Terms of Service

• Senate, 50th ⁽¹⁾ & 49th Legislatures
  1/9/1945 - 5/24/1947
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 48th ⁽²⁾ & 47th Legislatures
  1/14/1941 - 1/9/1945
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 3/10/1943 to serve until the return of President Pro Tempore Vernon Lemens.
• House, 45th Legislature
  1/12/1937 - 1/10/1939
  Democrat
  
• House, 44th Legislature
  1/8/1935 - 1/12/1937
  Democrat
  

(1) In Senate, John J. Bell, in special election 8/23/1947, sworn 9/20/1947, succeeded to unexpired term of Fred Mauritz, died 5/24/1947. In House, Tom Cheatham, in special election 11/8/1947, succeeded John J. Bell, resigned 6/15/1947. Cheatham's first session was 51st Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) "Second President Pro Tem of Tex. Senate Elected," 3/11/1943, p. 1. Mauritz elected president pro tem "to serve until the return of either Lieut. Gov. John Lee Smith or the regular president pro tem, Vernon Lemons, a first lieutenant stationed at the Tank Destroyer Training Center, Camp Hood." Waxahachie Daily Light .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 50th Legislature, R.S., SR 137, 6/6/1947, p. 1535. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Fred Mauritz, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Fred Mauritz, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Fred Mauritz, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Fred Mauritz, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Fred Mauritz, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Fred Mauritz, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Fred Mauritz, birth date 3/16/1882, death date 5/24/1947 in El Campo, Wharton County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
• Mentioned in preview of 44th Legislature and discussion of legislative turnover, "Texas House Gets 80 New Members," 10/15/1934, p. 14. San Antonio Express .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Relatives: W. N. "Bill" Patman - son-in-law, Fred Mauritz - father-in-law; W. N. "Bill" Patman - son, Congressman Wright Patman - father. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
• Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.
• Photo of the Nils P. Mauritz family. Photo included in the traveling exhibit: "From Smaland, Sweden, to Big Land Texas." Relatives Fred Mauritz and Theophilus Mauritz - brothers. Williamson Museum .

Committee Information

• 50th R.S. - 1947
• Aeronautics  
• Agriculture  
• Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) 
• Counties and County Boundaries  
• Education  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Nominations of Governor  
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• 49th R.S. - 1945
• Agriculture  
• Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Contingent Expense  
• Finance  
• Game and Fish  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Internal Improvements  
• Investigating Committee  
• Nominations of the Governor  
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Public Debts, Claims and Accounts  
• Public Health  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• Stock and Stock Raising  
• 48th R.S. - 1943
• Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Feed Shortage, Investigation, Special  
• Finance (Vice Chair) 
• Game and Fish  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Investigating, Special  
• Labor  
• Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair) 
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair) 
• Public Health  
• Representative Districts (Vice Chair) 
• Rules  
• State Affairs  
• State Departments and Institutions  
• State Penitentiaries  
• Stock and Stock Raising  
• 47th R.S. - 1941
• Agriculture  
• Banking (Vice Chair) 
• Enrolled Bills  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Labor  
• Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
• Penitentiaries  
• Prison System, Investigation  
• Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) 
• Representative Districts (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Stock and Stock Raising  
• Towns and City Corporations  
• 45th R.S. - 1937
• Cement Manufacturers  
• Delegation to U.S. Congress on Agricultural Matters, Special  
• Interstate Cooperation  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 44th R.S. - 1935
• Banks and Banking  
• Claims and Accounts  
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Counties  
• State Affairs  
• Wage Scales of State Highway Department, Special