Charles Henderson Yoakum (July 10, 1849 – January 1, 1909) was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Texas

Texas

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Biography

Born near Tehuacana

Tehuacana, Texas

Tehuacana is a town in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census. From 1869 until 1902, the town was home to Trinity University.-Geography:Tehuacana is located at ....

, Lincoln (now Limestone) County

Limestone County, Texas

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, Texas, Yoakum attended Larissa College in Cherokee County

Cherokee County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,659 people, 16,651 households, and 12,105 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 19,173 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

 and Cumberland College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar

Admission to the bar in the United States

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 in 1874 and commenced practice in Emory, Texas

Emory, Texas

Emory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rains County. Previously known as Springville, the city is named after Emory Rains who was a legislator from the area. Rains was the author of the Homestead Law of Texas...

. He served as prosecuting attorney for Rains County

Rains County, Texas

*Alba*East Tawakoni*Emory*Point*Dougherty-See also:*National Register of Historic Places listings in Rains County, Texas-External links:*...

 in 1876. He moved to Hunt County

Hunt County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 76,596 people, 28,742 households, and 20,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 32,490 housing units at an average density of 39 per square mile...

 in 1883 and continued the practice of law in Greenville

Greenville, Texas

Greenville is the county seat, and the largest city, of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557....

. He served as district attorney

District attorney

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 for the eighth judicial district 1886-1890. He served as member of the Texas Senate

Texas Senate

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 1892-1896.

Yoakum was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Fifty-fourth Congress

54th United States Congress

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 (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897). He continued the practice of law in Greenville, Texas

Greenville, Texas

Greenville is the county seat, and the largest city, of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 25,557....

, until 1900, when he moved to Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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He returned to Texas in 1904. He died in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

, January 1, 1909. He was interred in Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Texas

Ennis, Texas

Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States, and a southeastern suburb of Dallas. The population was 16,045 at the 2000 census.In 1871, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad purchased of land in Ellis County at a price of , establishing the line's northern terminus. On May 8, 1872,...

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