Edwin L. Agnew

Edwin L. Agnew (December 4, 1855—February 16, 1919) was a Texas politician and lawyer who served in the Texas Senate representing district 3 and the Texas House of Representatives for the 22nd district. At the time, both districts were composed of Fannin and Lamar County

Early life and career Edwin L. Agnew was born on December 4, 1855, in Fannin County, Texas to Allen and Permelia (née Smith) Agnew. His father, a planter by trade, is a native of South Carolina and his mother is from Mississippi. He was the sixth of seven children. Agnew was educated at Carlton College in Bonham, Texas, and graduated from the law department of Trinity University at Tehuacana in 1877 (Trinity University no longer has a campus in Tehuacana). Agnew had a successful law practice in Bonham.

In 1878, Agnew was elected to be a magistrate for a six-year term. He was mayor of Bonham, having been elected in 1886 and re-elected in 1887. He represented district 22 of the Texas House of Representatives during the twenty-second Texas legislature. His predecessor was Thomas Henry Hayes and he took office on January 13, 1891, serving until January 10, 1893, when he was succeeded by Jonathon Davenport Rudd. Agnew resigned on October 21, 1896, and was succeeded by Robert L. Ross.