| Samuel W. T. Lanham AKA Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham Born: 4-Jul-1846
Birthplace: Spartanburg County, SC
Died: 19-Jul-1908
Location of death: Weatherford, TX
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, TX
Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Texas, 1903-07 Military service: Confederate Army (Civil War, 1861-65) Last governor of Texas to have fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Father: James Madison Lanham
Mother: Louisa de Aubrey Tucker
Sister: (four)
Brother: (three)
Wife: Sara Beona Meng (m. 4-Sep-1866, d. 2-Jul-1908, eight children)
Son: Fritz G. Lanham (US Congressman, b. 1880, d. 1965)
Son: Edwin Lanham
Administrator: Regent, University of Texas (1907-08)
Governor of Texas (20-Jan-1903 to 15-Jan-1907)
US Congressman, Texas 11th (4-Mar-1897 to 15-Jan-1903)
US Congressman, Texas 8th (4-Mar-1883 to 3-Mar-1893)
Texas State Official District Attorney, 13th District (1871-76)
Shot: Battle Battle of Spotsylvania (May-1864)
Freemasonry 1868
State Bar of Texas 1869
Risk Factors: Diabetes
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