William Clemens

Full Name: William Clemens
Date of birth: October 8, 1843
Date of death: December 24, 1909

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	25	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	New Braunfels / Comal	Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Llano
H	89	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	New Braunfels / Comal	Blanco, Comal, Gillespie
H	72	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	New Braunfels / Comal	Bexar, Comal

(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) 22nd Leg. - 1/14/1891, p. 5, Journal "ordered corrected to show that Sen. Clemens was not present at roll call, but after the election & qualification of secretary he appeared & took the oath." Election of Secretary A.M. Kennedy was 1/13/1891, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(4) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

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Senate District 25
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: New Braunfels / Comal
Counties in district: Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Llano

House District 89
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: New Braunfels / Comal
Counties in district: Blanco, Comal, Gillespie

House District 72
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: New Braunfels / Comal
Counties in district: Bexar, Comal

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William Clemens, pp. 278-279. Born 10/8/1843 in Germany, married Miss K. Koll in 1873 at New Braunfels. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch and portrait, William Clemens, and photo of New Braunfels Dam, owned by W. Clemens and others, pp. 192-194. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, p. 271. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, 1st Sergeant, commanding officer Capt. Julius Bose, Comal County Company, 1st Regiment, Texas Volunteer Infantry, 31st Brigade, enlistment date 4/1/1862 at age 18 in New Braunfels. William Clemens, Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, Lieutenant, Capt. Bose's company. Biographical sketch, William Clemens, pp. 330-331. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
Possibly Wm. Clemens, served with Carl Denzer in Company K, 3rd (Luckett's) Texas Infantry, "Captain Bose’s Company at New Braunfels." Civil War Soldiers of Kendall County, Texas, p. 47. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Obituary, William Clemens, 12/25/1909, p. 1. Death date 12/23/1909. Austin Statesman.
William Clemens, nativity Germany; age 67; death date 12/24/1909 in New Braunfels, Comal County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William Clemens, birth date 10/8/1843, death date 12/24/1909, burial in Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal County.
Wilhelm C. Clemens II, portrait, burial in Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal County. Find a Grave. Wilhelm C. Clemens II William Clemens
Photo and obituary, "Ex-Senator Clemens Will Be Buried Today," San Antonio Express, 12/26/1909, p. 6, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. Wm. Clemens, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Clemens, 21st 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.
21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Contingent Expenses (Chair) Finance (Chair) Insurance and Statistics Internal Improvements Mining and Irrigation Penitentiaries Printing of Daily Senate and House Journals Roads and Bridges Texas World's Fair Exhibition Towns, Cities and Corporations
21st R.S. - 1889 Acoustics Commerce and Manufacture (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Mining and Minerals Town and City Corporations
16th R.S. - 1879 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Finance Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas State Affairs

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