Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Jens Moller

Full Name: Jens Moller
Birth date: April 1, 1846
Death date: February 20, 1930

Terms of Service

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.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Jens Moller, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Jens Moller, birth date 4/1/1846 in Denmark, death date 2/20/1930 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; retired cotton merchant. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Obituary and photo, "Jens Moller Dies at Wichita Falls; Body to Come Here," 2/21/1930, pp. 1, 3. Mentions service to Galveston after the 1900 storm, as state representative in the legislature, and as pilot commissioner for the Port of Galveston from 1884-1910. Galveston Daily News .
Jens Moller, mentioned in biographical sketch of father-in-law Joseph Hamilton Wilson, "There are two children: Maud J.H., who is the wife of Jens Moller, a retired shipping agent and now representing the Galveston district in the legislature. . . " Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs 1910.
Biographical sketch, Jens Moller, born 4/1/1846 in Skagen, Denmark; marriage to Maud Josephine Hamilton Wilson on 9/16/1890 in Galveston; died 1930 in Wichita Falls. "In 1910 he was elected representative from this district [Galveston] to the state legislature." Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Maud Moller House], 1827 Ball Avenue, Galveston, 10/18/1983, pp. 3-4. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
31st Legislature (1909) - Jens Moller, postoffice Galveston, nativity Denmark, age 63 (born circa 1846), retired merchant, 63 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .