Oscar Branch Colquitt | |
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| 25th Governor of Texas | |
| In office January 17, 1911 – January 19, 1915 | |
| Lieutenant | Asbury Bascom Davidson William Harding Mayes |
| Preceded by | Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
| Succeeded by | James E. Ferguson |
| Railroad Commissioner of Texas | |
| In office January 21, 1903 – January 17, 1911[1] | |
| Governor | S. W. T. Lanham Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
| Preceded by | John H. Reagan |
| Succeeded by | John L. Wortham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 16, 1861 Camilla, Georgia, Confederate States of America |
| Died | March 8, 1940 (aged 78) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Alice Fuller Murrell
(m. 1885) |
| Children | 5 |
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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 Clemente Vergara in March 1914.[2]
- ^ "Railroad Commissioners Past through Present". www.rrc.texas.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ New York Times, March 10, 1914, pp. 1 & 8.