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Rienzi Melville Johnston

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Preceded by
  
Joseph W. Bailey

Political party
  
Democratic

Succeeded by
  
Morris Sheppard

Name
  
Rienzi Johnston

Resigned
  
January 29, 1913

Party
  
Democratic Party


Rienzi Melville Johnston

Born
  
September 9, 1849Sandersville, Georgia (
1849-09-09
)

Role
  
Former United States Senator

Died
  
February 28, 1926, Houston, Texas, United States

Previous office
  
Senator (TX) 1913–1913

Rienzi Melville Johnston (September 9, 1849 – February 28, 1926) was an American newspaperman and Democratic Party politician from Houston, Texas. He headed the Houston Post for many years, and in 1913 served a month in the United States Senate when Governor Colquitt appointed him to complete the term of the resigned Senator Bailey; his 26 day term remains as the 2nd shortest term of service in US Senate.

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 Commission

    • References

    Rienzi Melville Johnston Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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