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People from Lincoln County, Tennessee: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens

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Description:Chapters: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens, Michael W. Jackson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 April 19, 1962) was a Congressman from Texas from 19131947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Sumners was born near Fayetteville, Tennessee on May 30, 1875. He moved to Garland, Texas, near Dallas in 1893. In 1895, as a 20-year-old newcomer to Dallas County, Sumners persuaded the Dallas City Attorney to let him "read law" in his office, an alternative to law school. Sumners was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Dallas, where he was elected prosecuting attorney of Dallas County in 1900, serving two non-consecutive terms. As prosecutor, he brought charges against gamblers in an attempt to clean up Dallas. As a result of his investigations and his campaign against drinking and vice, Sumners was not re-elected in 1902 He continued his campaign against gambling and voting irregularaties in Dallas, ultimately influencing state legislation enacted to reform the system, after which, Sumners was elected Dallas County proscutor again. Instead of continuing in that position, he instead was elected president of the district and county attorneys association of Texas in 1906 and 1907 where he campaigned against betting interests. Sumners ran for and was elected to an at-large seat as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, taking office on March 4, 1913. He was the first of the 132 freshmen congressmen in the that Congress to get a bill through the House; the bill made Dallas a port of entry for customs. In 1914, he ran for the 5th District congressional seat which included Dallas, Ellis, Rockwall, Hill, and Bosque counties and ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1250659We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Lincoln County, Tennessee: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens. To get started finding People from Lincoln County, Tennessee: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
26
Format
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1158520158

People from Lincoln County, Tennessee: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens

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Description: Chapters: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens, Michael W. Jackson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 April 19, 1962) was a Congressman from Texas from 19131947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Sumners was born near Fayetteville, Tennessee on May 30, 1875. He moved to Garland, Texas, near Dallas in 1893. In 1895, as a 20-year-old newcomer to Dallas County, Sumners persuaded the Dallas City Attorney to let him "read law" in his office, an alternative to law school. Sumners was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Dallas, where he was elected prosecuting attorney of Dallas County in 1900, serving two non-consecutive terms. As prosecutor, he brought charges against gamblers in an attempt to clean up Dallas. As a result of his investigations and his campaign against drinking and vice, Sumners was not re-elected in 1902 He continued his campaign against gambling and voting irregularaties in Dallas, ultimately influencing state legislation enacted to reform the system, after which, Sumners was elected Dallas County proscutor again. Instead of continuing in that position, he instead was elected president of the district and county attorneys association of Texas in 1906 and 1907 where he campaigned against betting interests. Sumners ran for and was elected to an at-large seat as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress, taking office on March 4, 1913. He was the first of the 132 freshmen congressmen in the that Congress to get a bill through the House; the bill made Dallas a port of entry for customs. In 1914, he ran for the 5th District congressional seat which included Dallas, Ellis, Rockwall, Hill, and Bosque counties and ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1250659We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People from Lincoln County, Tennessee: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens. To get started finding People from Lincoln County, Tennessee: Hatton W. Sumners, James Thomas Smith, George Washington Jones, Bill Hefner, Lamar Divens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
26
Format
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1158520158

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