Robert Teague Milner

Full Name: Robert Teague Milner
Other surnames: Miller
Date of birth: June 21, 1851
Date of death: July 30, 1923

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	6	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk	Speaker	Rusk
H	6	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk		Rusk
H	6	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk		Rusk

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) "Nomination by the Democrats of his district," p. 156. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(5) Robert T. Miller, Henderson. Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 6
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

House District 6
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

House District 6
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

MILNER, ROBERT TEAGUE (1851-1923). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Robert Teague Milner, pp. 156-157. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, Robert Teague Milner, pp. 371-372. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Robert Teague Milner, Speaker of the House of Representatives, p. 231. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Rosalind Langston, "The Life of Colonel R.T. Milner." Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 4, April 1941, pp. 407-451, and Vol. 45, No. 1, July 1941, pp. 24-73, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Born 6/21/1851 in Cherokee County, Alabama. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). April 1941 July 1941
31st Speaker of the House of Representatives: Robert Teague Milner. Photo and biographical sketch. Born 6/21/1851 in Cherokee County, Alabama. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Robert T. Milner, Henderson, Rusk County, age 49, born June 1851 in Alabama, editor Henderson Times. FamilySearch.
Robert Teague Milner, birth date 6/22/1852 in Center, Cherokee County, Alabama; death date 7/30/1923 in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas; editorial writer and teacher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Robert Teague Milner (1851-1923), burial in Old Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, Colonel Robert Teague Milner, "Former President of A. & M. College Dies at Henderson: Was Member of State Legislature Three Consecutive Sessions," The Houston Post, 7/31/1923, p. 1. Born 6/22/1851 in Cherokee County, Alabama. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. R.T. Milner, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.T. Milner, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Teague Milner, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

21st R.S. - 1889 Education (Chair) Fish and Game Laws General Education Bill Internal Improvements Rules
20th R.S. - 1887 Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills Internal Improvement Public Printing (Chair)

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