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Rienzi Melville Johnston

Rienzi Melville Johnston
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United States Senator
from Texas
In office
January 4, 1913 – January 29, 1913
Preceded by Joseph W. Bailey
Succeeded by Morris Sheppard
Personal details
Born (1849-09-09)September 9, 1849
Sandersville, Georgia
Died February 28, 1926(1926-02-28) (aged 76)
Houston, Texas
Political party Democratic

Rienzi Melville Johnston (September 9, 1849 – February 28, 1926) was an American newspaperman and Democratic Party politician from Houston, Texas. He headed the Houston Post for many years, and in 1913 served a month in the United States Senate when Governor Colquitt appointed him to complete the term of the resigned Senator Bailey.



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