John C. Box
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John Calvin Box was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
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John Calvin Box was born on March 28, 1871 on the family farm at Hammond's Creek east of the present day Latexo community in northern Houston county east Texas which is north of the county seat of
Crockett, Texas
to John Jasper Wesley Box and Susan Adeline Morris Box, he attended the country schools, and Alexander Collegiate Institute (later Lon Morris College) in Jacksonville, Texas which is affiliated with the United Methodist church.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1893 beginning his practice in Lufkin,Texas Angelina county east Texas. His father, J.J.W.Box was a confederate army veteran and farmer. His mother a home maker and devoted wife and mother. His son, John C. Box, Jr. followed his father in the practice of law continuing the firm's work in Jacksonville, Texas.
He moved to Jacksonville, Texas
, in 1897 and continued the practice of his profession.
He was also a licensed Methodist lay minister.
He served as judge of the Cherokee County Court 1898-1901.
He served as mayor of Jacksonville 1902-1905.
He served as member of the Democratic State committee 1908-1910.
In 1913 John Calvin Box was one of the original founders of Southern Methodist University located in Dallas,Texas
serving as a member of the board of education and as chairman 1913-1918.
Box was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-sixth
and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1930.
He resumed the practice of law in Jacksonville, Texas
, until his death there May 17, 1941.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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John Calvin Box was born on March 28, 1871 on the family farm at Hammond's Creek east of the present day Latexo community in northern Houston county east Texas which is north of the county seat of
Crockett, Texas
Crockett, Texas
Crockett is a city in Houston County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,141. It is the county seat of Houston County.- History :...
to John Jasper Wesley Box and Susan Adeline Morris Box, he attended the country schools, and Alexander Collegiate Institute (later Lon Morris College) in Jacksonville, Texas which is affiliated with the United Methodist church.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1893 beginning his practice in Lufkin,Texas Angelina county east Texas. His father, J.J.W.Box was a confederate army veteran and farmer. His mother a home maker and devoted wife and mother. His son, John C. Box, Jr. followed his father in the practice of law continuing the firm's work in Jacksonville, Texas.
He moved to Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...
, in 1897 and continued the practice of his profession.
He was also a licensed Methodist lay minister.
He served as judge of the Cherokee County Court 1898-1901.
He served as mayor of Jacksonville 1902-1905.
He served as member of the Democratic State committee 1908-1910.
In 1913 John Calvin Box was one of the original founders of Southern Methodist University located in Dallas,Texas
serving as a member of the board of education and as chairman 1913-1918.
Box was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1931).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1930.
He resumed the practice of law in Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...
, until his death there May 17, 1941.
He was interred in the City Cemetery.