- Rienzi Melville Johnston
Rienze Melville Johnston (
September 9 ,1849 –February 28 ,1926 ) was an Americannewspaperman and Democratic Party politician fromHouston, Texas . He headed the "Houston Post " for many years, and in 1913 served a month in theUnited States Senate when Governor Colquitt appointed him to complete the term of the deceased Senator Bailey.Career
*Drummer,
Confederate Army
*Soldier, Confederate Army
*1878: Editor, Crockett "Patron"
*Editor, Coriscana "Observer"
*1879: Founder, "Independent"
*1880: Correspondent, "Austin Statesman/Austin American-Statesman "
*Political correspondent, "Houston Post"
*Editor-in-chief, "Houston Post"
*Vice President,Associated Press
*early 1900s:Democratic National Committee
*1913: U.S. Senator
*State Senator
*Chairman, State Prison CommissionExternal links
*CongBio|J000196 Retrieved on
2008-02-14
*Handbook of Texas|id=JJ/fjo38|name=Rienzi Melville Johnston
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ricewrc/00211/rice-00211.html Guide to the Rienzi Melville Johnston papers, 1899-1926]
*findagrave|18075
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