O.H. Cross

Oliver Harlan Cross

Full Name: Oliver Harlan Cross
Date of birth: July 13, 1868
Date of death: April 24, 1960

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 66 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (1)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan

(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/10/1899. Took oath of office before a Travis County notary public on the 10th day January, 1899, pp. 34. House Journal.

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House District 66
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/10/1899. Took oath of office before a Travis County notary public on the 10th day January, 1899, pp. 34. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Oliver Harlan Cross, birth date 7/13/1868 in Alabama; death date 4/24/1960 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas; retired attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Oliver Harlan Cross, birth date 7/13/1868 in Alabama; death date 4/24/1960 in Waco, Texas; burial in Norwood Cemetery, Hearne, Robertson County. Find a Grave.
  • Oliver Harlan Cross papers, identifier: MSS-3478. W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama.
  • Obituary, O.H. Cross, "Graveside Services Today for Ex-Congressman Cross," 4/25/1960, p. B1. "He was in the Texas Legislature with John Nance Garner when he first came to Texas." Waco Times-Herald.

Photographs

  • Photograph. O.H. Cross, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance, Statistics, and History  
Judicial Districts  
Judiciary No. 2  
Public Buildings and Grounds  

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