R.A. Fuchs

Robert A. Fuchs

Full Name: Robert A. Fuchs
Date of birth: May 10, 1892
Date of death: November 22, 1978

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 24 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat Brenham / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Brenham / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Burton / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Brenham / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Brenham / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Brenham / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd (2) (3)   Democrat Brenham / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Burton / Washington   Washington
H 24 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)   Democrat Brenham / Washington   Washington

(1) Stock farmer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Burton. House Journal.
(5) Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(7) District 24 comprised of Washington county shall elect one representative; District 263 does not exist, p. 264, Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(8) District 24, Brenham. House Journal.
(9) District 24, Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(10) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(11) District 263. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 24
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Burton / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st (4) (5) (6)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Burton / Washington
Counties in district: Washington
House District 24
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

(1) Stock farmer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Burton. House Journal.
(5) Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(7) District 24 comprised of Washington county shall elect one representative; District 263 does not exist, p. 264, Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(8) District 24, Brenham. House Journal.
(9) District 24, Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(10) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(11) District 263. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Family group sheet, brief family history, and biographical sketches. Henry and Rofina Braun Fuchs, parents of Robert A. Fuchs. Genealogy of Lorenz and Friedericke Fuchs of Carmine, Fayette County, Texas, 1847-1949. HeritageQuest Online.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1930 - Robert A. Fuchs, Precinct 4, Washington County, farmer, age 37, born in Texas, wife Martha. FamilySearch.
  • Robert A. Fuchs, birth date 5/10/1892 in Texas; death date 11/22/1978 in Brenham, Washington County; rancher; parents Henry Fuchs and Rofine Braun. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Biographical sketch and photo of Lorenz Fuchs, grandfather of Robert A. Fuchs, pp. 251-252. Fayette County, Her History and Her People, 1902.
  • Robert A. Fuchs, birth date 5/10/1892, death date 11/22/1978, photo, burial in Saint Johns Church of Christ Cemetery, Burton, Washington County, with spouse Martha L. Fuchs. Find a Grave.
  • Biographical sketch of Alfred F. Fuchs, uncle of Robert A. Fuchs, Volume I, pp. 1683-1685. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
  • 41st Legislature (1929) - R.A. Fuchs, postoffice Brenham, nativity Texas, age 36, stock farmer, member former legislatures: 40th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943
Agriculture (Chair) 
Common Carriers  
Motor Transportation  
Public Health  
State Affairs  
47th R.S. - 1941
Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
Conservation and Reclamation  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
State Affairs  
46th R.S. - 1939
Agriculture  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) 
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
State Affairs  
45th R.S. - 1937
Agriculture  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Military Affairs (Chair) 
44th R.S. - 1935
Agriculture (Chair) 
Banks and Banking  
Cotton Export, Special  
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Agriculture  
Banks and Banking  
Game and Fisheries  
Livestock and Stock Raising (Chair) 
42nd R.S. - 1931
Agriculture  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Game and Fisheries  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Military Affairs (Vice Chair) 
41st R.S. - 1929
Agriculture  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Constitutional Amendments  
Liquor Traffic  
40th R.S. - 1927
Agriculture  
Game and Fisheries  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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