US Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Entrepreneur, developer, businessman, visionary, politician. Second most powerful man in the U.S. during the Depression and WWII. Head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Federal Loan Agency. He was Secretary of Commerce for FDR during his third term. He helped develop Houston into the city it is today. Instrumental in getting the Houston Ship Channel constructed, built the Texas Company Building (Texaco), The Houston Chronicle Building, and the Bristol Hotel. Chairman of the National Bank of Commerce (Chase Bank of Texas)and owner of The Houston Chronicle. Jones was an original stockholder in Humble Oil (Exxon Company). He was a powerhouse in the Democratic Party in the 20's, 30's, and 40's. Jones and his wife, Mary, founded Houston Endowment to support educational projects. The Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston is named in his honor.
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman, and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson)
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman, and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson)
US Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Entrepreneur, developer, businessman, visionary, politician. Second most powerful man in the U.S. during the Depression and WWII. Head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Federal Loan Agency. He was Secretary of Commerce for FDR during his third term. He helped develop Houston into the city it is today. Instrumental in getting the Houston Ship Channel constructed, built the Texas Company Building (Texaco), The Houston Chronicle Building, and the Bristol Hotel. Chairman of the National Bank of Commerce (Chase Bank of Texas)and owner of The Houston Chronicle. Jones was an original stockholder in Humble Oil (Exxon Company). He was a powerhouse in the Democratic Party in the 20's, 30's, and 40's. Jones and his wife, Mary, founded Houston Endowment to support educational projects. The Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in Houston is named in his honor.
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman, and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson)
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HURT, JAMES M.
James M. Hurt, of Dallas , was born in Carroll county, Tenn. , December 15, 1830. After completing his education in Bethel College he read law three years in the office of Hon. Milton Brown, at Jackson , Tenn. , and afterward graduated from the law department of Cumberland University . In February, 1857, he received his license from the Supreme Court of the state, and soon afterward removed to Texas , locating in Sherman . His energy and talents early brought him friends and clients, and he took a prominent stand at the bar. When the war came he was commissioned captain of a company of infantry which he raised in Grayson county, and which formed a part of the First Texas Battalion of sharpshooters in Maxey's brigade. He was at the siege of Port Hudson and afterward served under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in his campaign for the relief of Vicksburg . He served until the surrender, being in numerous battles. He again took up the practice of law in Sherman, and in 1866 was a member of the constitutional convention and an active one, particularly in his efforts to preserve the rights of the people and the dignity of the state. He was soon afterward appointed by Gov. Throckmorton district attorney, and acquired the reputation of being one of the best in the State; but in 1866, in consequence of his inability to take the oath imposed at that time on Southern officials, he resigned his office. In 1876 he removed to Dallas where his practice steadily enlarged, particularly in the criminal branch of the law. In 1880 he was elected one of the three judges of the Texas Court of Appeals, a position which he held by re-election for nearly twenty years, retiring Jan. 1, 1899. He died at his home in Dallas a few years afterward. He was one of the great criminal lawyers of Texas , and as a judge of the highest court of criminal appeals he made a reputation that time will only make more secure. (Texans Who Wore the Gray, Volume I; by Sid S. Johnson)
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