Alfred P.C. Petsch

Full Name: Alfred P.C. Petsch
Date of birth: August 16, 1887
Date of death: November 28, 1981

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	85	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	85	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	85	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	85	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	85	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	85	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H	85	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

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House District 85
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 85
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 85
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 85
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 85
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 85
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

House District 85
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

PETSCH, ALFRED P.C. (1887-1981). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/5/1929, sec. 2, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Under the Dome," 1/20/1931, p. 8. Austin American.
Mentioned in preview of 44th Legislature and discussion of legislative turnover, "Texas House Gets 80 New Members," 10/15/1934, p. 14. San Antonio Express.

Photographs

Photograph. Alfred Petsch, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Alfred Petsch, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Alfred Petsch, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.P. Petsch, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.P.C. Petsch, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Alfred P.C. Petsch, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Alfred P.C. Petsch, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Rates Investment of Permanent School Fund for State Building, Special Liquor Traffic Military Affairs (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
45th R.S. - 1937 Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Crude Oil Prices, Special Department of Education Expenditures of Rural Aid Appropriations, Special Judiciary Liquor Traffic Rules (Chair)
44th R.S. - 1935 Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence House Bill 8 Irregularities, Special (Chair) Live Stock and Stock Raising Public Health State Departments and Permanent School Fund, Special
42nd R.S. - 1931 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Game and Fisheries Highways and Motor Traffic Military Affairs Mineral Resources in River Beds, Investigate Moody Chair Purchase, Investigate
41st R.S. - 1929 Congressional Districts Criminal Jurisprudence Erection of State Highway Building, Investigate Game and Fisheries General Land Office Investigation Highways and Motor Traffic Military Affairs Oil and Gas Leases, Investigate
40th R.S. - 1927 Appropriations Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore, Investigation, Special Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Game and Fisheries Highways and Motor Traffic
39th R.S. - 1925 Criminal Jurisprudence Game and Fisheries (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Judiciary State Departments, Investigate

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