Horace Cone
Full Name: Horace ConeDate of birth: March 10, 1820
Date of death: October 24, 1885
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 36 | Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863 | 9th | Houston / Harris | Harris | ||
| H | 52 | Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 | 5th (1) | Columbia / Brazoria | Brazoria |
(1) The town of West Columbia, in west central Brazoria County, was founded as Columbia in 1826 by Josiah Hughes Bell, who laid out the town two miles west of Marion (now East Columbia). It was known as Columbia during the Texas Revolution and when it served as the capital of the Republic of Texas from September to December 1836. Handbook of Texas Online.
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House District 36
Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863 Legislatures: 9th Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
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House District 52
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 Legislatures: 5th (1) Home City/County: Columbia / Brazoria Counties in district: Brazoria |
(1) The town of West Columbia, in west central Brazoria County, was founded as Columbia in 1826 by Josiah Hughes Bell, who laid out the town two miles west of Marion (now East Columbia). It was known as Columbia during the Texas Revolution and when it served as the capital of the Republic of Texas from September to December 1836. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Cone, age 33, native state District of Columbia, emigrated from Alabama in 1851, lawyer, postoffice Columbia, Brazoria County. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- CONE, HORACE (1820-1885). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Obituaries, "Death of Colonel Horace Cone," The Galveston Daily News, 10/25/1895, p. 3. Born 1821 in Virginia. "In 1850 he came to Texas, settling in Brazoria county and practicing his profession. In 1853 he was elected to the legislature from that county. During 1857 he removed to Houston and represented this district in 1859-60."
Colonel Horace Cone, The San Antonio Light, 10/27/1895, p. 2. "Colonel Cone was a member of the Legislature during several sessions and occupied a high rank in the halls of legislation." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Galveston Daily News San Antonio Light
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Colonel, staff of Gen. John Bankhead Magruder. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Horace Cone, birth date 3/10/1820, death date 10/24/1885, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
Committee Information top
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9th R.S. - 1861
Address to Soldiers in the Field (Co-Chair) Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Finance (Chair) Flags of 4th and 5th Texas Regiments Institutions for the Blind, Deaf, and Dumb and Lunatic Asylum | ||
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5th R.S. - 1853
Education Engrossed Bills Public Printing (Chair) |
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