Robert Zapp
Full Name: Robert ZappDate of birth: October 20, 1820
Date of death: June 8, 1885
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 26 | Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (1) (2) | Radical Republican | Round Top / Fayette | Bastrop, Fayette |
(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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House District 26
Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) Party: Radical Republican Home City/County: Round Top / Fayette Counties in district: Bastrop, Fayette |
(1) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- ZAPP, ROBERT (1820-1885). Portraits, headstone photo. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Included in list of "German wartime resistance leaders [who] subsequently became Republican politicians and civil servants." Baggett, James Alex, "Origins of Early Texas Republican Party Leadership," The Journal of Southern History, Vol.40(3), August 1974, p. 449. "Robert Zapp, who according to a Confederate official committed 'treasonable acts.'" Journal of Southern History.
- Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 238, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
Committee Information top
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12th Adjourned - 1871
Internal Improvements Printing and Contingent Expenses | ||
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12th R.S. - 1871
Internal Improvements Printing and Contingent Expenses Public Lands and Land Office | ||
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12th 1st C.S. - 1870
Huntsville Penitentiary, Select Internal Improvement Printing and Contingent Expenses Public Lands and Land Office | ||
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12th Provisional - 1870
Printing and Contigent Expenses |
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