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JUDGE JOHN BOOKHOUT DIES AT DALLAS HOME
HEART FAILURE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
IN FEEBLE HEALTH SINCE JANUARY 1912
PROMINENT AS JURIST
For Fifteen Years Member Of Fifth Court Of Civil Appeals Funeral Tomorrow
Judge John Bookhout, for fifteen years Associate Judge of the Fifth Court of Civil Appeals at Dallas, died yesterday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock at his residence, 4709 Ross Avenue, after a lingering illness of three weeks. Death came as the result of heart failure, Judge Bookhout had been in feeble health since January, 1912, when he resigned his Justiceship on account of a stroke of paralysis.
Judge Bookhout had lived in Dallas forty-two years and was one of the most prominent members of the local bar. Before his elevation to the bench he was associated in the law practice with Senator Charles A. Culberson, until the latter's election as Governor, and then with Judge Lauch McLaurin, now professor of law in the University of Texas.
ohn Bookhout was born in Roxbury, New York on nMarch 20, 1849. He came to Texas at the age of 23, settling in San antonio, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Two years later he removed to Dallas. On Dec. 14, 1875 he was married to Miss Ella Randail of Dallas. In 1897 he was appointed by Governor Culberson to fill the unexpired term of Judge H. W. Lightfoot as Associate Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals. He was retained by the people for each succeeding term until he retired in 1912.
LARGE PROPERTY HOLDER
During his long residence in Dallas Judge Bookhout had made a number of successful investments in Dallas real estate, becoming a large property holder. His holdings included property in the business and downtown districts. In his long service on the bench he established for himself a reputation as a capable and impartial jurist.
Surviving Judge Bookhout are his wife, three sons, John J. Bookhout, James R. Bookhout, George W. Bookhout, and four daughters, Mrs. J. W. Bourland, Mrs. J. F. Parks, Mrs. Will R. Harris, and Mrs. Dan G. Webster.
The funeral service will take place from the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. W. D. Bradfield and Dr. George Gibson will conduct the ceremony. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements will be completed today.
Dallas Morning News
March 14, 1916
Transcribed by Carol Moore
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D. Cert: son of John Bookout & Sarah Hull.
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JUDGE JOHN BOOKHOUT DIES AT DALLAS HOME
HEART FAILURE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
IN FEEBLE HEALTH SINCE JANUARY 1912
PROMINENT AS JURIST
For Fifteen Years Member Of Fifth Court Of Civil Appeals Funeral Tomorrow
Judge John Bookhout, for fifteen years Associate Judge of the Fifth Court of Civil Appeals at Dallas, died yesterday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock at his residence, 4709 Ross Avenue, after a lingering illness of three weeks. Death came as the result of heart failure, Judge Bookhout had been in feeble health since January, 1912, when he resigned his Justiceship on account of a stroke of paralysis.
Judge Bookhout had lived in Dallas forty-two years and was one of the most prominent members of the local bar. Before his elevation to the bench he was associated in the law practice with Senator Charles A. Culberson, until the latter's election as Governor, and then with Judge Lauch McLaurin, now professor of law in the University of Texas.
ohn Bookhout was born in Roxbury, New York on nMarch 20, 1849. He came to Texas at the age of 23, settling in San antonio, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Two years later he removed to Dallas. On Dec. 14, 1875 he was married to Miss Ella Randail of Dallas. In 1897 he was appointed by Governor Culberson to fill the unexpired term of Judge H. W. Lightfoot as Associate Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals. He was retained by the people for each succeeding term until he retired in 1912.
LARGE PROPERTY HOLDER
During his long residence in Dallas Judge Bookhout had made a number of successful investments in Dallas real estate, becoming a large property holder. His holdings included property in the business and downtown districts. In his long service on the bench he established for himself a reputation as a capable and impartial jurist.
Surviving Judge Bookhout are his wife, three sons, John J. Bookhout, James R. Bookhout, George W. Bookhout, and four daughters, Mrs. J. W. Bourland, Mrs. J. F. Parks, Mrs. Will R. Harris, and Mrs. Dan G. Webster.
The funeral service will take place from the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. W. D. Bradfield and Dr. George Gibson will conduct the ceremony. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements will be completed today.
Dallas Morning News
March 14, 1916
Transcribed by Carol Moore
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D. Cert: son of John Bookout & Sarah Hull.
