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Congress granted The American Legion a national charter in September 1919. The American Legion chartered Paris Post No. 1 on December 13, 1919. [21] It was the first overseas post to be chartered and has been in continuous existence since then.
In 1862, 16-year-old Edward Taylor (1845-1924) joined Waul's Texas Legion, a unit in the Confederate Army that originated in Brenham, TX. [1] Edward was captured during the Battle of Vicksburg, and while being held prisoner, he contracted tuberculosis, or consumption as it was called in the 1800s.
Organization advertising its congressional charter. A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress has issued corporate charters since 1791 and the laws that issue them are codified in Title 36 of the United States Code. [1] The first charter issued ...
United Service Organizations; United Spanish War Veterans; United States Association of Former Members of Congress; United States Capitol Historical Society; National Society of United States Daughters of 1812; United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps; United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee; United States Submarine Veterans of World War II
Alvin Mansfield Owsley (June 11, 1888 – April 3, 1967) was an American diplomat who served as the National Commander of the American Legion from 1922 to 1923, and later served as United States minister to Romania, the Irish Free State, and Denmark.
Joe Richard Pool (February 18, 1911 – July 14, 1968) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Texas. Pool represented all of Texas from January 3, 1963, until January 3, 1967 (when such districts in multi-district states were banned by the Supreme Court) and then from the western half of Dallas County, Texas, from January 3, 1967, until July 14, 1968.
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He was a member of the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. [3] He became a partner of the law firm of Runge, Lane and Savage in 1946. [4] During this time, city council elected the mayor from among those councilmen elected by the electorate. The Citizens Charter Association greatly influenced city government.