Samuel W.T. Lanham
| Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham | |
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| 23rd Governor of Texas | |
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In office January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907 |
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| Lieutenant | George D. Neal |
| Preceded by | Joseph D. Sayers |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1897 – January 15, 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Charles K. Bell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Ball |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | William H. Crain |
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| Born | July 4, 1846 South Carolina |
| Died | July 29, 1908 (aged 62) Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | politician, lawyer |
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham (July 4, 1846 – July 29, 1908), was the 23rd Governor of Texas from January 20, 1903 to January 15, 1907. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to winning election as governor, he served two periods in the US House of Representatives. He served five terms from the 11th District (which covered a vast area of West Texas) then ran for governor, losing in his first attempt. When he returned to Congress, it was in the Eighth District, where he served 4 terms.
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham was born in 1846 in South Carolina to James Madison and Louisa de Aubrey (Tucker) Lanham in Spartanburg District (now County), South Carolina, and named for his maternal grandfather, Samuel Willis Tucker. When the Civil War began, Lanham volunteered for the Confederate States Army, despite the fact that he was only fifteen years old. He fought primarily in Virginia, was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, and after hostilities ended he married. He and his wife settled in Weatherford, Texas, where he worked and studied law.
Shortly after he was admitted to the bar in 1869, Lanham was appointed district attorney. His most famous case was the prosecution of Satanta and Big Tree, Kiowa chiefs who had led the Warren Wagon Train Raid in 1871.
In 1882, Lanham was elected to Congress for the 11th district, where he served for a decade. He ran for the governorship in 1894, losing in the primary to Charles Allen Culberson but then returned to Congress for six more years, representing the 8th district. His administration saw the founding of Southwest Texas State Normal School (now Texas State University–San Marcos).
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