Jack Cox

Full Name: Jack Cox
Date of birth: August 20, 1921
Date of death: April 27, 1990

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	108	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Breckenridge / Stephens	Palo Pinto, Stephens
H	108	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Breckenridge / Stephens	Palo Pinto, Stephens
H	108	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Breckenridge / Stephens	Palo Pinto, Stephens

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House District 108
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Palo Pinto, Stephens

House District 108
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Palo Pinto, Stephens

House District 108
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Palo Pinto, Stephens

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

71st Legislature, 5th C.S., HR 32. Resolutions - Memorial.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, served five years during World War II. "Jack Cox Launches East Texas Appeal," 3/8/1960. Dallas Morning News.
United States Navy. "He interrupted his University of Texas studies, where he was working his way, to volunteer for service in the U.S. Navy, coaching a boxing team and seeing action in the Pacific as a naval aviator." 71st Legislature, 5th C.S., HR 32. Resolutions - Memorial.

Photographs

Photograph. Jack Cox, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jack Cox, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jack Cox, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Common Carriers Game and Fisheries Oil, Gas and Mining Public Printing
51st R.S. - 1949 Aeronautics Commerce and Manufactures Congressional and Legislative Districts Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
50th R.S. - 1947 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Oil, Gas, and Mining Representation Before the Legislature (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation Student Activities at A&M College, Investigation, Special

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