Roger Quarles Mills
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United States Senator from Texas |
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In office March 23, 1892 – March 4, 1899 |
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| Preceded by | Horace Chilton |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Culberson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 23, 1892 |
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| Preceded by | John Hancock |
| Succeeded by | David B. Culberson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Le Roy Antony |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1859-1860 |
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March 30, 1832 Todd County, Kentucky |
| Died | September 2, 1911 (aged 79) Corsicana, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
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 Confederate States of America
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 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
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 Colonel |
| Unit | 3rd Texas Cavalry Regiment |
| Commands | 10th Texas Infantry Regiment Deshler's Brigade |
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Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832 – September 2, 1911) was a United States lawyer and politician. During the American Civil War, he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army. Afterwards he served in the United States Congress, first as a representative, and later as a senator.
Born in Todd County, Kentucky, he attended the common schools and moved to Texas in 1849. There he studied law, passed the bar, and began practicing in Corsicana at the age of 20, after the Texas legislature made an exception to the usual age requirement. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1859 until 1860, when he enlisted in the Confederate States Army. He served throughout the Civil War and took part as a private in the Battle of Wilson's Creek, and as a colonel commanded the Tenth Texas Infantry at Arkansas Post, Chickamauga (where he commanded the brigade of Gen. James Deshler during part of the battle), Missionary Ridge and the Atlanta Campaign.
He was then elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives and served from 1873 until 1892. In 1891 Mills was a candidate in the Democratic caucus for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but was defeated by Charles F. Crisp (1845–1896) of Georgia.
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