Reese C. De Graffenreid

Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid (May 7, 1859 – August 29, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1897 – August 29, 1902
Preceded by	Charles Henderson Yoakum
Succeeded by	Gordon J. Russell
Personal details
Born	(1859-05-07)May 7, 1859 Franklin, Tennessee
Died	August 29, 1902(1902-08-29) (aged 43) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	lawyer

Born in Franklin, Tennessee, De Graffenreid attended the common schools of Franklin and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He graduated from the law department of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice in Franklin. He moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he practiced his profession for one year, and then moved to Texas. He helped in the construction of the Texas & Pacific Railroad. He resumed the practice of law at Longview, Texas in 1883.

De Graffenreid was elected county attorney and resigned two months afterward. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.

De Graffenreid was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C., August 29, 1902. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Texas.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Sources

• United States Congress. "Reese C. De Graffenreid (id: D000194)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Memorial addresses on the life and character of Reese C. De Graffenreid late a representative from Texas delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1903

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress