Ferdinand Carl Weinert

Full Name: Ferdinand Carl Weinert
Date of birth: July 14, 1853
Date of death: February 16, 1939

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	80	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Comal, Guadalupe
H	80	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Comal, Guadalupe
S	21	Jan 14, 1913 - May 3, 1913	33rd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
S	21	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 14, 1913	31st ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ 32nd ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)	Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
H	91	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Guadalupe
H	97	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Guadalupe

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) "Rep. F.C. Weinert, Seguin democrat, has former Rep. Reno Eichenroht, last republican to hold a seat in the legislature, as an opponent." "85 New Members Nominated for Lower House; Nine New Senators," 9/9/1932, p. 3. Big Spring Herald.
(3) "To Choose a State Senator" and "Weinert in Charge of Office," 6/2/1913, p. 6: Harley mentioned as candidate, Weinert became Texas Secretary of State; "James A. Harley Elected: Seguin Man Unopposed for Senator from Twenty-First District," 7/21/1913, p. 2: Harley elected 7/19/1913. Galveston Daily News.
(4) Resigned from Legislature, 5/30/1913, appointed Secretary of State 6/1/1913. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(5) James A. Harley, sworn 7/21/1913, succeeded Ferdinand C. Weinert, resigned 5/3/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) 33rd Legislature - List of Senators elected on November 5, 1912, oath of office administered, 1/14/1913, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.
(7) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/10/1911, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) 31st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/9/1910, 4th C.S. Senate Journal.
(9) 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.
(10) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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House District 80
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe

House District 80
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe

Senate District 21
Jan 14, 1913 - May 3, 1913
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays

Senate District 21
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ 32nd ⁽⁷⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)
(31st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays

House District 91
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Guadalupe

House District 97
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Guadalupe

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

46th Legislature, R.S., HSR 152, 2/28/1939, pp. 855-856. Resolutions - Memorial.
46th Legislature, R.S., SR 25, 2/16/1939, p. 321. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

WEINERT, FERDINAND C. (1853-1939). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Ferdinand Weinert, Volume IV, pp. 1935-1936. Born in New Braunfels in 1850. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
42nd Legislature - Tribute to Hon. F.C. Weinert, 1/29/1931, pp. 179-180. Reprint of "Well-Deserved Tribute." by Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald, in the Austin American. Biographical sketch. House Journal.
43rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Resolution Providing for Photograph of Hon. J.L. Goodman and Hon. F.C. Weinert, 9/7/1934, p. 72; Presentation of Portrait of J.L. Goodman and Hon. F.C. Weinert, 9/20/1934, pp. 281-284. Biographical sketches, birth dates. House Journal.
"Weinert's Granddaughter Shares Story of Historic Home, Family," 10/25/1992, pp. 1B-2B, includes photo. Seguin Gazette-Enterprise.
Memorial, May 1974, p. 498. Memorial for Rudolph Weinert. Relatives: Ferdinand Weinert - father, Rudolph Weinert - son. Texas Bar Journal.
Memorial, October 1956, p. 685. Memorial for H. H. Weinert, son of Ferdinand Weinert and brother of Rudolph Weinert. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary, "F.C. Weinert, Ex-Senator, Dies at Seguin," 2/17/1939. Dallas Morning News.
Ferdinand C. Weinert, birth date 7/14/1853 in Comal County, death date 2/16/1939 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, retired farmer and statesman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Ferdinand Carl Weinert, birth date 7/14/1853, death date 2/16/1939, burial in San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County. Find a Grave.
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. F.C. Weinert, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. F.C. Weinert, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Agriculture Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation State Affairs
42nd R.S. - 1931 Constitutional Amendments Counties Revenue and Taxation State Affairs Tax Survey Committee
33rd R.S. - 1913 Congressional Districts Educational Affairs Finance Indeterminate Sentencing Law, Investigate Insurance, Statistics and History Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senatorial Districts State Penitentiaries (Chair)
32nd R.S. - 1911 Agricultural Affairs Educational Affairs Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections Representative Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senatorial Districts State Asylums State Penitentiaries (Chair)
31st R.S. - 1909 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Finance Penitentiaries Investigating (Vice Chair) Senate Journal Printing Costs State Penitentiaries (Chair) Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
28th R.S. - 1903 County Government and County Finances Finance State Affairs
23rd R.S. - 1893 County Government and County Finances Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries Stock and Stockraising

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