Morgan Gurley Sanders (July 14, 1878 – January 7, 1956) was a

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from

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. 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

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, was admitted to the bar in 1901, and commenced practice in Canton, Texas. He represented Canton as a member of the

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for the 30th district from 1903 to 1907. He served as prosecuting attorney of

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from 1910 to 1914, and as

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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

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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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