Joseph D. Sayers

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Former Governor of Texas

Joseph Draper Sayers was the 22nd governor of Texas from 1899 to 1903. During Sayers's term, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 demolished that city. Wikipedia

Born: September 23, 1841, Grenada, MS

Died: May 15, 1929 (age 87 years), Austin, TX

Place of burial: Texas A&M University, TX

Party: Democratic Party

Previous offices: Governor of Texas (1899–1903), Representative (1885–1899), Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1879–1881), and more

Education: Bastrop Academy

Books

Report of the Tax Commission Created by Act of March 1, 1899, to Inquire Into the System of Laws ... Affecting the Raising of Public Revenue and the Disbursement Thereof: And to Frame and Report to the Legislature a Bill Or Bills Calculated to Secure an Exhaustive and Equitable Assessment of Every Species of Property, the Prompt and Effective Collection of Taxes, and the Speedy Accounting Therefor. December, 1899