Ernst Gustav Maetze

Full Name: Ernst Gustav Maetze
Date of birth: September 20, 1817
Date of death: October 12, 1891

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	12	Jan 8, 1889 - Oct 12, 1891	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Bellville / Austin	Senate President Pro Tempore (22nd)	Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington

(1) 22nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/13/1891, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) William W. Searcy, sworn 3/14/1892, succeeded Ernst G. Maetze, died 10/12/1891. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(5) J. Maetz, Senate District 12. List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(6) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 12
Jan 8, 1889 - Oct 12, 1891
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (22nd)
(22nd)
(22nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bellville / Austin
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington

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Resolutions and Journal entries

22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., 3/14/1892, pp. 283-294. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

MAETZE, ERNST GUSTAV (1817-1891). Birth date 9/20/1817, death date 10/12/1891. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, E.G. Maetze, pp. 208-209. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch. Regenbrecht, Adalbert. "The German Settlers of Millheim Before the Civil War," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 1, July 1916, pp. 28-34, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, "Death of Senator E.G. Maetze," Brenham Weekly Banner, 10/15/1891, p. 6. "He was often referred to in the sessions of the Texas legislature as 'The Father of the Senate,' so honored and beloved was he." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, p. 392. Born 9/20/1817 in Glogan, Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

Sayles' Brigade, Texas Militia, 1861. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.

Other Resources

E.G. Maetze, birth date 9/12/1817, death date 10/12/1891, burial in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in MILLHEIM, TEXAS: "In the 1850s E. G. Maetze started the first school at the settlement, with courses conducted in German." Handbook of Texas Online.
Listed in Democratic State Convention, 1888, one of delegates to national convention, p. 258. Platforms of Political Parties in Texas, 1916.
Tribute to E.G. Maetze by Charles Nugel, "Notes and Fragments," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 4, April 1917, p. 413, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. E.G. Maetze, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.G. Maetze, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs Apportionment and Representation Claims and Accounts Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Education General Land Office Judiciary No. 2 Public Health Retrenchment and Reform Roads and Bridges Rules (Chair) State Affairs State Asylums
21st R.S. - 1889 Agricultural Affairs Claims and Accounts Commerce and Manufacture Constitutional Amendments Education General Land Office Military Affairs Public Health Retrenchment and Reform Roads and Bridges Rules (Chair) State Asylums State Institutions of Learning

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