S. W. T. Lanham

Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham
23rd Governor of Texas
In office
January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907
LieutenantGeorge D. Neal
Preceded byJoseph D. Sayers
Succeeded byThomas Mitchell Campbell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas
In office
March 4, 1897 – January 15, 1903
Preceded byCharles K. Bell
Succeeded byThomas H. Ball
Constituency8th district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byWilliam H. Crain
Constituency11th district
Personal details
Born
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham

July 4, 1846
near Woodruff, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
DiedJuly 29, 1908 (aged 62)
Weatherford, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate Army
Battles/warsBattle of Spotsylvania Court House, Civil War
Lanham's wife, Sarah Beona Meng

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.

  1. ^ "S. W. T. Lanham". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.