Colonel Roger Q. Mills
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 05.693 W 096° 28.527
14S E 738244 N 3553742
Texas Historical Marker by the entrance and inside the fence line at Corsicana's Pioneer Village at 912 W Park Ave, providing a few bits about prominent area leader, Roger Q. Mills, and his service during the Civil War and in Congress.
Waymark Code: WM15TRM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
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Marker Number: 7231

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(1832-1911)

Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas 1849. Civic and political leader. Represented Navarro County in legislature, 1859-60. Joined in call for State Secession Convention, 1861.

Joined 3rd Texas Cavalry. Later a colonel in 10th Texas Infantry. Wounded in Tennessee and Georgia battles.

A leader in 1871 Democratic Convention held in Corsicana, which started move to end Reconstruction in Texas.

Member United States Congress 1873-92. Author Mills Tariff Bill. In U.S. Senate 1892-99. (1964)
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