| Show EHont Coke 1 > dIV d-IV AOO Texas May 13 ExBenator Richard Coke aled at ISO am Ills remains will be embalmed and lie in elate until Sunday at 10 n m when the funeral will take place It will be a slate funeral Senators Mills a na Chllton and Congressman Henry were notlfleJalso Governor Culbern and exGovernor lines Richard Coke was born at WHIIan bur Va March 13 1829 In tits early professional llieaa a lawyer bo removed to Texas aud Settled at Wac I At the beginning of the Civil War be entered the Confederate army it a private soldier from which be rode 10 be a captain Upon tbo Conclusion nl peace bo returned 10 WBoa Bad re sumel Ibo ictluo of the law H was elected as a judge 01 the upremo court ot Texas At the and of the year ho wa rewovod by UDort hrldao who reported Ills Influence to be fall Impediment I to reconstructloo In 137S ho was elsctol I governor of T sOld s-Old the tecnd time In 187U lie was dJ63tWfttSr90 dieted aicnttor ot tbe Unlltvl Bute In Anrll 1S70 and reslgno the giver aratilpot the slate in 1 > owber following fol-lowing Ho was again elected 1882 and lu 1889 declining a reelection in 18U4 |
