Jesse Mercer Cook
Full Name: Jesse Mercer CookDate of birth: January 12, 1830
Date of death: July 25, 1897
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 12 | Aug 1, 1856 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th (1) | Unknown / Titus | Titus |
(1) Jesse M. Cook, sworn 8/1/1856, succeeded Richard E. Hines, died 5/1/1856. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 12
Aug 1, 1856 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th (1) Home City/County: Unknown / Titus Counties in district: Titus |
(1) Jesse M. Cook, sworn 8/1/1856, succeeded Richard E. Hines, died 5/1/1856. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch included in page on his father, Asa Barrett Cook. Lists Jesse Mercer Cook's death date as 7/25/1897. Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet II.
- COOK, JESSE MERCER (1830-1894). Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company I, Whitfield's Legion (Daingerfield Grays). Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Obituary, "Capt. Cook's Death," 7/27/1897, p. 5. "In 1856 he was elected to the Texas legislature . . ." Birth date 1/12/1830, death date 7/25/1897. Dallas Morning News.
- Jesse M. Cook (1830-1897), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County. Includes reprint of obituary in the Dallas Morning News, 7/27/1897. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in sketch of son, Robert Hughes Cook, Volume V, p. 2298. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
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