James Baker Cone
Full Name: James Baker ConeDate of birth: March 10, 1825
Date of death: March 25, 1897
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 82 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) | Democrat | Union / Wilson | Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson |
(1) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 82
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Union / Wilson Counties in district: Atascosa, Karnes, Wilson |
(1) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch of Marshall N.D. Cone, son of James B. Cone. Includes reprint of 4/23/1931 article from the Gonzales Inquirer. "You Just Didn't Mess with N.D. Cone." Murray Montgomery's Lone Star Diary, 2004.
- Biographical sketch, J.B. Cone, p. 121. Born 3/10/1825 in Georgia. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army. Footstone, J.B. Cone, C.S.A. James Baker Cone, birth date 3/10/1825 in Washington County, Georgia, death date 3/25/1897 in Gonzales, Texas, burial in Gonzales City Cemetery, Gonzales County. Includes reprint of obituary in Gonzales Inquirer, 4/1/1897. Find a Grave.
- "For a good portion of the time of the late war, Mr. Cone served with Colonel J.E. McCord, and also with Colonel Stephen H. Darden." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in Burr Under the Buckle of the Bible Belt, 2004.
- Census of 1880 - James B. Cone, Wilson County, age 55, born circa 1825 in Georgia, farmer, wife Ann, sons Claude, John W., and Norman D. FamilySearch.
- Death notice, Hon. J.B. Cone, Gonzales, death date 3/25/1897. "Mortuary," Galveston Daily News, 3/27/1897, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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20th R.S. - 1887
County Government and County Finance Deficiency in Public School Fund and Delay in Payments of Interest on Land Notes Finance Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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