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Jeff. D. Cox

Jefferson Davis Cox

Full Name: Jefferson Davis Cox, Sr.
Date of birth: June 20, 1861
Date of death: February 28, 1924

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 38 Jan 10, 1911 - Sep 5, 1911 32nd (1)   Democrat Rockwall / Rockwall   Dallas, Rockwall
H 38 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (2)   Democrat Rockwall / Rockwall   Dallas, Rockwall
H 38 Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 30th   Democrat Rockwall / Rockwall   Dallas, Rockwall

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Jeff D. Cox resigned 9/5/1911. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) 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). ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
32nd (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Rockwall / Rockwall
Counties in district:
Dallas, Rockwall

Legislatures:
31st (2)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Rockwall / Rockwall
Counties in district:
Dallas, Rockwall

Legislatures:
30th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Rockwall / Rockwall
Counties in district:
Dallas, Rockwall

Terms of service notes


(1) Jeff D. Cox resigned 9/5/1911. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(2) 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). ↩

Biographical Information

  • Obituary, Jeff Davis Cox, 2/29/1924, p. 1. Born October 1862 in Indiana, death date 2/28/1924, Flotorial Representative from Rockwall and Dallas counties, marriage to Belle Amick in Rockwall, 1887. Longview News-Journal.
  • Obituary, Jefferson Davis Cox, 3/7/1924, p. 3. Born 1862, death date 2/28/1924, "one time member of the State Legislature." Marshall Messenger.

  • "Jefferson Davis Cox Funeral is Arranged," 3/1/1924, p. 12. "Jefferson Davis Cox, 62 years old, former member of the Texas Legislature." Dallas Morning News.
  • Jeff Davis Cox, birth date 6/20/1861 in Paola, Indiana; death date 2/28/1924 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; manager, circulation department, printer, Times Herald. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Jeff Davis Cox, birth date 6/20/1861, death date 2/28/1924, burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dallas, with spouse Fannie Belle Cox. Find a Grave.
  • 30th Legislature (1907) - J.D. Cox, postoffice Rockwall, nativity Indiana, age 44 (born circa 1863), newspaperman, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
    • Selected newspaper articles

  • Photograph. Jeff. D. Cox, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Jeff D. Cox, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.D. Cox, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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