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John Atlas Peacock Full Name: John Atlas Peacock Date of birth: November 23, 1845 Date of death: February 26, 1922 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 4 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887 18th (2) (3)   19th (1)   Democrat Daingerfield / Morris   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus H 11 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (4)   Democrat Daingerfield / Morris   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris (1) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885. (2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. (3) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883 (4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, John Atlas Peacock, p. 238. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Ranger on the Texas border. John Atlas Peacock, death date 2/24/1922 in Tarrant County, widow Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Peacock, marriage date 4/14/1879 in Morris County. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Other Resources Census of 1880 - John Peacock, Daingerfield, Morris County, age 33, born circa 1847 in Texas, attorney at law. Census of 1900 - John A. Peacock, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, age 53, born November 1847 in Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 John A. Peacock, birth date 11/23/1845 in Texas, death date 2/24/1922 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Obituary, "Funeral Monday for Fort Worth Pioneer," 2/26/1922, p. 8. "In his early law practice he formed a law partnership with John L. Sheppard . . . later serving as Morris County's Representative at the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Legislatures." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Biographical sketch, John Atlas Peacock, pp. 86-87. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885. Photographs Photograph. J.A. Peacock, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.A. Peacock, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.A. Peacock, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. 19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 19th R.S. - 1885 Constitutional Amendments   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Debt   Public Lands (Chair)  Rules   State Asylums   18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments   Enrolled Bills   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries   Privileges and Elections   Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair)  Public Lands   State Asylums   17th R.S. - 1881 Congressional Districts   Educational Affairs   Indian Affairs   Judiciary No. 2   Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas   School Claims

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