George Pfeuffer

Full Name: George Pfeuffer
Date of birth: October 17, 1830
Date of death: September 15, 1886

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	25	Jan 9, 1883 - Sep 15, 1886	18th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 19th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	New Braunfels / Comal		Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Llano

(1) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(2) Pfeuffer died 9/15/1886. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(4) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883

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Senate District 25
Jan 9, 1883 - Sep 15, 1886
Legislatures: 18th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 19th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: New Braunfels / Comal
Counties in district: Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Llano

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Resolutions and Journal entries

20th Legislature, R.S., Memorial committee and resolution, service, and speeches. Senate Journal, 3/23/1887, pp. 462, 580-584, memorial page. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

PFEUFFER, GEORGE (1830-1886). Handbook of Texas Online.
PFEUFFER, SOMERS V. (1856-1928). Relatives: George Pfeuffer, father; Somers V. Pfeuffer, son. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, George Pfeuffer, p. 88. "The sage of Comal," born 10/17/1830 in Bavaria. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, p. 245. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Biographical sketch, S.V. Pfeuffer, pp. 116-117. Born 10/10/1856 in Corpus Christi, married Thekla Weber 12/31/1881 in Marion, Texas. Son of Hon. George Pfeuffer, "for two terms a member of the state Senate," died in 1886. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, Somers V. Pfeuffer, Volume IV, pp. 43-44. Relatives: George Pfeuffer, father; Somers Pfeuffer, son. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of brother Christoph Pfeuffer, Volume II, p. 152. "George Pfeuffer, Jr., also became prominent in politics. His fellow citizens, recognizing his worth and ability, called him to the office of county judge of Comal county and elected him to represent his district in the lower house of the state legislature and also in the senate. His life was notable because of its business success and for its official prominence and he commanded high respect and regard wherever known." A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas Illustrated, 1907.
Portrait and biographical sketch, George Pfeuffer, pp. 573-589. Includes Senator Pfeuffer's remarks on a matter of privilege regarding his bill on the Agricultural and Mechanical College (Texas A&M), pp. 579-586. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. Pfeuffer, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. Pfeuffer, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

19th R.S. - 1885 Agricultural and Mechanical College at Bryan, Prairie View Normal School, and Sam Houston Normal School at Huntsville Constitutional Amendments Education (Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt Purchase of Granite Quarry in Burnet County Retrenchment and Reform
18th R.S. - 1883 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Education Finance (Chair) Governor's Mansion (Co-Chair) Penitentiaries Reception for Distinguished Mexican Visitors, Including Ex-President Porfirio Diaz

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