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==Early career==
==Early career==
Born to a wealthy Texas family with sugar and cotton plantations, House was educated in New England prep schools and went on to study at Cornell University in 1877, but was forced to drop out when his father died. Returning to Texas, House ran his family's business. He eventually sold the plantations, and invested in banking. On August 4th, 1881, he married Loulie Hunter.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4jcL20ZS_KUC&pg=PA23 Woodrow Wilson's Right Hand: The Life of Colonel Edward M. House]</ref>
Born to a wealthy Texas family with sugar and cotton plantations, House was educated in New England prep schools and went on to study at Cornell University in 1877, but was forced to drop out when his father died. Returning to Texas, House ran his family's business. He eventually sold the plantations, and invested in banking. On August 4, 1881, he married Loulie Hunter.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4jcL20ZS_KUC&pg=PA23 Woodrow Wilson's Right Hand: The Life of Colonel Edward M. House]</ref>
In 1892 he had charge of the successful gubernatorial campaign of James Hogg, who rewarded him as "colonel" of the Texas militia. (House never saw military service.) House plunged into Texas politics as a [[Bourbon Democrat]] who favored conservative business and banking interests. He was a supporter of all the governors from 1894 to 1906 but moved to New York City about 1902. Over the next few years, House developed a viewpoint of [[Progressivism]], as reflected by his anonymously published novel, ''Philip Dru: Administrator.''
In 1892 he had charge of the successful gubernatorial campaign of James Hogg, who rewarded him as "colonel" of the Texas militia. (House never saw military service.) House plunged into Texas politics as a [[Bourbon Democrat]] who favored conservative business and banking interests. He was a supporter of all the governors from 1894 to 1906 but moved to New York City about 1902. Over the next few years, House developed a viewpoint of [[Progressivism]], as reflected by his anonymously published novel, ''Philip Dru: Administrator.''