William Harding Mayes

William Harding Mayes
23rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas
In office
January 20, 1913 – August 14, 1914
GovernorOscar Branch Colquitt
Preceded byAsbury Bascom Davidson
Succeeded byWilliam Pettus Hobby Sr.
Personal details
BornMay 20, 1861
Mayfield, Kentucky, US[1]
Died26 June 1939(1939-06-26) (aged 78)
Austin, Texas, US
Spouses
  • Jessie Wise
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    ​
    (m. 1886; died 1899)​
    [2][3]
  • Anna Marshall
    ​
    (m. 1900)​
Children7
Alma materVanderbilt University
ProfessionJournalist, 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.

  1. ^ "Register of Vanderbilt University ... Announcement". 1881. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.
  2. ^ "Jessie Wise 1869-1899 - Ancestry". Records.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. ^ "1899-1900 W.H. Mayes Brownwood Bulletin | Texas Press Association". Texaspress.com. 1939-06-26. Retrieved 2017-02-22.