Silas Benjamin Cowell

Full Name: Silas Benjamin Cowell
Date of birth: April 27, 1866
Date of death: April 20, 1956

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	4	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 9, 1917	33rd ⁽²⁾ 34th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Whitesboro / Grayson		Cooke, Grayson

(1) 34th Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 33rd Legislature - List of Senators elected on November 5, 1912, oath of office administered, 1/14/1913, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 4
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽²⁾ 34th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Whitesboro / Grayson
Counties in district: Cooke, Grayson

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Other Resources

Census of 1910 - Silas B. Cowell, Whitesboro, Grayson County, age 44, born circa 1866 in Missouri, cashier, wife Florence. FamilySearch.
Silas Benjamin Cowell, birth date 4/27/1866 in Missouri; death date 4/20/1956 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; banker. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Silas Benjamin Cowell, birth date 4/27/1866, death date 4/20/1956, burial in Oak Wood Cemetery, Whitesboro, Grayson County, with spouse Mary Florence Cowell. Find a Grave.
Obituary, S.B. Cowell, "Ex-State Senator Dies at Gainesville," 4/22/1956, p. 20. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Age 48 in 1915, death date 4/20/1956. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Photographs

Photograph. S.B. Cowell, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.B. Cowell, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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34th R.S. - 1915 Counties and County Boundaries Educational Affairs Federal Relations Finance (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Public Health Public Printing State Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations
33rd R.S. - 1913 Coastal Waters of Texas Congressional Districts (Chair) Contingent Expenses Educational Affairs Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Labor Military Affairs Public Printing Towns and City Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments

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