History of Todd County Kentucky United States of America

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Roger Quarles Mills, senator, was born in Todd county, Ky., March 30,1832; son of Charles Henley and Tabitha Buckner (Daniels) Mills, grandson of Nathaniel Mills of Orange county; Va., and a descendant of Charles Mills of Hanover county, Va. He removed to Texas in 1849, studied law with Reuben A. Reeves, Palestine; was admitted to the bar in 1852, before reaching his majority, and practised in Corsicana. He was married, Jan. 7, 1858, to Caroline R., daughter of Henry Jones of Navarro county. He was a representative in the Texas legislature, 1859-60; served as a private at Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861, and was lieutenant-colonel and colonel of the 10th Texas infantry, C.S. A., which he commanded at the battle of Arkansas post. He commanded the Texas brigade at Chickamauga, after the disability of General Deshler; commanded his regiment at Missionary Ridge, where he was wounded; at New Hope church, May 27, 1864, and at Atlanta, July 22, 1864, where he was twice wounded. He was a Democratic representative from the ninth district of Texas in the 43d-52d congresses, 1873-92, and during Cleveland's first administration, 1885-89, he was chairman of the committee on ways and means and introduced into the house the "Mills bill" which was passed. He was a candidate for speaker of the house in 1891, but was defeated by Charles Frederick Crisp of Georgia. He resigned in June, 1892, to take his seat i.n the U.S. senate, having been elected to succeed Horace Chilton , and he was elected for a full term from March 3, 1893, serving in all 1892-99. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Washington and Lee university in 1894. He is the author of several magazines articles, including: New England and the New Tariff Bill; The Speakership; A Defective Census; The Wilson Bill; and the Gladstone and Blaine Controversy.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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