Rudolph Adolph Weinert
Full Name: Rudolph Adolph WeinertDate of birth: December 19, 1894
Date of death: January 24, 1974
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 19 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th 56th (1) | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe |
Dean of the Senate. (57th)
Dean of the Senate. (56th) Senate President Pro Tempore (56th) |
Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson |
| S | 19 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th 54th | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe |
Dean of the Senate. (55th)
Dean of the Senate. (54th) |
Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson |
| S | 19 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd (2) | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe | Dean of the Senate. (53rd) | Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson |
| S | 19 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd (3) | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe | Dean of the Senate. (52nd) | Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays |
| S | 19 | Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951 | 51st 50th (4) (5) | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe |
Dean of the Senate. (51st)
Dean of the Senate. (50th) |
Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays |
| S | 19 | Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947 | 49th 48th | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe | Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays | |
| S | 19 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943 | 47th (6) 46th (7) | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe | Senate President Pro Tempore (47th) | Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays |
| S | 19 | Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th (8) 44th (9) | Democrat | Seguin / Guadalupe | Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/12/1959. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
(4) 50th Legislature - Election of Dean of Senate, 1/14/1947, p. 9. The Honorable R. A. Weinert received 29 votes and was duly declared Dean of the Senate. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) See the Senate Journal, 50th Legislature, p. 9. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(6) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 7/3/1941. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(9) Rudolph A. Weinert, in special election 3/20/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded Welly K. Hopkins, resigned after 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 57th 56th (1)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (57th)
Dean of the Senate. (56th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Seguin / Guadalupe
- Counties in district:
- Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson
- Legislatures:
- 55th 54th
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (55th)
Dean of the Senate. (54th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Seguin / Guadalupe
- Counties in district:
- Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson
- Legislatures:
- 53rd (2)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (53rd)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Seguin / Guadalupe
- Counties in district:
- Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson
- Legislatures:
- 52nd (3)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (52nd)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Seguin / Guadalupe
- Counties in district:
- Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
- Legislatures:
- 51st 50th (4) (5)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (51st)
Dean of the Senate. (50th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Seguin / Guadalupe
- Counties in district:
- Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
- Legislatures:
- 49th 48th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Seguin / Guadalupe
- Counties in district:
- Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
- Legislatures:
- 47th (6) 46th (7)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)
(46th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Seguin / Guadalupe
- Counties in district:
- Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
Terms of service notes
(1) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/12/1959. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
(4) 50th Legislature - Election of Dean of Senate, 1/14/1947, p. 9. The Honorable R. A. Weinert received 29 votes and was duly declared Dean of the Senate. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) See the Senate Journal, 50th Legislature, p. 9. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002. ↩
(6) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 7/3/1941. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(9) Rudolph A. Weinert, in special election 3/20/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded Welly K. Hopkins, resigned after 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 52nd Legislature, R.S., SR 284. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 2. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 24. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 84, and journal page dedicated in recognition of faithful and outstanding public service, presentation of silver tray. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 464. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 104. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- "Weinert's Granddaughter Shares Story of Historic Home, Family," 10/25/1992, pp. 1B-2B, includes photo. Seguin Gazette-Enterprise.
- Memorial, May 1974, p. 498. Memorial for Rudolph Weinert. Relatives: Ferdinand Weinert - father, Rudolph Weinert - son. Texas Bar Journal.
- Memorial, October 1956, p. 685. Memorial for H.H. Weinert, son of Ferdinand Weinert and brother of Rudolph Weinert. Texas Bar Journal.
- United States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, World War I. Rudolph Adolph Weinert, birth date 12/19/1895 in Sequin [Seguin], Texas. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- United States Army, First Lieutenant, World War I, 61st Field Artillery Brigade. Memorial, May 1974, p. 498. Texas Bar Journal.
- United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.
- "Senator Weinert Would Make Tokens So Heavy They Would Weigh Down Pockets," 3/30/1939, p. 1. Corpus Christi Times.
- Rudolph Adolph Weinert, birth date 12/19/1894 in Texas; death date 1/24/1974 in Guadalupe, Seguin County; attorney; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Rudolph A. Weinert, birth date 12/19/1894, death date 1/24/1974, photo, burial in San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County, with spouse Johnnye Ruth Weinert Find a Grave.
- "Here and There in Texas," 4/13/1943, p. 10. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
- "Stevenson to Visit Oklahoma Making R.A. Weinert Governor," 9/5/1941, p. 3. San Antonio Express.
- "Constitution Delegates Tribute Rudolph A. Weinert," 4/4/1974, p. 3. Seguin Gazette.
- "Senator Reviewed," 4/27/1960, p. 6. Seguin Gazette.
- Obituary, "State Honors R.A. Weinert," 1/31/1974, p. 1, 12. Seguin Gazette.
- "Neubauer: 60 Years of Loyal Service," 8/11/1982, p. 1E. Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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