Epperson, Benjamin Holland, papers, 1834-1876

Memphis, El Paso, and Pacific Railroad Company

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Throckmorton, J. W. (James Webb), 1825-1894

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J. W. Throckmortion was elected governor of Texas in 1866, but was removed from office in 1867 by General Philip Sheridan. He also served as a US Congressman from 1870 to 1874. From the description of Throckmorton, J. W., letters, 1867-1869. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 85376791 U.S. Rep. from Texas. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Charles Devens, 1879 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572478 ...

Whig Party (U.S.)

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Maxey, S. B. (Samuel Bell), 1825-1895

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U.S. Senator from Texas. From the description of Letter, 1878. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522014 Samuel Bell Maxey spent his early years in Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky. His family lived in nearby Clinton County when Maxey was appointed to United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation in 1846, he was breveted a Second Lieutenant in the regular army and served in the Mexican War until its close in 1848. In 1849 he r...

Epperson, Benjamin Holland, 1826-1878

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Born in Amite County, Mississippi, Benjamin Holland Epperson (1826-1878) moved to Clarksville, Texas, in the mid-1840s. He soon passed the bar in Texas and served as a county commissioner. In 1847, Epperson was elected to the Texas Legislature, and as a member of the Whig Party, he ran for governor in 1851. After losing to incumbent P. H. Bell, Epperson joined the Know-Nothing Party. He then returned to his law practice and became director of the Memphis, El Paso, and Pacific Railro...

Texas. Legislature

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The Texas Legislature's Central Investigating Committees of the House and Senate were formed in 1917 to investigate every state department and institution in Texas. The investigation was an outgrowth of general public suspicion and distrust of state government, aggravated by: the entry of the United States into World War I and the resulting distrust of German-Americans; the impeachment of Governor Ferguson earlier in 1917; and charges of corruption and collusion made against officia...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Stapp, Milton, 1792-1869

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McCulloch, Henry E. (Henry Eustace), 1816-1895

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