Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	60	Jan 8, 1929 - Aug 26, 1929	41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Hill, Navarro
H	58	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Navarro
H	58	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Navarro

(1) Resignation filed with Secretary of State 8/26/1929. "Representative Ernest C. Cox Resigns Place," 8/27/1929, p. 1; "Ernest Cox Named State Commander American Legion" and "Cox Resigned From Legislature Recently, 8/30/1929, p. 7. Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light.
(2) Sam H. Allred, in special election 10/22/1929, sworn 1/20/1930, succeeded Ernest C. Cox, resigned after 3rd C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/31/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Military Service Notes

State Commander, American Legion. "Ernest Cox Named State Commander American Legion," 8/30/1929, p. 7. Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light.
United States Army, Private 1st Class, Company A, 159th Infantry, World War I; Central MG OT School Camp. Ernest Calvin Cox, birth date 4/15/1896 in Ozro, Texas; residence in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Major QM-RES, World War I, Arkansas. Military grave marker, Ernest Calvin Cox, birth date 4/15/1896, death date 5/17/1957, burial in Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Death notice, 5/20/1957, p. 12. Ernest Cox, "former member of the House of Representatives from Navarro and Hill County," funeral in Cleburne. Austin Statesman.
Ernest Calvin Cox, birth date 4/15/1896, death date 5/17/1957 in Houston, Harris County, life insurance, Royal Life Ins. Co. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
41st Legislature (1929) - Ernest C. Cox, postoffice Corsicana, nativity Texas, age 32, Asst. State Adj. American Legion, member of former legislatures: 39th-40th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. Ernest C. Cox, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ernest C. Cox, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ernest C. Cox, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Appropriations Contingent Expenses Municipal and Private Corporations State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
40th R.S. - 1927 Appropriations Claims and Accounts Military Affairs (Vice Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
39th R.S. - 1925 Engrossed Bills Military Affairs Oil, Gas and Mining State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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