Oscar Branch Colquitt

Oscar Branch Colquitt
25th Governor of Texas
In office January 17, 1911 – January 19, 1915
Lieutenant	Asbury Bascom Davidson William Harding Mayes
Preceded by	Thomas Mitchell Campbell
Succeeded by	James E. Ferguson
Railroad Commissioner of Texas
In office January 21, 1903 – January 17, 1911[1]
Preceded by	John H. Reagan
Succeeded by	John L. Wortham
Personal details
Born	December 16, 1861 Camilla, Georgia, Confederate States of America
Died	March 8, 1940(1940-03-08) (aged 78) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Alice Fuller Murrell ​ ​ (m. 1885)​
Children	5

Oscar Branch Colquitt (December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940) was the 25th Governor of Texas from January 17, 1911, to January 19, 1915. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Gov. Colquitt defended the actions of the Texas Rangers who allegedly crossed into Mexico in pursuit of the body of Clemente Vergara in March 1914.^[2]