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George Herder

George Herder
Full Name: George Herder, Sr.
Birth date: February 16, 1863
Death date: March 29, 1934

Terms of Service

  • House, 33rd (1) (2) (3) (4) Legislature
    1/14/1913 - 4/8/1914
    Democrat
  • House, 32nd Legislature
    1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
    Democrat
(1) District 50 comprised of Wise county; District 71 comprised of Austin and Colorado counties, pp. 41-42, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 71 represented by Geo. Herder, p. 5. House Journal .
(3) Herder resigned 4/8/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) District 50 represented by George Herder, p. 853. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Photographs

Other Resources

  • George Herder, Sr., birth date 2/16/1863 in High Hill, Texas, death date 3/29/1934 in Houston, Harris County, residence in Eagle Lake. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • George Herder, Sr. (1863-1934), burial in Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County. Includes reprint of obituary in Colorado County Citizen, 4/5/1934. Find a Grave .
  • Obituary, "Death Claims Prominent Man: George Herder One of South Texas' Foremost Figures Passes Away," The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Texas), 3/30/1934, p. 1, crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.
    "Beautiful Tribute to a Fine Man: George Herder's Death Causes Sorrow to Wide Circle," written by Bruce McCarthy, editor of the Eagle Lake Headlight, printed in The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Texas), 4/2/1934, pp. 1, 4, crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . March 30, 1934 April 2, 1934
  • George Herder, Sr., mentioned in biographical sketch of son George Herder, Jr., Volume 2, p. 1990. The New Encyclopedia of Texas 1926.
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