▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mac oup in ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁to ▁Le vi ▁and ▁Dia de ma ▁J ester , ▁and ▁had ▁several ▁sib lings . ▁After ▁their ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁their ▁mother ▁moved ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁Navar ro ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁she ▁joined ▁her ▁father . ▁▁ ▁After ▁trying ▁several ▁prof essions ▁including ▁mer ch and ising , ▁J ester ▁founded ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁C ors icana ▁National ▁Bank ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁brothers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁served ▁a ▁term . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁the ▁Texas ▁Senate . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁( as ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ), ▁J ester ▁returned ▁to ▁C ors icana . ▁He ▁died ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁J ester ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁family . ▁His ▁son ▁Beau ford ▁served ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Texas ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 - 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁death s ▁Category : L ie utenant ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁Texas ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Tex as ▁Democr ats <0x0A> </s> ▁Statist ical ▁List ▁of ▁Est eg hl