Cooke County, Texas - History: Commissioners 1849-1991 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by: Jack Ware: jware1854@britannica.com December 10, 2000 *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** Cooke County Commissioners 1849-1991 1849 - Harvey Boggs, R.D. Turner, James Dickson, Adam Dosier 1850 - Bradley B. Carter, Elias Underwood, P.D. Turner, Harvey Boggs 1851 - Elias Underwood, Alfred Eubanks, K.H. Bradley, Bradley Carter 1852 - Elias Underwood, Nathan R. Reed, William B. Carter 1853 - Alexander Boutwell, R. D. Turner, Joseph Worley, E. Webster 1854 - William Howeth, R.D. Turner, John Scanland 1856 - Charles N. Martin, John Benton, Joseph G. Martin, William Fanning 1858 - Daniel Montague, Jacob Dye, A . C. Davis 1860 - William Hudson, W. Lane, R.D. Stone 1861 - Harvey Howeth, William Hudson, Wiley Jones 1862 - R. G. Piper, Harvey Howeth, Wiley Jones 1863 - Wiley Jones, Hop Davidson (succeeding resigned members) 1864 - Daniel Montague, Wiley Jones, James 0. Hill, Jacob Dye, John Self 1866 - N. T. Bomar, J. C. Magee, George Y. Bird, T. F. Whaley, J. N. Nelms 1868 - J. C. Dove, William Downhard, A.C. Davis 1870 - Thomas Burch, John Rupell, Lemuel Morris, J. C. Roberts 1872 - John Rupell, Thomas Burch, Lemuel Morris, J. C. Roberts 1874 - John Norman, Alex Bray, M.M. Ross, O.A. Cogburn 1876 - W.F. Munday, H.C. Davis, W. L. Airheart, S. J. McElreath, R. W. Thompson, O. A. Cogburn 1878 - R.W. Thompson, A.C. Davis, S. J. McElreath, O. A. Cogburn 1880 - W.D. Miller, R. C. Nelson , George Y. Bird, C. Potter 1882 - A. J. Farthings, R. C. Nelson, Sam Kimbrough, C. Potter 1884 - W. W. Foreman, G. C. McCutcheon, J. C. Montgomery, John Harrison 1886 - W. H. Kirkpatrick, John P. Thompson, J. M. Randel, T. J. Wilbourn 1888 - J. B. Reagan, D. W. Lewter, Abe Cox, J. S. Jagers 1890 - J. P. Crain, H. L. Daniel, J. T. Murrell, R. F. Cook 1892 - John H. McClure, W. S. Thomas, J. T. Murrell, W. B. Hickman 1894 - John McClure, J. H. Conway, J. T. Murrell, Thomas Willis 1896 - John McClure, I. N. Morris, J. A. Clack, W. E. Pybas 1898 - Eli Sellars, W.A. Hicks, John Alexander, F. M. Savage 1900 - John McClure, George Roussear, J. W. Clack, J. H. Gatewood 1902 - John McClure, L. L. Moss, Nathan Lipscomb, J. H. Gatewood 1904 - John McClure, M. M. Slaughter, N. A . Lipscomb, J. J. Reed 1906 - John McClure, M. M. Slaughter, F. M. McCollum, W. E. Pybas 1908 - J. W. Thurman, E. R. Ballard, F. L. McCollum, J. A. Clack 1910 - J. W. Thurman, John T. Anderson, J. C. Dawson, John W. Woods 1912 - W. H. Ainsworth, John T. Anderson, J. C. Dawson, John W. Woods 1914 - W. H. Ainsworth, J. W. Putman, J. A. Clack, E. S. Ramsey 1916 - B. N. Bugg, George W. Burch, Ira Cook, Ben Pybas 1918 - B. N. Bugg, John W. Wilmeth, Ira Cook, Ben Pybas 1920 - I. W. Ayres, J. B. Wilmeth, S. G. Scott, Ben Pybas 1922 - Jonathan Dobkins, G. W. Burch, S. G. Scott, W. D. Bennett 1924 - Johathan Dobkins, G. W. Burch, S. G. Scott, W. D. Bennett 1926 - Jonathan Dobkins, G. W. Burch, Scott Willis, W. D. Bennett 1928 - Dave Cox, George W. Burch, Scott Willis, John Fette 1930 - Dave Cox, Harry Lowe, W. S. Pace, J. I. Welch 1932 - Dave Cox, Harry Lowe, W. S. Pace, I. F. Pierce 1934 - Harve Henderson, Harry Lowe, W. S. Pace, I. F. Pierce 1936 - H. D. Henderson, Harry Lowe, E. A. Felker, Joe Bezner 1938 - H. D. Henderson, Harry Lowe, E. A. Felker, Joe Bezner 1940 - O. B. Winters, Grady Campbell, E. A. Felker, Joe Bezner 1942 - O. B. Winters, Grady Campbell, Robert Little, J. E. Robinson (Mrs. Winters succeeded her late husband) 1944 - C. T. Martin, Grady Campbell, Robert Little, J. E. Robinson 1946 - C. T. Martin, G. M. Boydston, Robert Little, J. E. Robinson 1947 - C. T. Martin, G. M. Boydston, J. E. Taylor, J. E. Robinson 1948 - C. T. Martin, G. M. Boydston, J. E. Taylor, J. E. Robinson 1950 - C. T. Martin, G. M. Boydston, J. E. Taylor, John Klement 1952 - Sam Blankenship,G. M. Boydston, J. E. Taylor, John Klement 1954 - G. M. Boydston, Tom Blankenship, J. E. Taylor, John Klement 1956 - Tom Blankenship, J. E. Taylor, G. M. Boydston, John Klement 1958 - G. M. Boydston, tom Blankenship, J. E. Taylor, Earl Robinson 1960 - (elected) C. W. Rudd, J. E. Taylor 1962 - (elected) W. B. Hudspeth, Earl Robinson 1964 - (elected) C. W. Rudd, J. E. Taylor 1966 - (elected) W. B. Hudspeth, Earl Robinson 1968 - (elected) C. W. Rudd, J. E. Taylor 1970 - (elected) Ed Hames, Robert Bayer 1972 - (elected) C. E. Watson, G. M. Boydston 1974 - (elected) G. M. Boydston, Robert Bayer 1976 - (elected) Jerry Lewis, D. L. Rodgers 1978 - (elected) Kenneth Alexander, Robert Bayer 1980 - (elected) C. E. Watson, Jerry Lewis 1982 - (elected) Kenneth Alexander, Robert Bayer 1984 - (elected) Danny Knight, Jerry Lewis 1986 - (elected) Mrs. Robert Bayer, Kenneth Alexander 1988 - (elected) Danny Knight, Jerry Lewis 1990 - (elected) Kenneth Alexander, Virgil Hess -----------------------------------------------