Truitt, James W., Papers, 1806-1918 (bulk 1840-1887)

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...

Jester, George Taylor, 1847-1922

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Morris, Susan J.

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Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941

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Morris Sheppard (1875-1941) was born May 28, 1875, in Wheatsville, Texas. He received his AB degree from the University of Texas in 1895 and his LLB in 1897. He also earned an LLM degree from Yale University, before beginning his law practice in Pittsburgh and Texarkana. In 1902, Sheppard was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to fill the space left vacant by his father’s death. He served until 1913 when he became a U.S. Senator, a post he would hold until his own death in...

Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905

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U.S. Representative and Senator from Texas; Confederate Postmaster General. From the description of Letter to John W. Swindell, 1878 December 1. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50734517 Postmaster General, C.S.A. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Palestine, Texas, to George W. Paschal, Jr., 1877 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616448 Born in Sevier County, Tennessee, John Henniger Reagan (1818-1905) c...

Truitt family

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Hobby, William Pettus, 1878-1964

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William “Bill” P. Hobby served as lieutenant governor of Texas for 18 years (1973-1991). Born in Houston on January 19, 1932, he is the son of former Texas governor William Pettus Hobby, Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby. He graduated from Rice University in 1953, served for several years in the United States Navy, and then joined the staff of the Houston Post, owned by the Hobby family. Hobby became executive editor and president of the newspaper company in 1965, and he remained president u...

Coke, Richard, 1829-1897

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Epithet: witness of Wolley Ch iii.79 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000759.0x0001e9 Epithet: gentleman, subject of Wolley Ch x.60 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000759.0x0001e1 Epithet: witness of Wolley Ch xi.42, 43 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...

Truitt, James W., 1845-1922

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Lawyer and legislator, James W. Truitt (1845-1922) was born to A. M. and Johanna Todd (Goodbread) Truitt near Shelbyville, Texas. After serving four years with the Confederate Army, he married a Miss Bryan, with whom he had three children and later divorced. During the administrations of Oren M. Roberts and James Stephen Hogg, Truitt served as a member of the Texas legislature and acted as a trusted advisor to the governors. Active in the creation of the Texas Railroad Commission, T...

Chilton, Horace, 1853-1932

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Horace Chilton was a U.S. senator from Texas (1891-1892, 1895-1901). Donelson Caffery was a planter in St. Mary Parish, La., state senator for St. Mary Parish (1892-1894), and U.S. senator from Louisiana (1893-1901). From the description of Horace Chilton extract, circa 1901-1932. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 82161395 Horace Chilton (1853-1932) was born near Tyler, Texas. After studying law and being admitted to the Texas bar in 1872, Chilto...

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...

Ford, John Salmon

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John Salmon "Rip" Ford (1815-1897) was a physician; soldier and military commander in the Mexican War and Civil War; elected official in the Texas Senate and House of Representatives; and editor of the Texas Democrat and the Brownsville Sentinel. From the description of Ford, John Salmon "Rip," papers, circa 1836-1896. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 319168288 Born near Greenville, South Carolina, on May 26, 1815. Came to Texas in June 1836 and served as...

Hogg, James Stephen, 1851-1906

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James S. Hogg, lawyer, businessman and politician, was attorney general (1887-1890) and governor (1891-1895) of Texas. From the guide to the James Stephen Hogg Papers, 1836-1969, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) James Stephen Hogg, the first native governor of Texas, was born near Rusk on March 24, 1851, the son of Lucanda (McMath) and Joseph Lewis Hogg. His father, a brigadier general, died at the head of his comman...