J.M. Raiden

John Miller Raiden

Full Name: John Miller Raiden, Sr.
Other surnames: Raider
Date of birth: October 14, 1861
Date of death: October 15, 1937

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 37 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th   Democrat Honey Grove / Fannin   Fannin
H 37 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Honey Grove / Fannin   Fannin
H 38 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Honey Grove / Fannin   Fannin, Lamar

Terms of Service top

House District 37
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Honey Grove / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin
House District 37
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Honey Grove / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin
House District 38
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Honey Grove / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • John Miller Raiden, birth date 10/14/1861 in Georgia; death date 10/15/1937 in Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • John M. Raiden, Sr., birth date 10/14/1861, death date 10/15/1937, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin County. Includes photos and reprint of obituary from Paris News, 10/17/1937. Find a Grave.
  • Mentioned in "Governor causes much excitement . . . Directs personal remark at state senator, which causes uproar . . . He wants an investigation . . . The resolution introduced asks for thorough probing of activities of James E. Ferguson," 3/4/1917, pp. 1, 6, 12. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919
Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Exterminating Pink Boll Worm, Investigate  
Penitentiaries  
Penitentiaries, Subcommittee to Visit  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
35th R.S. - 1917
Agriculture  
Forestry  
Game and Fisheries  
Labor  
Penitentiaries  
Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prison Farms  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Agriculture  
Insurance  
Public Debt  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  

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