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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1894)
8 THE BATTALION. that time resided in Jefferson, Texas. Entered the A. and M. College in 1881 and graduated with rank ot senior cap tain in 1886. Immediately upon arrival at home after graduation, commenced the study of law under Camp & McKay, attorneys at Jefferson. Was admitted to the bar in June 1887, soon after which I went to the University of Vir ginia and took the summer special law course under John B. Minor. Went di rectly from the University of Virginia to the University of Texas and took the law course there. Returned home and formed a law co-partnership with Hon. G. T. Todd, which lasted until January 1, 1893. In the fall of 1889 was elected county attorney of Marion county. Served two years and was not a candi date for re-election. From 1889 to 1891 was chairman of the democratic execu tive committee of the Third representa tive district. In 1891 was appointed city judge of the City of Jefferson by the board of Aldermen of that city 7 . In November 1892 was elected to the legis lature to represent the Third district, which position I now hold. In legisla ture was chairman of the committee on military affairs, and member of the fol lowing committees: Judiciary 7 No. 1, Finance, Revenue and Taxation. Was the author of the bill proposing the Aus tralian system of balloting for the en tire State. In 1889 was elected Captain of Jeffer son Light Guards, and in 1889 was ap pointed Adjutant of the Fifth regiment of the T. V. G’s., and held successively the offices of adjutant, major and lieu tenant colonel, and in 1892 was elected colonel of the Fifth regiment which po sition I now hold. On February 8, 1893 was married to Miss Fannie Brooks of Jefferson. M. F. ARMSTRONG I am a native Texan, horn in Austin county on July 1, 1863. My father, William Tucker Armstrong, was raised in Alabama and his father and mother, who was a Miss Tucker, came from Vir ginia. My father came to Texas about 1845 and fought in the campaign from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico under General Scott, serving as First Lieuten ant. My father married my 7 mother, Miss Margarett E. Francis, in Novem ber 1856. My mother is also a native Texan. Her grandfather, Joel Lakey having come to Texas from Louisiana with Austin’s colony and settled in Austin county near where we now live. My 7 grandfather Miller Francis came from Missouri about 1832. He fought for Texas’ independence and was in the San Jacinto battle. I was the third child in a family of seven children. I had the advantage of a moderately good country school and in October 1879 attended the A. & M. C. of Texas, and after three years gradu ated with honor in every department in June 1882. Since then I have taught school two years. One y 7 ear I taught the country school in my 7 own neigh borhood. The next year, 1886, my old friend and teacher Prof. J. W. McNeely, A. M., and the trustees offered me a po sition in Soule College of Chapel Hill, which I accepted. Gave complete satis faction to all, but having had the mis fortune to Ipse my father on February 7, .I887,piijcl my other business requir ing my attention did not follow the pro fession after fall of 1887, though offered a very desirable position in the College again, and also at other places. In the meantime I had formed a part nership with n.y brother, W. T. Arm-