Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	38	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	38	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	38	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	35	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Cooper / Delta	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/22/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

George Joshua Cox, birth date 6/16/1872 in Alabama, death date 5/26/1955 in Dallas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
George J. Cox, Democrat, salesman, born in Alabama, 35 years in Texas, age 55 in 1929. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
Obituary, Monday, 5/30/1955, p. 2. Paris News.

Photographs

Photograph. G.J. Cox, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. J. Cox, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. J. Cox, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.J. Cox, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Claims and Accounts Education Enrolled Bills (Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
41st R.S. - 1929 Common Carriers Education Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
39th R.S. - 1925 Banks and Banking Confederate Home, Investigate Judicial Districts Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
33rd R.S. - 1913 Commerce and Manufactures Counties Labor Penitentiaries Public Debt Senatorial Districts State Asylums (Vice Chair)

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