lieutenant death_date birth_date term_end portrait death_place profession order term_start image name predecessor birth_place party office state district successor article_title
george d. neal july 29 , 1908 -lrb- aged 62 -rrb- july 4 , 1846 january 3 , 1893 15 , 1907 january 15 , 1903 march in the texas capitol building texas politician , lawyer 23rd january 4 , 1883 20 , 1903 march 4 , 1897 march swtlanham.jpg samuel willis tucker lanham joseph '' d. sayers charles k. bell '' district created south carolina democratic governor of texas texas texas texas 8 8th texas 8 8th thomas mitchell campbell thomas h. ball william h. crain s. w. t. lanham

s. w. t. lanham

samuel willis tucker lanham -lrb- july 4 , 1846july 29 , 1908 -rrb- , was the 23rd governor of texas from january 20 , 1903 to january 15 , 1907 .
he was a member of the democratic party .
prior to winning election as governor , he served two periods in the us house of representatives .
he served five terms from the 11th district -lrb- which covered a vast area of west texas -rrb- then ran for governor , losing in his first attempt .
when he returned to congress , it was in the eighth district , where he served 4 terms .
