Charles Henderson Yoakum

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Charles Henderson Yoakum (born July 10, 1849 in Tehuacana , Limestone County , Texas , †  January 1, 1909 in Fort Worth , Texas) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1897 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Yoakum attended Larissa College in Cherokee County and then Cumberland College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1874, he began to work in Emory in this profession. In 1876 he was a district attorney in Rains County . From 1883 Yoakum practiced as a lawyer in Greenville . Between 1886 and 1890 he was a prosecutor in the eighth judicial district of Texas. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1892 to 1896 he was a member of the Texas Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1894 Yoakum was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of his state , where he succeeded Constantine B. Kilgore on March 4, 1895 . Until March 3, 1897 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked again as a lawyer in Greenville. Between 1900 and 1904 he lived in Los Angeles ; then he returned to Texas. Charles Yoakum died in Fort Worth on New Years Day 1909.

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SURNAME Yoakum, Charles Henderson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Tehuacana , Texas
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1909
Place of death Fort Worth , Texas