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JUDGE JOHN BOOKHOUT DIES AT DALLAS HOME
HEART FAILURE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
IN FEEBLE HEALTH SINCE JANUARY 1912
PROMINENT AS JURIST
For Fifteen Years Member Of Fifth Court Of Civil Appeals Funeral Tomorrow
Judge John Bookhout, for fifteen years Associate Judge of the Fifth Court of Civil Appeals at Dallas, died yesterday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock at his residence, 4709 Ross Avenue, after a lingering illness of three weeks. Death came as the result of heart failure, Judge Bookhout had been in feeble health since January, 1912, when he resigned his Justiceship on account of a stroke of paralysis.
Judge Bookhout had lived in Dallas forty-two years and was one of the most prominent members of the local bar. Before his elevation to the bench he was associated in the law practice with Senator Charles A. Culberson, until the latter's election as Governor, and then with Judge Lauch McLaurin, now professor of law in the University of Texas.
ohn Bookhout was born in Roxbury, New York on nMarch 20, 1849. He came to Texas at the age of 23, settling in San antonio, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Two years later he removed to Dallas. On Dec. 14, 1875 he was married to Miss Ella Randail of Dallas. In 1897 he was appointed by Governor Culberson to fill the unexpired term of Judge H. W. Lightfoot as Associate Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals. He was retained by the people for each succeeding term until he retired in 1912.
LARGE PROPERTY HOLDER
During his long residence in Dallas Judge Bookhout had made a number of successful investments in Dallas real estate, becoming a large property holder. His holdings included property in the business and downtown districts. In his long service on the bench he established for himself a reputation as a capable and impartial jurist.
Surviving Judge Bookhout are his wife, three sons, John J. Bookhout, James R. Bookhout, George W. Bookhout, and four daughters, Mrs. J. W. Bourland, Mrs. J. F. Parks, Mrs. Will R. Harris, and Mrs. Dan G. Webster.
The funeral service will take place from the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. W. D. Bradfield and Dr. George Gibson will conduct the ceremony. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements will be completed today.
Dallas Morning News
March 14, 1916
Transcribed by Carol Moore
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D. Cert: son of John Bookout & Sarah Hull.
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JUDGE JOHN BOOKHOUT DIES AT DALLAS HOME
HEART FAILURE IMMEDIATE CAUSE
IN FEEBLE HEALTH SINCE JANUARY 1912
PROMINENT AS JURIST
For Fifteen Years Member Of Fifth Court Of Civil Appeals Funeral Tomorrow
Judge John Bookhout, for fifteen years Associate Judge of the Fifth Court of Civil Appeals at Dallas, died yesterday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock at his residence, 4709 Ross Avenue, after a lingering illness of three weeks. Death came as the result of heart failure, Judge Bookhout had been in feeble health since January, 1912, when he resigned his Justiceship on account of a stroke of paralysis.
Judge Bookhout had lived in Dallas forty-two years and was one of the most prominent members of the local bar. Before his elevation to the bench he was associated in the law practice with Senator Charles A. Culberson, until the latter's election as Governor, and then with Judge Lauch McLaurin, now professor of law in the University of Texas.
ohn Bookhout was born in Roxbury, New York on nMarch 20, 1849. He came to Texas at the age of 23, settling in San antonio, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. Two years later he removed to Dallas. On Dec. 14, 1875 he was married to Miss Ella Randail of Dallas. In 1897 he was appointed by Governor Culberson to fill the unexpired term of Judge H. W. Lightfoot as Associate Justice of the Court of Civil Appeals. He was retained by the people for each succeeding term until he retired in 1912.
LARGE PROPERTY HOLDER
During his long residence in Dallas Judge Bookhout had made a number of successful investments in Dallas real estate, becoming a large property holder. His holdings included property in the business and downtown districts. In his long service on the bench he established for himself a reputation as a capable and impartial jurist.
Surviving Judge Bookhout are his wife, three sons, John J. Bookhout, James R. Bookhout, George W. Bookhout, and four daughters, Mrs. J. W. Bourland, Mrs. J. F. Parks, Mrs. Will R. Harris, and Mrs. Dan G. Webster.
The funeral service will take place from the residence tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Dr. W. D. Bradfield and Dr. George Gibson will conduct the ceremony. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements will be completed today.
Dallas Morning News
March 14, 1916
Transcribed by Carol Moore
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D. Cert: son of John Bookout & Sarah Hull.
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