Texas Legislators: Past & Present

George Pfeuffer

Full Name: George Pfeuffer
Birth date: October 17, 1830
Death date: September 15, 1886

Terms of Service

Senate, 19th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ & 18th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
1/9/1883 - 9/15/1886
Democrat

(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 9, 1883
January 10, 1883

Biographical Notes and Resources

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 .

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. Pfeuffer, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. Pfeuffer, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Mentioned as senator and former president of the board of directors of Texas A&M University; unsuccessfully introduced legislation to establish "district colleges" as "feeders for a university," Volume II, p. 446. A Comprehensive History of Texas, 1685 to 1897 .
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.
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.
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.