Herman Knittel

Full Name: Herman Knittel
Other surnames: Knittle
Date of birth: December 4, 1835
Date of death: March 4, 1899

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	12	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889	19th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Burton / Washington		Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington

(1) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(3) 19th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/13/1885, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 12
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 19th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 20th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Burton / Washington
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington

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Resolutions and Journal entries

H. Knittle on First Day roll call of 19th and 20th Legislatures. Knittel and Knittle in Indexes to 19th and 20th. Senate Journal. 19th First Day 19th Index 20th First Day 20th Index

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hermann Knittel, Volume III, p. 1561, included in son-in-law Thomas Watson's sketch. "In 1884 he was elected on the democratic ticket to the Texas State Senate." A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Biographical sketch, H. Knittel, pp. 84-85. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Hermann Knittel, p. 81. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, 2nd Junior Lieutenant, commanding officer Captain Robert Voight, Company E, Infantry, Waul's Legion. H. Knittel, enlistment date 4/10/1862 in Houston, residence in Washington County. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, member of Captain Robert Voight's Company, General Waul's Legion, Hood's Brigade, taken prisoner in the siege of Vicksburg. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.

Other Resources

Herman Knittel, birth date 12/4/1835, death date 3/4/1899, burial in Mount Zion Cemetery, Burton, Washington County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. H. Knittle, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H. Knittel, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.

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20th R.S. - 1887 Claims and Accounts Comptroller's Office, Examine Contingent Expenses (Chair) Education Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Privileges and Elections Public Health Retrenchment and Reform
19th R.S. - 1885 Agricultural Affairs Claims and Accounts Education Finance Public Health Retrenchment and Reform (Chair) State Asylums

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