Crocket McDonald King
Full Name: Crocket McDonald KingDate of birth: January 15, 1841
Date of death: December 4, 1897
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 63 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) | Democrat | Leon Junction / Coryell | Coryell, Hamilton |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 63
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Leon Junction / Coryell Counties in district: Coryell, Hamilton |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Crocket McDonald King, p. 373. Born 1/15/1841 in Burleson County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Biographical sketch, Crocket McDonald King, A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas, 1893, pp. 492-494, crediting Lena Armstrong Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, list of engagements in the Army of Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Rangers under Colonel J.M. Norris; George W. Carter's First Texas Lancers under the Confederacy; Confederate States Army, Captain, Army of Tennessee under Bragg. A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas, 1893, pp. 492-494, crediting Lena Armstrong Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Other Resources
- 21st Legislature (1889) - Crocket McDonald King, postoffice Leon Junction, nativity Texas, age 48, farmer, 48 years in Texas, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
- Crocket M. King, birth date 1/15/1841, death date 12/4/1897, burial in King-Smith Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County. Find a Grave.
- Mortuary, Gatesville, Texas, Dec. 4, Hon. Crockett M. King, "represented this county in the Legislature," 12/5/1897 edition, p. 3. Galveston Daily News.
- Biographical sketch of O.T. Tyler, "Father of Coryell County," pp. 20-21, mentions Crockett King and the King headright, which was near the Tyler headright in Coryell County.
"King's Mountain was named for Crockett King, who was among the first white men to establish in the Leon Valley This mountain is near Leon Junction." Chapter X, Coryell County Place Names, p. 46. History of Coryell County, 1936. p. 46 pp. 20-21
Photographs
- Photograph. C.M. King, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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