Alphonse Rosenthal
Full Name: Alphonse J. RosenthalDate of birth: January 13, 1849
Date of death: July 26, 1916
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 70 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) (2) | Republican | La Grange / Fayette | Fayette |
(1) Roster lists party as Dem.; biography says Rosenthal elected as a Republican. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(2) Republican. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
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House District 70
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (1) (2) Party: Republican Home City/County: La Grange / Fayette Counties in district: Fayette |
(1) Roster lists party as Dem.; biography says Rosenthal elected as a Republican. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(2) Republican. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Hon. A.J. Rosenthal, mentioned as introducing a bill for an appropriation for a monument for fallen heroes, Vol. 1, pp. 705-706. "In the eighteenth legislature the county of Fayette was represented by Hons. W. F. Upton and A. J. Rosenthal. . . they introduced a bill requesting an appropriation for the erection of a monument at La Grange to the memory of the Mier Prisoners who were shot at Salado, state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and whose remains had been brought to Texas in 1848 and interred at La Grange; and to Dawson and his men, who, in 1842, were massacred by the Mexicans after surrender, near the Salado River, Bexar County, Texas, and whose bones had been interred in the same vault with the Mier Prisoners." A Comprehensive History of Texas, 1685 to 1897.
- Biographical sketch, Alphonso J. Rosenthal, p. 265. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Other Resources
- Obituary, 7/27/1916, p. 10. Galveston Daily News.
- Obituary, 7/29/1916, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
- Obituary, "Death Comes to Judge Rosenthal," Galveston Tribune, 7/27/1916, p. 2, crediting Rosenberg Library. "Judge Rosenthal was county judge of Fayette County for a number of years and later represented Fayette county in the state legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- "1892: A. J. Rosenthal, a Jewish banker from Fayette County served as Chairman of the Credentials Committee when the Republican State Convention opened today in Austin, Texas." This Day . . . In Jewish History, 2013.
Photographs
- Photograph. A.J. Rosenthal, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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18th R.S. - 1883
Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendments Address Educational Affairs Educational Affairs, Subcommittee on (Visit State Schools) Judiciary No. 2 |
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