Sayers, Joseph Draper Papers, 1834-1911

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Texas. Governor (1898-1902 : Sayers)

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Texas. Legislature. Senate

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Senator Hugh Q. Parmer, a Democrat from Fort Worth, served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1962 to 1964 for the 58th and 59th Legislatures and was elected to the Texas Senate in 1982 for the 68th through the 71st Legislatures (1983-1989) representing District 12 which encompasses part of Tarrant County. Parmer holds a BA from Yale University and was president of Parmer Marketing Company, Inc. In 1977, Parmer was elected Mayor of Fort Worth after serving a two-year term on the Fort Wor...

Sayers, Joseph Draper, 1841-1929

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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. Sayers serv...

House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938

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Edward Mandell House was born July 26, 1858, in Houston, Texas. He became active in Texas politics and served as an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson, particularly in the area of foreign affairs. House functioned as Wilson's chief negotiator in Europe during the negotiations for peace (1917-1919), and as chief deputy for Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference. He died on March 28, 1938, in New York City. From the description of Edward Mandell House papers, 1885-2007 (inclusive), 1885...

Culberson, Charles A. (Charles Allen), 1855-1925

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Charles Allen Culberson (1855-1925), son of prominent lawyer and legislator, David Browning Culberson, was a Texas state attorney general, Texas governor, and a United States senator. After attending the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia law school, Culberson was elected county attorney of Marion County, Texas, in 1877. Culberson and his wife, Sally Harrison, moved to Dallas in 1887, where he practiced law. From 1890 to 1894, Culberson served two terms as Te...

Sayers, Joseph Draper

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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. ...