George Oliver Craven

Full Name: George Oliver Craven
Date of birth: September 20, 1856
Date of death: January 28, 1938

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	48	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Pilot Point / Cooke	Cooke
H	81	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Pilot Point / Cooke	Cooke
H	81	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Pilot Point / Cooke	Cooke

(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.
(3) 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).

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House District 48
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pilot Point / Cooke
Counties in district: Cooke

House District 81
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pilot Point / Cooke
Counties in district: Cooke

House District 81
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pilot Point / Cooke
Counties in district: Cooke

Biographical Information top

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 in Atlanta, Georgia; death date 1/28/1938 in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas; retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Geo. 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.

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

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.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Agriculture Capitol Basement, Inspect Claims and Accounts Conduct of Newspaper Representatives, Investigate Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Liquor Traffic Stock and Stock Raising
32nd R.S. - 1911 Agriculture (Chair) Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the Confederate Home Appropriations Subcommittee on the West Texas Normal at Canyon City and Epileptic Colony (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Representative Districts
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Constitutional Amendments Public Buildings and Grounds State Affairs State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising
31st R.S. - 1909 Constitutional Amendments Public Buildings and Grounds State Affairs State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising

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