Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Erich F. Schmidt

Full Name: Erich F. Schmidt
Birth date: October 8, 1831
Death date: December 15, 1904

Terms of Service

House, 15th Legislature
4/18/1876 - 1/14/1879
Democrat
House, 14th Legislature
1/13/1874 - 4/18/1876
Democrat
House, 13th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
3/22/1873 - 1/13/1874
Democrat

(1) Resolution adopted in contested election case of Gustave Cook, et al. v. Richard Allen, et al., 3/20/1873, p. 407; special order resumed, resolutions and majority report adopted, 3/21/1873, pp. 411-413; E.T. Schmidt and Gustave Cook sworn 3/22/1873, p. 414. House Journal . March 20, 1873
March 21, 1873
March 22, 1873
(2) Erich F. Schmidt, sworn 3/22/1873, unseated Em Anderson in election contest the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. E.F. Schmidt, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. E.F. Schmidt, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.E. Schmidt, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.F. Schmidt, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Erich F. Schmidt, birth date 10/8/1831, death date 12/15/1904, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Includes reprint of obituary in the Galveston Daily News, 12/16/1904. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Dr. Eric F. Schmidt: Death of an Old Time Texan Who Was a Member of the Legislature in Reconstruction Days," 12/16/1904, p. 2. Born 10/8/1831 in Germany. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "Dr. Eric Schmidt Dead: A Well-Known Citizen Answered Final Summons Thursday," 12/15/1904, p. 1. Houston Chronicle .
Biographical sketch, Erick F. Schmidt, p. 98. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878 1876.