Jesse Mercer Cook

Full Name: Jesse Mercer Cook
Date of birth: January 12, 1830
Date of death: July 25, 1897

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 12 Aug 1, 1856 - Nov 2, 1857 6th (1)     Unknown / Titus   Titus

(1) Jesse M. Cook, sworn 8/1/1856, succeeded Richard E. Hines, died 5/1/1856. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 12
Aug 1, 1856 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 6th (1)  
Home City/County: Unknown / Titus
Counties in district: Titus

(1) Jesse M. Cook, sworn 8/1/1856, succeeded Richard E. Hines, died 5/1/1856. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Biographical Sketches

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Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Capt. Cook's Death," 7/27/1897, p. 5. "In 1856 he was elected to the Texas legislature . . ." Birth date 1/12/1830, death date 7/25/1897. Dallas Morning News.
  • Jesse M. Cook (1830-1897), burial in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County. Includes reprint of obituary in the Dallas Morning News, 7/27/1897. Find a Grave.
  • Mentioned in sketch of son, Robert Hughes Cook, Volume V, p. 2298. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

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