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January 15, 1907 -
January 17, 1911
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Born: 1856 in Cherokee County (second native Texan to become governor)
Early Career: Campbell was a boyhood friend of Jim Hogg. He attended
Rusk Masonic Institute and spent a year at Trinity University before
being admitted to the bar in 1878 at Longview. In 1891 Campbell
was named receiver for the International and Great Northern Railroad,
and in 1893 he became the line's general manager. Conflict with
the owners over policies toward employees and the public caused
him to resign in 1897 and reenter private law practice.
Endorsed by former Governor Jim Hogg, Campbell ran for the Democratic
nomination for governor in the state's first primary in 1906. He
received a plurality but no majority, and since the law did not
yet provide for a primary run-off, the issue went into party convention.
The last-minute support of U.S. Senator Joe Bailey may have guaranteed
Campbell's nomination. In 1908 he was easily reelected.
Accomplishments: Among the reform items passed during Campbell's
administration were stronger anti-trust laws, a pure food law, lobby
regulation, municipal regulation of utilities, increased tax support
for public schools, and insurance reform. Other changes included
the creation of the Department of Insurance, Banking, Statistics,
and History, the creation of the Texas State Library and Historical
Commission, stock quarantine laws, reorganization of the state banking
system, the establishment of irrigation and drainage districts,
and the abolition of contract leasing of prison labor.
Later years: Campbell returned to private practice in 1911, and
was defeated in a 1916 race for U.S. Senate. He died in 1923.
Handbook
of Texas article
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Ziegfield Follies
Discovery of blood groups
Sep 8 1907
Neiman-Marcus opens in Dallas
Great White Fleet shows U.S. muscle
Nov 20 1908
Rock drill bit revolutionizes oil drilling
Model T Ford produced
Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables
Dec 25 1908
Jack Johnson of Galveston wins world heavyweight title
Peary reaches the North Pole
W.E.B. Du Bois founds NAACP
Feb 10 1910
First irrigation pump in the High Plains
Mar 2 1910
First military air flight in San Antonio marks beginning of U.S.
Air Force
O. Henry's "Ransom of Red Chief"
1910-1920
Mexican Revolution leads to problems along the border with refugees
and banditry
Jan 9 1911
Slanton water well struck in West Texas
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