Rienzi Melville Johnston

Rienzi Melville Johnston (September 9, 1849 – February 28, 1926) was an American newspaperman and Democratic Party politician from Houston, Texas. He headed the Houston Post for many years, and in 1913 served a month in the United States Senate when Governor Colquitt appointed him to complete the term of the resigned Senator Bailey.

Career

 * Drummer, Confederate Army
 * Soldier, Confederate Army
 * 1878: Editor, Crockett Patron
 * Editor, Coriscana Observer
 * 1879: Founder, Independent
 * 1880: Correspondent, Austin Statesman/Austin American-Statesman
 * Political correspondent, Houston Post
 * Editor-in-chief, Houston Post
 * Vice President, Associated Press
 * early 1900s: Democratic National Committee
 * 1913: U.S. Senator
 * State Senator
 * Chairman, State Prison Commission