William Harding Mayes | |
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23rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
In office January 20, 1913 – August 14, 1914 | |
Governor | Oscar Branch Colquitt |
Preceded by | Asbury Bascom Davidson |
Succeeded by | William Pettus Hobby Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born | May 20, 1861 Mayfield, Kentucky, US[1] |
Died | 26 June 1939 Austin, Texas, US | (aged 78)
Spouses | |
Children | 7 |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Profession | Journalist, politician, professor |
William Harding Mayes (May 20, 1861 – June 26, 1939) was Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Texas (1913–1914), a newspaperman who published the Brownwood Bulletin and founder of the University of Texas journalism school.