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James Wright Cook Full Name: James Wright Cook Date of birth: September 15, 1837 Date of death: Deceased, date unknown Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 55 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2) (3)   Unaffiliated Mooresville / Falls   Falls (1) Independent. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Name of post office changed from Mooresville to Mooreville in 1892. Handbook of Texas Online. (3) J.M. Cook, Marlin, Democrat. Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Footnote states: "Quite a number of the members who are marked democrats were elected as independents." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries J.W. Cook, post office Mooresville, farmer and stock raiser. House Journal. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, James Wright Cook, pp. 246-247. Born 9/15/1837 in Lawrence County, South Carolina, married Sallie E. Mathis in 1860, moved from Arkansas to Texas in 1884. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Lieutenant, in "ex-Governor Hughes' company, Colonel Johnson's regiment." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Other Resources James W. Cook, postoffice Mooresville, nativity South Carolina, age 51, farmer and stock raise, 6 years in Texas, Independent. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. James Wright Cook, Independent, farmer, age 51 in 1889, born in South Carolina. Card File. "The following ticket was nominated: J.W. Cook of Mooresville for the legislature . . . ," "Falls County Union Labor Party," The Galveston Daily News, 7/22/1888, p. 5. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Photographs Photograph. J.W. Cook, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 21st R.S. - 1889 Claims and Accounts   Commerce and Manufacture   Privileges and Elections   Public Printing

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