Representative Joseph Draper Sayers

Joseph Draper Sayers (born September 23, 1841) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. He represented Texas’s 9th Congressional District and served as a historical member of Congress during the late nineteenth century. His congressional career is documented under the biographical identifier S000099.

Sayers entered the U.S. House of Representatives on December 7, 1885, and served continuously until March 3, 1899. Over the course of these years, he completed seven terms in Congress as a Representative from Texas. During this period, he was affiliated with the Democratic Party and held office as a federal legislator, though specific committee assignments or leadership roles are not recorded in the available metadata.

By the end of his service on March 3, 1899, Joseph Draper Sayers had spent nearly fourteen years in the U.S. House, contributing to the representation of Texas’s 9th District at the national level. He is recognized today as a former member of Congress whose tenure reflects a substantial period of Democratic representation for Texas in the late 1800s.