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John Atlas Peacock
Full Name: John Atlas Peacock
Date of birth: November 23, 1845
Date of death: February 26, 1922
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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4
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Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887
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18th
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(3)
19th
(1)
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Democrat
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Daingerfield / Morris
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Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
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11
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
(4)
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Democrat
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Daingerfield / Morris
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Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
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(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.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, John Atlas Peacock, p. 238.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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