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Oscar Branch Colquitt. Oscar Branch Colquitt (December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940) was an American politician who served as the 25th governor of Texas from January 17, 1911, to January 19, 1915. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Colquitt defended the actions of the Texas Rangers who allegedly crossed into Mexico in pursuit of the body of ...
Mar 19, 2021 · Oscar Branch Colquitt, politician and governor, was born on December 16, 1861, at Camilla, Georgia, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Ann Elizabeth (Burkhalter) Colquitt, each of whom boasted some distinguished American ancestors. The family moved in 1878 to Daingerfield, Texas, where young Colquitt worked as a tenant farmer and attended the ...
Oscar Branch Colquitt was born in the town of Camilla, the county seat of Mitchell county, Georgia, on December 16, 1861. His paternal grandparents were natives of Fairfax county, Virginia, and emigrated to Green county, Georgia, in 1801, the grandfather being a large planter and a colonel of militia with Jackson in his fights with the Indians in Alabama.
11. Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861-1940), politician and governor, was born on December 16, 1861, at Camilla, Georgia, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Ann Elizabeth (Burkhalter) Colquitt, each of whom boasted some distinguished American ancestors. The family moved in 1878 to Daingerfield, Texas, where young Colquitt worked as a tenant farmer and ...
OSCAR BRANCH COLQUITT was born in Camilla, Georgia. He attended public schools there and in Daingerfield, Texas, as well as the Daingerfield Academy. Having learned the printing trade, he founded the Pittsburg, Texas Gazette and published the Terrell, Texas Times-Star. He also played a role in establishing the first cotton seed mill in Texas, and …
O. B. Colquitt : O. B. COLQUITT, MEMBER OF THE STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION. O. B. Colquitt was born in Camilla, Mitchell county, Georgia, December 16, 1861; came to Texas in January, 1878, with his parents and located with them on a rented farm near Daingerfield in Morris county; entered the "Morris County Banner" printing office at Daingerfield in 1880; followed the office on its removal to ...
Feb 13, 2015 · Oscar Branch Colquitt served as governor of Texas from January 17, 1911 to January 19, 1915. Colquitt was born on December 16, 1861 at Camilla, Georgia. With his family, he moved to Daingerfield, Texas in 1878. Colquitt owned and published several newspapers from 1884 to 1897.
