Roger Q. Mills

Roger Quarles Mills (born March 30, 1832 in Todd County , Kentucky , † September 2, 1911 in Corsicana , Texas ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Texas in both chambers of Congress .

Lawyer and soldier

After his education in Kentucky pulled Roger Mills in 1849 to Texas, where he led the law studied, was admitted to the bar and began practicing as a lawyer. From 1859 to 1860 he was a Democrat in the Texas House of Representatives . After the outbreak of the civil war he joined the Confederate Army , in which he initially participated as a private in the battle of Wilson's Creek . He was later promoted to colonel and commanded the 10th Infantry Regiment from Texas in the battles of Fort Hindman , Chickamauga, and Chattanooga, and during the Atlanta campaign .

Politician

A few years after the end of the war he resumed his political activities. Mills was elected to the United States House of Representatives for Texas , where he remained from March 4, 1873 until his resignation on March 28, 1892. From 1887 to 1889 he was chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means , where he was specifically concerned with the issue of customs duties . Under his leadership, the Mills Bill came into being , a bill that was supposed to reduce or completely abolish taxes on many consumer products such as sugar, glass, wool and salt. After the House of Representatives ratified the law, the Republican- dominated Senate added several amendments that made it impossible for the House to approve it. In 1891 Mills applied for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives , but was defeated in the preliminary vote by the Democratic parliamentary group Charles Frederick Crisp from Georgia , who then also became the 37th Speaker .

After the resignation of Senator John Henninger Reagan , Roger Mills was elected as his successor. He was a member of the Senate after re-election from March 23, 1892 to March 3, 1899; he did not apply for another term of office. Mills returned to Texas, where he died in 1911. The Roger Mills County in Oklahoma is named after him.

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SURNAME	Mills, Roger Q.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mills, Roger Quarles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 30, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH	Todd County , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	September 2, 1911
Place of death	Corsicana , Texas