J.K. Helton

Joseph Knowles Helton

Full Name: Joseph Knowles Helton
Date 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
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.

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Biographical Sketches

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

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874
Judiciary No. 2  
Penitentiary  
Public Lands and Land Office  

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