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 Information top

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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