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Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832 – September 2, 1911) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1892 and the United States Senate from 1892 to 1899.
2 de jul. de 2016 · Mills, favoring individual freedom, helped defeat a state prohibition amendment during 1887. He opposed high tariffs and supported expanded trade in the 1880s. When he became House Ways and Means Committee chairman he developed the Mills Bill for reduced tariffs.
Roger Q. Mills, ex-United States Senator and for many years a Congressman from the Lone Star State, is drawing not less than $15,000 a month from his land, with every prospect that the amount will be very materially increased.
Roger Quarles Mills (30 de marzo de 1832 -2 de septiembre de 1911) fue un abogado y político estadounidense. Durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense, sirvió como oficial en el Ejército de los Estados Confederados.
Roger Quarles Mills was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1873 to 1892 and the United States Senate from 1892 to 1899. He serves as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Speech of Hon. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, in the House of Representatives, July 21, 1888 by Mills, Roger Quarles, 1832-1911
Location: Pioneer Village, Corsicana, Texas. Colonel Roger Q. Mills. (1832 - 1911) Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas 1849. Civic and Political leader represented Navarro County in Legislature 1859-60. Joined in call for state secession convention 1861.
