G.J. Cox

George Joshua Cox

Full Name: George Joshua Cox
Date of birth: June 16, 1872
Date of death: May 26, 1955

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 38 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar
H 38 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar
H 38 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar
H 35 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Cooper / Delta   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Terms of Service top

House District 38
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar
House District 38
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar
House District 38
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar
House District 35
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cooper / Delta
Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/22/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • George Joshua Cox, birth date 6/16/1872 in Alabama, death date 5/26/1955 in Dallas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • George J. Cox, Democrat, salesman, born in Alabama, 35 years in Texas, age 55 in 1929. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
  • Obituary, Monday, 5/30/1955, p. 2. Paris News.

Photographs

  • Photograph. G.J. Cox, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Geo. J. Cox, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Geo. J. Cox, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. G.J. Cox, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931
Claims and Accounts  
Education  
Enrolled Bills (Chair) 
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
41st R.S. - 1929
Common Carriers  
Education  
Penitentiaries  
Revenue and Taxation  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
39th R.S. - 1925
Banks and Banking  
Confederate Home, Investigate  
Judicial Districts  
Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair) 
Public Lands and Buildings  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Commerce and Manufactures  
Counties  
Labor  
Penitentiaries  
Public Debt  
Senatorial Districts  
State Asylums (Vice Chair) 

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