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Oct 08, 1818 Sevierville, Tennessee, United States Died on 06 Mar 1905 (aged 86)
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About John Henninger Reagan
- John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818 – March 6, 1905) was an American politician from the U.S.
- state of Texas.
- A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S.
- House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America.
- He served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as Postmaster General.
- After the Confederate defeat, he called for cooperation with the federal government, an unpopular position.
- He was elected to Congress in 1874, after his predictions of harsh treatment for resistance were proved correct.
- He also served in the U.S.
- Senate from 1887 to 1891, and as chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission.
- He was among founders of the Texas State Historical Association.
