Joseph Knowles Helton
Full Name: Joseph Knowles HeltonDate of birth: August 12, 1817
Date of death: September 16, 1906
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 19 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th (1) (2) | Democrat | Meridian / Bosque | Bosque, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Hamilton, McLennan, Runnels |
(1) Clifton, Bosque County. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
(2) Meridian, Bosque County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 19
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 Legislatures: 14th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Meridian / Bosque Counties in district: Bosque, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Hamilton, McLennan, Runnels |
(1) Clifton, Bosque County. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
(2) Meridian, Bosque County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- HELTON, JOSEPH KNOWLES (1817-1906). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and photo, Helton, Judge J.K, Family, F523. Bosque County History Book Committee. Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas), 1985, Dallas, Texas, pp. 366-367, crediting Denton Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Obituary, "Judge J.K. Helton: Oldest Lawyer in Bosque County Passes Away," The Clifton Record, 9/21/1906, p. 7, crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library. "In 1873 he was elected to the lower house of the State Legislature . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Other Resources
- Joseph Knowles Helton, birth date 8/12/1817, death date 9/16/1906, photo, burial in Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Bosque County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.K. Helton, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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14th R.S. - 1874
Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiary Public Lands and Land Office |
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