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George Oliver Craven
Full Name: George Oliver Craven
Date of birth: September 20, 1856
Date of death: January 28, 1938
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
H
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48
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Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
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33rd
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(2)
(3)
(4)
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Democrat
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Pilot Point / Cooke
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Cooke
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H
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81
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Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
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32nd
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Democrat
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Pilot Point / Cooke
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Cooke
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H
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81
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Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
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31st
(5)
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Democrat
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Pilot Point / Cooke
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Cooke
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(1)
Pilot (Pilot's) Point, in northeastern Denton County, received a post office in 1855, incorporated in 1866, and reincorporated in 1906.
Handbook of Texas Online.
(2)
Pilot Point, Cooke County.
House Journal.
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Pilot Point.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4)
Cooke County.
Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(5)
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.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Other Resources |
Obituary, George Oliver Craven, "Father of Jake Craven is Buried," 1/31/1938, p. 5. Came to Texas at age 11 and "settled in Southeast Cooke Co. near Pilot Point." Moved to Gainesville in 1919 after retiring as a farmer; former member of State Legislature.
Denton Record-Chronicle.
George Oliver Craven, birth date 9/20/1856, death date 1/28/1938 in Gainesville, Cooke County, burial in Pilot Point.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
George Oliver Craven, birth date 9/20/1856, death date 1/28/1938, burial in Pilot Point Community Cemetery, Denton County.
Find a Grave.
33rd Legislature (1913) - G.O. Craven, postoffice Pilot Point, nativity Georgia, age 56, farmer, 43 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 31st-32nd, Democrat, counties composing district: Cooke.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
G.O. Craven, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
G.O. Craven, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
G.O. Craven, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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