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M. D. K. Taylor
Marion DeKalb Taylor or M. D. K. Taylor (October 13, 1818 – June 22, 1897) was an American politician in Alabama and Texas, and a Texas militia colonel during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for two stints between 1842 and 1846, and served in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. In the Texas House, Taylor served three non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House, and, in the Texas Senate, was twice elected President ''pro tempore'' of the Texas Senate. Biography Taylor was born in Jones County, Georgia to Anne Mathews and Ward Taylor, who was a blacksmith, farmer, and Methodist preacher. The family had moved to Butler County, Alabama, by 1822. M. D. K. Taylor received his education in Alabama and studied medicine there. Taylor married the 14-year-old Elizabeth Sarah McDaniel in 1838 and, for the next 24 years, they would have some nine children together. Taylor was elected to the Alabama Legislature from Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Alabama, Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 , area_total_sq_mi = 52,419 , area_land_km2 = 131,426 , area_land_sq_mi = 50,744 , area_water_km2 = 4,338 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,675 , area_water_percent = 3.2 , area_rank = 30th , length_km = 531 , length_mi = 330 , width_km = 305 , width_mi = 190 , Latitude = 30°11' N to 35° N , Longitude = 84°53' W to 88°28' W , elevation_m = 150 , elevation_ft = 500 , elevation_max_m = 735.5 , elevation_max_ft = 2,413 , elevation_max_point = Mount Cheaha , elevation_min_m = 0 , elevation_min_ft = 0 , elevation_min_point = Gulf of Mexico , OfficialLang = English language, English , Languages = * English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Senate, District 5
District 5 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves Brazos County, Texas, Brazos, Freestone County, Texas, Freestone, Grimes County, Texas, Grimes, Leon County, Texas, Leon, Limestone County, Texas, Limestone, Madison County, Texas, Madison, Milam County, Texas, Milam, Robertson County, Texas, Robertson, Walker County, Texas, Walker and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson counties in the United States, U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 5 is Charles Schwertner. Current Election 2018 Election history Election history of District 5 from 1992.Uncontested primary elections are not shown. 2014 2012 2006 Previous elections 2002 1998 1997 1994 1992 District officeholders References {{TXSenDist Texas Senate districts, 05 Brazos County, Texas Freestone County, Texas Grimes County, Texas Leon County, Texas Limestone County, Texas Madison County, Texas Milam County, Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirteenth Texas Legislature
The Thirteenth Texas Legislature met from January 14 to June 4, 1873 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1872. Sessions *13th Regular session: January 14–June 4, 1873 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: ''Vacant'' ; President ''pro tempore'' (Lieutenant Governor ''ex officio'') : Edward Bradford Pickett, Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat Members Members of the Thirteenth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the Regular Session, January 14, 1873: Senate House of Representatives * C. L. Abbott * John Adriance * Richard Allen, Republican * Thomas G. Allison * Em Anderson * James Monroe Anderson * James Armstrong * Julius Berends *Samuel Bewley * W.S. Bledsoe * Augustus J. Booty *Richard Bordeaux * A. S. Broaddus * Bluford Brown *John Henry Brown * Edward Chambers *John Carroll * Gustave Cook * John Cunningham * Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel (United States)
The colonel () in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. Colonel is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. By law, an officer previously required at least 22 years of cumulative service and a minimum of three years as a lieutenant colonel before being promoted to colonel. With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (NDAA 2019), military services now have the authorization to directly commission new officers up to the rank of colonel. The pay grade for colonel is O-6. When worn alone, the insignia of rank seen at right is worn centered on headgear and fatigue uniforms. When worn in pairs, the insignia is worn on the officer's left side while a mirror-image reverse version is worn on the right side, such that both of the eagles' heads face forwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate States Of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States or the Confederacy was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. The Confederacy comprised U.S. states that declared secession and warred against the United States during the American Civil War: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Kentucky and Missouri also declared secession and had full representation in the Confederate Congress, though their territory was largely controlled by Union forces. The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven slave states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. All seven were in the Deep South region of the United States, whose economy was heavily dependent upon agriculture—particularly cotton—and a plantation system that relied upon enslaved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War. He had previously served as the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857 under President Franklin Pierce. Davis, the youngest of ten children, was born in Fairview, Kentucky. He grew up in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, and also lived in Louisiana. His eldest brother Joseph Emory Davis secured the younger Davis's appointment to the United States Military Academy. After graduating, Jefferson Davis served six years as a lieutenant in the United States Army. He fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) as the colonel of a volunteer regiment. Before the American Civil War, he operated in Mississippi a large cotton plantation which his brother Joseph had given him, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine W
