Other settlers soon moved to the Mabank area, and the location was first purchased in 1887 by John R. Jones who was a merchant from Goshen--which is in Henderson County, Texas. John R. Jones first named (the Mabank area) Lawn City, after a popular cotton dress material that he sold in his store.
The length of a single term for the President of the United States of America is four years. Presidents are allowed to serve up to two terms if re-elected by the... The length of a single term for the President of the United States of America is four years. Presidents are allowed to serve up to two terms if re-elected by the people. The rules behind how many terms a president should be allowed to serve was heavily debated as the Constitution was written.
9.1 years: Average length of service in the United States House of Representatives as of January 2013, according to the Congressional Research Service. 10.2 years: Average length of service in the U.S. Senate as of January 2013. 13.4 years: Peak average length of service in the House in the 111th Congress(2009-2010). 37: Percent of congressmen in the 113th Congress that have between 0 and 8 years of experience. 20, 11: Average percentage of members of Congress who haven't sought re-election, in the 20th and 21st centuries. 51 years, 5 months, 26 days: Length of time Robert Byrd, D-West Virginia, served in the Senate -- January 3, 1959-June 28, 2010.