Morgan Gurley Sanders
(1878-1956)
newspaper publisher, journal clerk of the state senate, politician, democrat, husband, state legislator (1903-1907), Van Zandt County attorney (1911-1915), district attorney (1915-1917), and United States Congressman (1921-1939)
Died aged 77
Wikidata WikipediaMorgan Gurley Sanders (July 14, 1878 – January 7, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born near Ben Wheeler, Texas, Sanders attended the public schools. He graduated from Alamo Institute and taught school for three years. He owned and published a weekly newspaper. He studied law at the University of Texas at Austin, was admitted to the bar in 1901, and commenced practice in Canton, Texas. He represented Canton as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 30th district from 1903 to 1907. He served as prosecuting attorney of Van Zandt County from 1910 to 1914, and as district attorney of the seventh judicial district of Texas in 1915 and 1916. After retiring as district attorney, he resumed the practice of law in Canton, Texas. He served as delegate to many Democratic State conventions. Sanders was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1939). He was interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Canton, Texas.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
Texas Historical Marker #16591
Morgan G. Sanders. Legislator Morgan Gurley Sanders was born near Ben Wheeler. He published newspapers, worked as journal clerk of the state senate and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas before winning a seat in the state legislature. His public service as a democratic politician included terms as a state legislator (1903-07), Van Zandt County attorney (1911-15), district attorney (1915-17) and U.S. Congressman (1921-39); he also continued to practice law. In 1931, Speaker of the House John Nance Garner appointed Sanders to his previous position on the powerful ways and means committee. Sanders lost his seat in a 1938 election. Twice widowed and married three times, he remained active in Van Zandt County until his death. #16591
5300 FM 858, Ben Wheeler, TX, United States where they was born near (1878)