Joseph Lake
Full Name: Joseph "Joe" LakeDate of birth: June 26, 1851
Date of death: October 25, 1916
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 21 | Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 | 26th (1) | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Joe Lake announced "as a candidate for the legislature, subject to the action of the citizens' party," "For the Legislature," 5/19/1898, p. 8, 6th col. Marshall Evening Messenger. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 26th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Marshall / Harrison
- Counties in district:
- Harrison
Terms of service notes
(1) Joe Lake announced "as a candidate for the legislature, subject to the action of the citizens' party," "For the Legislature," 5/19/1898, p. 8, 6th col. Marshall Evening Messenger. ↩
Biographical Information
- Census of 1900 - Joseph Lake, Marshall, Harrison County, age 49, born June 1851 in South Carolina, mayor city, spouse Mary, daughters Fannie and Emma, sons Willie E., Joseph, and Wood.
Census of 1910 - Joseph Lake, Marshall, Harrison County, age 57, born circa 1853 in South Carolina, druggist, spouse Mary W., daughters Frances E. and Emma, sons Willie E., Joseph, Jr. ,and Wood A. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 - Joseph Lake, birth date 6/26/1857 in Edgefield, South Carolina (birth year 1851, age 65 years); death date 10/25/1916 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; druggist. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Joseph Lake, birth date 6/26/1851, death date 10/25/1916, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County, with spouse Mary Coapland Lake. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, Joseph Lake, "Hon. Joe Lake Passes Away," 10/25/1916, p. 3. Lake "served his people as mayor and also in the state Legislature." Marshall Messenger.
- 26th Legislature (1899) - Joe Lake, postoffice Marshall, nativity South Carolina, age 46 (born circa 1853), cattleman, 45 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
- Photograph. Joe Lake, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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