Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	26	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Victoria / Victoria		Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following senators had the oath of office administered them by the president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, R.N. Weisiger, "Mr. Weisiger Joins Great Majority: Venerable Gentleman Passed Away at His Home Near Victoria Today: Soldier and Statesman: Was Frequently Mentioned for Governor, but Declined to Offer for High Office," Saturday afternoon, 9/12/1908, p. 1. Daily Advocate (Victoria, Texas).
Reed Nelson Weisiger, death date 9/12/1908 in Victoria. Mentioned in biographical sketch of his son Robert Sidney Weisiger, Volume II, p. 584. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
Biographical sketch, R.N. Weisiger, pp. 464-466. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Biographical sketch and portrait, Reed N. Wesiger, pp. 225-226. Born 5/2/1838 in Danville, Kentucky, parents Joseph and Isabella Reed Weisiger, married Annie Callender 6/15/1875 in Victoria. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain, Company A, Waller's Battalion of Green's Brigade. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.

Other Resources

Reed Nelson WEISIGER, born 5/2/1838 in Danville, Kentucky; died 9/12/1908 in Victoria. Father Dr. Joseph Weisiger, mother Isabella Reed. The Family History and Genealogy of Arden Gremmert and Eva Doherty, 2001.
Vignettes of Victoria County - WEISIGER, Reed N., born 1838, died 1909. Victoria County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. R.N. Weisiger, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891
Agricultural Affairs
Claims and Accounts
Finance
Internal Improvements
Judiciary No. 2
Labor
Mining and Irrigation
Penitentiaries
Public Lands
Southwestern Lunatic Asylum
State Affairs
Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)

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