MILNER, ROBERT TEAGUE (1851-1923) ~ Robert Teague Milner was born to Arnold and Mary Milner on June 21, 1851, in Cherokee County, Alabama.
He and his family settled in Henderson, Texas during his childhood. He attended school there and taught for fifteen years and in 1881 he purchased the Henderson Times, where he was editor for 25 years. In October of 1883, he married Mary L. Hawkins and together they had five children.
Milner was elected to the 20th, 21st, and 22nd Texas Legislatures. He was chairman of the committee on education and was the author of the law requiring the teaching of Texas history in public schools.
In 1907, he was appointed the State Commissioner of Agriculture, insurance, statistics, and history. He resigned in 1908, to become president of A&M College and is responsible for dividing the school into engineering and agriculture. He held this position until 1913, returning to Henderson where he died on July 30, 1923.
Sources: www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/fmi43_print.html
MILNER, ROBERT TEAGUE (1851-1923) ~ Robert Teague Milner was born to Arnold and Mary Milner on June 21, 1851, in Cherokee County, Alabama.
He and his family settled in Henderson, Texas during his childhood. He attended school there and taught for fifteen years and in 1881 he purchased the Henderson Times, where he was editor for 25 years. In October of 1883, he married Mary L. Hawkins and together they had five children.
Milner was elected to the 20th, 21st, and 22nd Texas Legislatures. He was chairman of the committee on education and was the author of the law requiring the teaching of Texas history in public schools.
In 1907, he was appointed the State Commissioner of Agriculture, insurance, statistics, and history. He resigned in 1908, to become president of A&M College and is responsible for dividing the school into engineering and agriculture. He held this position until 1913, returning to Henderson where he died on July 30, 1923.
Sources: www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/fmi43_print.html
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