James Luther Slayden (1853–1924), uncle of Fontaine Maury Maverick and maverick in politics; United States Representative from Texas; son of Thomas A. and Letitia E. (Beadles) Slayden, was born in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, on June 1, 1853. Upon the death of his father in 1869 he moved with his mother to New Orleans, Louisiana; where he worked for two years and attended common schools before attending Washington and Lee University, Lexing...
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James Luther Slayden (1853–1924), uncle of Fontaine Maury Maverick and maverick in politics; United States Representative from Texas; son of Thomas A. and Letitia E. (Beadles) Slayden, was born in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, on June 1, 1853. Upon the death of his father in 1869 he moved with his mother to New Orleans, Louisiana; where he worked for two years and attended common schools before attending Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall.
He moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 1876; became a cotton merchant and rancher; elected to House of Representatives in 1892 in the Twenty-third legislature; declined to be a candidate for renomination; engaged in agricultural pursuits and mining; married Ellen Maury, of Charlottesville, Virginia in 1883. In 1896 he was elected to represent Texas as a Democrat in the 55th United States Congress.
He was appointed by Andrew Carnegie as one of the original trustees of the Carnegie Endowment...
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