Voting leglislation
Sponsors
In 1922, Earle B. Mayfield, born in Overton, Texas, became the first member of the Ku Klux Klan to be elected to the United States Senate. [1] He resided in Tyler from 1931 until his death.
In 1923,
Earle B. Mayfield of
Tyler, Texas, with the support of a resurgent
Ku Klux Klan, elected U.S. Senator during the General Election of November 7, 1922, for the beginning term, March 4, 1923. His seat was contested by his chief opponent,
George E. B. Peddy and an investigation was authorized by U.S. Senate Resolution 97.
Allison Mayfield, Earle's brother, was the Texas Railroad Commissioner from January 5, 1897, to January 23, 1923. [2]
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0272-4030,
OCLC
5298290 (all editions).
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: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)Col. Billie Mayfield (né William Nicholas Mayfield II; 1875–1963); beginning around 1942, Mayfield was editor of the Coleman County Chronicle, while Milton Robert Autry (1915–1998) served in the Armed Forces. Roy Allen Autry, Sr. (1892–1965) was owner-manager. Mayfield resigned January 1, 1943.
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OCLC
52568058 (all editions),
OCLC
1048539410 (all editions).
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ISSN
0272-4030,
OCLC
5298290 (all editions).
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
ISSN
1550-493X,
OCLC
54401105 (all editions).
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
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ISSN
0044-0175 (publication),
OCLC
6878366,
47912818,
5543312069 (article).
Voting leglislation
Sponsors
In 1922, Earle B. Mayfield, born in Overton, Texas, became the first member of the Ku Klux Klan to be elected to the United States Senate. [1] He resided in Tyler from 1931 until his death.
In 1923,
Earle B. Mayfield of
Tyler, Texas, with the support of a resurgent
Ku Klux Klan, elected U.S. Senator during the General Election of November 7, 1922, for the beginning term, March 4, 1923. His seat was contested by his chief opponent,
George E. B. Peddy and an investigation was authorized by U.S. Senate Resolution 97.
Allison Mayfield, Earle's brother, was the Texas Railroad Commissioner from January 5, 1897, to January 23, 1923. [2]
{{
cite journal}}
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, |lay-source=
, and |lay-url=
(
help); External link in |postscript=
(
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
ISSN
0272-4030,
OCLC
5298290 (all editions).
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)Col. Billie Mayfield (né William Nicholas Mayfield II; 1875–1963); beginning around 1942, Mayfield was editor of the Coleman County Chronicle, while Milton Robert Autry (1915–1998) served in the Armed Forces. Roy Allen Autry, Sr. (1892–1965) was owner-manager. Mayfield resigned January 1, 1943.
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
OCLC
52568058 (all editions),
OCLC
1048539410 (all editions).
{{
cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
ISSN
0272-4030,
OCLC
5298290 (all editions).
{{
cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
ISSN
1550-493X,
OCLC
54401105 (all editions).
{{
cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link) CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
ISSN
0044-0175 (publication),
OCLC
6878366,
47912818,
5543312069 (article).