Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	72	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th	Democrat	New Braunfels / Comal		Bexar, Comal
H	29	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th	Democrat	New Braunfels / Comal		Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Wilson

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

KESSLER, ALEXANDER LOUIS (1837-1897). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, A.L. Kessler, pp. 503-505. " . . . member of the House of Representatives of the Texas Legislature in 1874, 1875 and 1876 . . . He was elected as a Democrat, but has since severed his connections with all parties." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, pp. 139-141. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.

Other Resources

A.L. Kessler, birth date 12/5/1937, death date 11/26/1897, burial in Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. A.L. Kessler, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.L. Kessler, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

15th R.S. - 1876 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Finance Internal Improvements Printing
14th R.S. - 1874 Asylum and Public Building Repairs Claims and Accounts Finance Immigration Internal Improvements Public Debt Sunday Law

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