Peter Diller
Full Name: Peter DillerDate of birth: October 27, 1816
Date of death: January 5, 1873
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 16 | Elected but never sworn | 13th (1) (2) | Republican | Brenham / Washington | Washington |
(1) 13th Legislature - Diller elected, but never sworn. Died prior to the beginning of the regular session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Charles J. Stockbridge, sworn 4/4/1873, succeeded Peter Diller, member-elect, died before qualifying. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 16
Elected but never sworn Legislatures: 13th (1) (2) Party: Republican Home City/County: Brenham / Washington Counties in district: Washington |
(1) 13th Legislature - Diller elected, but never sworn. Died prior to the beginning of the regular session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Charles J. Stockbridge, sworn 4/4/1873, succeeded Peter Diller, member-elect, died before qualifying. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Other Resources
- Peter Diller emigrated to Texas a few years before "the rebellion." He died in December 1872. Diller Family, 1877.
- Census of 1870 - Peter Diller, Brenham, Washington County, age 53, born circa 1817 in Pennsylvania, retired merchant. FamilySearch. 1870
- Peter Diller, birth date 10/27/1816, death date 1/5/1873, burial in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Includes reprint of obituary from New Holland Clarion (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 4/26/1873. Find a Grave.
- "The death of Peter Diller, Republican representative elect from Washington county, which occurred on the 5th, will of course necessitate an order for a special election to fill the vacancy," 1/12/1873, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
- Obituary, Lancaster Examiner and the Semi-Weekly New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 5/7/1873, p. 2. "He succeeded in winning his way to the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens, and when he died, was Representative elect, of the Legislature of his adopted state." Newspapers.com.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
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