OVERVIEW:
BORN:
June 7, 1863;
San Marcos, Texas
EDUCATION:
Texas A&M University
Baylor University (BA, 1881)
University of Texas, Austin (LLB, 1884)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1884:
Admitted to the bar
1885-1890:
Assistant City Attorney of Austin, Texas
1891-1898:
District Attorney of the 26th Judicial District
1899-1913
U.S. House of Representatives (D-TX)
1913-1921:
U.S. Postmaster General,
First Texan to Serve in a Presidential Cabinet,
Initiated Air Mail (1918)
1918:
Chairman, U.S. Telegraph and Telephone Administration
1920:
Chairman, U.S. Commission to the International Wire Communication Conference
DIED:
November 24, 1937 (age 74);
Austin, Texas
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
Miller Center
Biographical Directory of Congress
Papers (University of Texas)
Papers (Library of Congress)
Texas State Historical Association
Wikipedia