John Henninger Reagan
C.S. Postmaster General - C.S. Secretary of Treasury
C.S. Postmaster General - C.S. Secretary of Treasury
Born: October 8, 1818
Birthplace: Seiverville, Tennessee
Father: Timothy Richard Reagan 1797 – 1847
(Buried: White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee)
Mother: Elizabeth Lusk Reagan 1799 – 1831
(Buried: White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Tennessee)
1st Wife: Edwina Moss Nelms Reagan 1832 – 1863
(Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas)
2nd Wife: Mollie Ford Reagan 1847 – 1916
(Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas)
Children:
John Edwin Reagan 1854 – 1938
(Buried: Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Texas)
Edwina Nelms Reagan Fowler 1856 – 1880
(Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas)
Elizabeth May "Betty" Reagan Ferguson 1859 – 1939
(Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas)
Diana Nelms Reagan Donley 1861 – 1912
(Buried: Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Texas)
Jefferson Davis Reagan 1870 – 1946
(Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas)
Robert Lee Reagan 1872 – 1878
(Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas)
Sue Reagan 1880 – 1882
(Buried: Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Texas)
Education:
Attended Common Schools and Private Academies
Occupation before War:
Practiced law in Buffalo and Palestine Texas
1847 – 1849: Texas State Representative
1852 – 1857: Judge of District Court in Texas
1857 – 1861: United States Representative from Texas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: Confederate States Government, Postmaster General
1865: Confederate States Government, Secretary of Treasury
Occupation after War:
1875: Delegate to Texas State Constitution Convention
1875 – 1887: United States Representative from Texas
1887 – 1891: United States Senator from Texas
1891 – 1897: Member of Texas State Railroad Commission
1897 – 1903: Chairman of Texas State Railroad Commission
Founder of Texas State Historical Association
Died: March 6, 1905
Place of Death: Palestine, Texas
Age at time of Death: 86 years old
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Burial Place: East Hill Cemetery, Palestine, Texas
Grave Location: Right 1/10th mile on first crossroad after Lacy St. entrance, then 35 feet to right
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