Thomas Devereaux Cobbs
Full Name: Thomas Devereaux CobbsDate of birth: November 19, 1851
Date of death: September 19, 1934
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 92 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jun 7, 1907 | 30th (1) | Democrat | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar | |
| H | 92 | Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907 | 29th | Democrat | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar | |
| H | 92 | Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 | 28th | Democrat | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar |
(1) Cobbs resigned 6/7/1907. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 92
Jan 8, 1907 - Jun 7, 1907 Legislatures: 30th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar |
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House District 92
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907 Legislatures: 29th Party: Democrat Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar |
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House District 92
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 Legislatures: 28th Party: Democrat Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar |
(1) Cobbs resigned 6/7/1907. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Photo and biographical sketch, Hon. Thomas Devereaux Cobbs, "Governor Names Jurist," 10/4/1911, p. 8. Appointed Associate Justice of the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals at San Antonio; served Bexar County in the Legislature. Galveston Daily News.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Capt. Thomas D. Cobbs, Volume IV, pp. 1700-1701. Court of Civil Appeals, spouse Carrie Quinney. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Thomas D. Cobbs, pp. 298-303. Born in Choctaw County, Alabama, served in the Texas State Militia with a rank of Captain, lawyer and member of the Texas Legislature, married Carrie Quinney at Navasota. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive, 1918.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Captain Thomas D. Cobbs, Volume I, pp. 340-342. A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas Illustrated, 1907.
Other Resources
- Thomas Devereaux Cobbs, birth date 11/19/1851 in Alabama, passport application dated 6/24/1918. FamilySearch United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925.
- Thomas D. Cobbs, birth date 11/19/1851 in Choctaw County, Alabama; death date 9/19/1934; burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary and photo, "Judge T.D. Cobbs Succumbs Here," 9/20/1934, p. 18. Associate Justice of Fourth Court of Civil Appeals, represented Bexar County in Legislature from 1902-1908. San Antonio Express.
- Appointed to the Bailey Investigation Committee by the Speaker of the House. The committee operated during January and February of 1907 and was authorized to take testimony, subpoena witnesses, and probe charges against U. S. Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey. Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Photographs
- Photograph. T.D. Cobbs, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. T.D. Cobbs, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. T.D. Cobbs, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Thomas D. Cobbs, Texas Jurists Collection
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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