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Roger Quarles Mills | |
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United States Senator from Texas | |
In office March 30, 1892 – March 3, 1899 | |
Preceded by | Horace Chilton |
Succeeded by | Charles A. Culberson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas | |
In office March 4, 1873 – March 29, 1892 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | David B. Culberson |
Constituency | At-large (1873–75) 4th district (1875–83) 9th district (1883–92) |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
In office November 7, 1859 – November 4, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Carroll |
Succeeded by | Richard Montgomery Gano |
Personal details | |
Born | Todd County, Kentucky, US | March 30, 1832
Died | September 2, 1911 Corsicana, Texas, US | (aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 3rd Texas Cavalry Regiment |
Commands | 10th Texas Infantry Regiment Deshler's Brigade |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832 – September 2, 1911) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1892 and the United States Senate from 1892 to 1899. He serves as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
As the leading Democrat on the influential United States House Committee on Ways and Means during the first Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison administrations, Mills advocated for trade liberalization. Despite his efforts, he did not succeed in passing significant tariff reduction legislation. Additionally, he was unable to block the enactment of the McKinley Tariff of 1890 after Republicans gained control of the House on a pro-tariff platform. Mills also ran for Speaker after Democrats regained control of the House in 1891 but was defeated by Charles F. Crisp.