John Henninger Reagan
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The Honorable John Reagan |
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United States Senator from Texas |
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In office March 4, 1887 – June 10, 1891 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Maxey |
| Succeeded by | Horace Chilton |
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Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury Acting |
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In office April 27, 1865 – May 10, 1865 |
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| President | Jefferson Davis |
| Preceded by | George Trenholm |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Confederate States Postmaster General | |
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In office March 6, 1861 – May 10, 1865 |
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| President | Jefferson Davis |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | David Culberson |
| Succeeded by | William Martin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | William Herndon |
| Succeeded by | Charles Stewart |
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In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Lemuel Evans |
| Succeeded by | George Whitmore |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1847–1849 |
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| Personal details | |
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October 8, 1818 Sevier County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1905 (aged 86) Palestine, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Edwina Moss Nelms |
| Religion | Methodism |
John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818 – March 6, 1905) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as Postmaster General. After the Confederate defeat, he called for cooperation with the federal government and thus became unpopular, but returned to public office when his predictions of harsh treatment for resistance were proved correct.
Reagan was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, to Timothy Richard and Elizabeth (Lusk) Reagan. He left Tennessee at nineteen and traveled to Texas. He worked as a surveyor from 1839 to 1843, and then farmed in Kaufman County until 1851. During the time he worked as a surveyor, he also served as a private tutor to the children of John Marie Durst.
He studied law on his own and was licensed to practice in 1846, opening an office in Buffalo. The same year he was elected a probate judge in Henderson County and in 1847 he went to the state legislature, but was defeated for a second term in 1849. He was admitted to the bar in 1848 and practiced in both Buffalo and Palestine, Texas.
Reagan was elected a district judge in Palestine, serving from 1852 to 1857. His efforts in defeating the American Party (Know-Nothings) led to his election to Congress in 1857 from First District.
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