Sayers, Joseph Draper

Texas governor Joseph Draper Sayers (1841-1929) moved to Bastrop, Texas, from Mississippi with his father in 1851.

Sayers attended the Bastrop Military Institute from 1852 until 1860 and joined the Confederate Army in 1861. He served in the Fifth Regiment, Mounted Volunteers until 1864 when he achieved the rank of major and joined the staff of Major General Thomas Green. He returned to Bastrop and practiced law for ten years with his partner, George W. Jones.

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