Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	27	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th	Democrat	Mexia / Limestone	Falls, Freestone, Limestone
H	55	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Mexia / Limestone	Falls, Limestone
H	55	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Mexia / Limestone	Falls, Limestone

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 94. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 54. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
77th Legislature, R.S., HR 401. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
88th Legislature, R.S., HR 328. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, Joe Barnett Cannon, death date 2/8/2022. Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home (Mexia, Texas).

Photographs

Photograph. Joe Cannon, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Cannon, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Cannon, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Cannon, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963 Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Judiciary Liquor Regulation Motor Traffic State Hospitals and Special Schools
57th R.S. - 1961 Escheat Laws Judiciary Labor Motor Traffic State Affairs State Hospitals and Special Schools (Chair)
56th R.S. - 1959 Aged Agriculture Education Motor Traffic Rules State Affairs

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.