William Cone Johnson

Full Name: William Cone Johnson
Date of birth: June 11, 1860
Date of death: March 17, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	6	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893	21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Wood
H	93	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Gregg, Smith

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) "Elected (to 20th Legislature) . . . as a Democrat," p. 145. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(6) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Senate District 6
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Wood

House District 93
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Gregg, Smith

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., 3/20/1933, p. 936. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 69, 3/20/1933, pp. 811-812. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

JOHNSON, CONE (1860-1933). Handbook of Texas Online.
Portrait and biographical sketch, William Cone Johnson, pp. 144-145. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Portrait and biographical sketch, William Cone Johnson, pp. 202-204. Born in Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, pp. 388-389. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

Portrait. Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984.

Photographs

Photograph. C. Johnson, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. Johnson, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

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22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Finance Insurance and Statistics Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt Rules Treasurer's and Comptroller's Offices
21st R.S. - 1889 Contingent Expenses Education Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Finance Insurance and Statistics Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt Public Printing (Chair) Quarantine Station at Galveston, Investigate Roads and Bridges Rules Treasurer and Comptroller's Offices
20th R.S. - 1887 Educational Affairs Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvement Judge Frank Willis, Notification of Charges Judiciary Districts Judiciary No. 1 New Capitol, Governor's Message Towns and City Corporations

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