Constantine most often refers to: * Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I *Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria Constantine may also refer to: People * Constantine (name), a masculine given name and surname Roman/Byzantine emperors * Constantine II (emperor) * Constantine III (Western Roman emperor) * Constantine III (Byzantine emperor) * Constantine IV * Constantine V * Constantine VI * Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus * Constantine VIII * Constantine IX Monomachos * Constantine X Doukas * Constantine XI Palaiologos Emperors not enumerated *Tiberius II, reigned officially as "Constantine" *Constans II, reigned officially as "Constantine" *Constantine (son of Leo V) *Constantine (son of Theophilos) *Constantine (son of Basil I) *Constantine Doukas (co-emperor) *Constantine Lekapenos *Constantine Laskaris (?) Other rulers * Constantine I, Prince of Armenia * Constantine II, Prince of Armenia * Constantine I, King of Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenth Texas Legislature
The Tenth Texas Legislature met from November 2, 1863 to November 15, 1864 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1863. Sessions *10th Regular session: November 2–December 16, 1863 *10th First called session: May 9–28, 1864 *10th Second called session: October 17–November 15, 1864 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale ; President ''pro tempore'': Robert Henry Guinn, Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat Members Members of the Tenth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 2, 1863: Senate House of Representatives * Marmion Henry Bowers * John Thomas Brady * Constantine W. Buckley * Stephen Heard Darden * Alfred Wesley De Berry * George Washington Glasscock * John Summerfield Griffith * James Washington Guinn * Hays * John Leal Hay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Henry Darnell
Nicholas Henry Darnell (April 20, 1807 – July 16, 1885) was an American politician in Tennessee and Texas. He was the only person to serve as speaker (politics), Speaker of the House of the Republic of Texas Republic of Texas House of Representatives, House of Representatives and the State of Texas Texas House of Representatives, House of Representatives. He was a member of the Tennessee General Assembly prior to his move to Texas, and during the American Civil War, Civil War raised and led the 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, which was also known by the name of "Darnell's Regiment." Biography Darnell was born on April 20, 1807 to Nannie Flewellen and Nicholas Darnell in Williamson County, Tennessee, where he was raised by his grandfather, William Flewellen. Darnell married Isabelle Cozart and the two would have seven children. At 28, he ran for the Tennessee General Assembly, but lost by 8 votes. Two years later, he won election unopposed, but resigned in 1838 to move to San August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker (politics)
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerford in the Parliament of England.Lee Vol 28, pp. 257,258. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the powers to discipline members who break the procedures of the chamber or house. The speaker often also represents the body in person, as the voice of the body in ceremonial and some other situations. By convention, speakers are normally addressed in Parliament as 'Mister Speaker', if a man, or 'Madam Speaker', if a woman. In other cultures, other styles are used, mainly being equivalents of English "chairman" or "president". Many bodies also have a speaker '' pro tempore'' (or deputy speaker), designated to fill in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighth Texas Legislature
The Eighth Texas Legislature met from November 7, 1859 to April 9, 1861 in its regular session, a first called session, and an adjourned session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1859. Sessions * 8th Regular session: November 7, 1859 – February 13, 1860 * 8th First called session: January 21–February 9, 1861 * 8th Adjourned session: March 18–April 9, 1861 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: Edward Clark, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Jesse Grimes, Democrat, Regular session House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat Members Members of the Eighth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 7, 1859: Senate House of Representatives * Basilio Benavides * Anthony Martin Branch * Kindallis Bryan * Constantine W. Buckley * William Clark * David B. Culberson * Nicholas Henry Darnell * John Wilson Davis, Jr. * Isaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Texas Legislature
The Seventh Texas Legislature met from November 2, 1857 to February 16, 1858 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1857. Sessions * 7th Regular session: November 2, 1857 – February 16, 1858 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: Francis Richard Lubbock, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat, Regular session : Samuel A. Maverick, Democrat, ''Ad interim'' House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : William S. Taylor, Democrat, 1857–18 January 1858 : Matthew Fielding Locke, Democrat, 18 January 1858–1859Locke, as Speaker ''pro tempore'', had served as Speaker from December 26, 1857 when Taylor had taken leave because of illness. Members Members of the Seventh Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 2, 1857: Senate House of Representatives * Hamilton P. Bee * John Henry Brown * Constantine W. Buckley * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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