districts  

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