Cyrus Wesley Cotton
Full Name: Cyrus Wesley CottonDate of birth: February 19, 1853
Date of death: April 9, 1934
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 63 | Jan 22, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) (2) | Democrat | Hamilton / Hamilton | Coryell, Hamilton |
(1) Cotton unseated Charles E. Gass in election contest 1/22/1883, sworn the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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House District 63
Jan 22, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hamilton / Hamilton Counties in district: Coryell, Hamilton |
(1) Cotton unseated Charles E. Gass in election contest 1/22/1883, sworn the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 18th Legislature - "Resolved, That C.W. Cotton has been duly elected Representative to the Eighteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, from the Sixty-third Representative district, and is entitled to the seat in said Legislature now held by C.E.Gass," 1/22/1883, pp. 57-58. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Cyrus Wesley Cotton, birth date 2/19/1853, death date 4/9/1934, biographical sketch, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
- C.W. Cotton, mentioned in biographical sketch of son-in-law John D. Wood, Volume 2, p. 1441. ". . . C. W. Cotton, a retired lawyer, and a member of a pioneer family of Texas. . . was for many years a member of the State Legislature, and a man of highest standing in the legal fraternity." The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.
- Biographical sketch, p. 263. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - C.W. Cotton, Hamilton, Hamilton County, age 27, born circa 1853 in Texas, attorney at law.
Census of 1900 - Cyrus W. Cotton, Hamilton County, age 48, born February 1852 in Texas, county judge.
Census of 1920 - Cyrus W. Cotton, McLennan County, Texas, age 66, born circa 1854 in Texas. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1920 - Judge Cyrus W. Cotton, birth date 2/19/1853 in Marion County; death date 4/9/1934 in Houston, Harris County; retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Obituary and photo, "Judge C.W. Cotton Had Active Part in Texas' Growth," 4/15/1934, p. 21. Houston Chronicle.
- Photograph of Hamilton Bar Association including C.W. Cotton, The Hamilton Herald-News, Hamilton County Centennial Edition, 4/3/1958, p. 33, crediting the Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. C.W. Cotton, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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