Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Otto Wahrmund

Full Name: Otto Wahrmund
Birth date: September 15, 1855
Death date: June 24, 1929

Terms of Service

House, 36th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
Elected but never sworn
Democrat
House, 35th Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat
House, 33rd Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(2) O.B. Black, in special election 2/6/1919, sworn 2/13/1919, succeeded Otto Wahrmund, member-elect, resigned 1/14/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) "Col. Otto Wahrmund Resigns as Member of the Legislature," 1/14/1919, p. 1. Wahrmund elected but never sworn, resigned 1/14/1919 due to ill health. San Antonio Light .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, 2nd C.S., 6/28/1929, p. 483. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Otto Wahrmund, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto Warmund, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto. Wahrmund, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto Wahrmund, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto Wahrmund, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch and portrait, Col. Otto Wahrmund, Volume III, pp. 1150-1151. Born 9/19/1855 in Fredericksburg. A History of Texas and Texans 1916.
Obituary, Otto Wahrmund, 7/2/1929, p. 4. Austin American .
Otto Wahrmund, birth date 9/19/1855, death date 6/24/1929, burial in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
"Four Founders of Brewery Were Colorful Personalities," 10/13/1953, p. 12. Founders of Pearl Brewery in San Antonio were Otto Koehler, Oscar Bergstrom, Otto Wahrmund, and John J. Stevens. "Bergstrom . . . was elected as a representative to the legislature in 1884. . .returned from New York to San Antonio in 1927, and died at Boerne, September 3, 1929." "Otto Wahrmund . . . was elected Representatives [sic] of the 35th District in 1908, and was re-elected for four consecutive two-year terms, without opposition." San Antonio Express .