Reinhard Hillebrand

Full Name: Reinhard Hillebrand
Other surnames: Hildebrandt, Hillabrand
Date of birth: March 20, 1810
Date of death: September 13, 1887

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 26 Jan 17, 1871 - Jan 14, 1873 12th (1) (2) (3)   Radical Republican La Grange / Fayette    

(1) Reinhard Hillebrand, in special election 11/28/1870 through 12/1/1870, sworn 2/17/1871, succeeded E.L. Alford, expelled for resisting arrest during call of the Senate. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 12th Legislature, Regular Session - E.C. Alford, having been expelled from the Senate on 6/29/1870, was succeeded by R. Hildebrandt in special election; Hildebrandt took the oath of office on 1/17/1871, p. 18. Alford present and voting through 1/16/1871. Senate Journal. January 10-16, 1871 January 17, 1871
(3) Hillebrand, a Radical, won the special election, p. 126. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

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Senate District 26
Jan 17, 1871 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: La Grange / Fayette

(1) Reinhard Hillebrand, in special election 11/28/1870 through 12/1/1870, sworn 2/17/1871, succeeded E.L. Alford, expelled for resisting arrest during call of the Senate. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 12th Legislature, Regular Session - E.C. Alford, having been expelled from the Senate on 6/29/1870, was succeeded by R. Hildebrandt in special election; Hildebrandt took the oath of office on 1/17/1871, p. 18. Alford present and voting through 1/16/1871. Senate Journal. January 10-16, 1871 January 17, 1871
(3) Hillebrand, a Radical, won the special election, p. 126. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Richard Hillebrand, biographical sketch and obituary in Footprints of Fayette, birth date 3/20/1810, death date 9/13/1887, burial in Hillebrand Cemetery. Fayette County, TXGenWeb Project. Footprints of Fayette Hillebrand Cemetery

Military Service Notes

  • Texas State Troops, Captain, Rutersville German Company, Reserve Company, Volunteer Infantry, Fayette County. Enlistment date July 1861. R. Hillebrand (2). Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
  • Texas State Troops, organized and formed the Rutersville German Company in the Civil War. Footprints of Fayette, Fayette County, TXGenWeb Project.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1880 - R. Hillabrand, Fayette County, born circa 1810 in Germany, widowed, farmer. FamilySearch.
  • Reinhardt Hillebrand, along with Dr. Richard Rogers Peebles and others, held as a political prisoner by the Confederates in 1864, War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records. . . , pp. 5, 45, 217-219. Google Books.
  • Reinhard Hillebrand. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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