Robert Teague Milner
Full Name: Robert Teague Milner, Sr.Other surnames: Miller
Date of birth: June 21, 1851
Date of death: July 30, 1923
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| 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).
Terms of Service top
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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 |
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House District 6
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk Counties in district: Rusk |
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House District 6
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (4) (5) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk Counties in district: 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).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- MILNER, ROBERT TEAGUE (1851-1923). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Robert Teague Milner, pp. 136-137. "Milner was elected to the House of Representatives for the Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-second Legislatures, 1887-1892. He was chairman of the Committee on Education and was the author of the law requiring the teaching of Texas history in the public schools." A History of Rusk County, Texas, 1961.
- 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.
- Included in biographical sketch of son, Robert T. Milner, Jr., Volume V, p. 46. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.
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
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21st R.S. - 1889
Education (Chair) Fish and Game Laws General Education Bill Internal Improvements Rules | ||
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20th R.S. - 1887
Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills Internal Improvement Public Printing (Chair) |
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