John C. Box

John C. Box

John Calvin Box (born March 28, 1871 in Crockett , Houston County , Texas , †  May 17, 1941 in Jacksonville , Texas) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1931 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Box attended the public schools of his home country as well as the Alexander Collegiate Institute , now Lon Morris College in Kilgore . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1893, he began to work in this profession in Lufkin . In 1897 he moved his residence and law firm to Jacksonville. There he was also active as a clergyman of the Methodist Church . Between 1898 and 1901 Box served as a district judge in Cherokee County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was Mayor of Jacksonville from 1902 to 1905; from 1908 to 1910 he was a member of the state executive committee of his party. Between 1913 and 1918 he was chairman of the education committee.

In the 1918 congressional election , Box was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Martin Dies Sr. on March 4, 1919 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1931 . During this time the 18th and 19th amendments were ratified.

In 1930 John Box was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Jacksonville, where he died on May 17, 1941.

Web links

• John C. Box in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Biography in the Handbook of Texas

• John C. Box in the database of Find a Grave (English)