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Telephone and Telegraph Politicians in Texas

	John William Minton (1875-1959) — also known as J. W. Minton — of Hemphill, Sabine County, Tex. Born in Geneva, Sabine County, Tex., December 31, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Hemphill State Bank; one of the organizers of the Sabine Citizens Telephone Co.; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1910-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940 (alternate), 1952. Baptist. Died, as a result of a heart attack, in City Hospital, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Tex., April 19, 1959 (age 83 years, 109 days). Interment at Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Tex.
	Paul Osterhout (1859-1944) — of Belton, Bell County, Tex.; San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Bellville, Austin County, Tex., November 27, 1859. Telegraph operator; physician; U.S. Consular Agent in Bocas del Toro, 1908-11. Died in 1944 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
	James Denson Sayers (1888-1957) — also known as James D. Sayers — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex.; Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Summerfield, Claiborne Parish, La., March 17, 1888. Son of David Joel Sayers (1841-1888) and Emma Missouri (Sayers) Sayers (1852-1906). Socialist. Telegraph operator; editor; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Texas, 1920; candidate for New York state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1932. Died December 26, 1957 (age 69 years, 284 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Eda Eugenia Martin (born 1895).

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