Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Miller Raiden

Full Name: John Miller Raiden, Sr.
Other surnames: Raider
Birth date: October 14, 1861
Death date: October 15, 1937

45th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 49, 10/22/1937, p. 529. John M. Raider. Resolutions - Memorial .

John Miller Raiden, birth date 10/14/1861 in Georgia; death date 10/15/1937 in Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
John M. Raiden, Sr., birth date 10/14/1861, death date 10/15/1937, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin County. Includes photos and reprint of obituary from Paris News, 10/17/1937. Find a Grave .
Mentioned in "Governor causes much excitement . . . Directs personal remark at state senator, which causes uproar . . . He wants an investigation . . . The resolution introduced asks for thorough probing of activities of James E. Ferguson," 3/4/1917, pp. 1, 6, 12. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, John M. Raiden, The Bonham Herald, 10/18/1937, p. 1, crediting Bonham Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, John Miller Raiden, pp. 291-292. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Born 10/14/1861 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; married Minnie Martin 12/23/1888; died 10/15/1937. "Raiden was elected and served in the Texas Legislature from 1913 to 1917 and again from 1919 to 1921." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .