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Alexander Joseph Rossy

Full Name: Alexander Joseph "Alex" Rossy
Birth date: December 1818
Death date: January 21, 1873

Terms of Service

  • House, 4th (1) (2) (3) Legislature
    12/2/1851 - 11/7/1853
     
(1) Rossy sworn 12/2/1851, p. 221. House Journal .
(2) District 43 comprised of Comal and Gillespie counties, p. 4. House Journal .
(3) No address or home county listed. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

  • Alexander Joseph Rossy, born December 1818 in Birlitz, Schliesen, Austria, died 1/21/1873 in Galveston, Texas, married Maria Baumann 12/24/1854 in New Braunfels, Texas. Rossy Family Tree. Ancestry.com .
  • Census of 1860 - Alexander Rossy, Dawson, Navarro County, age 42, born circa 1818 in Austria, merchant, in household with Mary, Texana and Columbia Rossy.
    Census of 1870 - Maria Rosey, San Antonio, Bexar County, age 34, born circa 1836 in Prussia, in household with Texana and Columbia Rosey. FamilySearch . 1860 1870
  • Mentioned in chapter on German settlers in politics, pp. 191-207. "On May 26 1854, the Newbraunfelser Zeitung published a long protest from . . . presumably Alexander Rossy of New Braunfels," The history of the German settlements in Texas, 1831-1861, p. 200. HeritageQuest Online .
  • " . . . the seat of the member from the 43d district (Mr. Alexander Rossy.) was declared vacant, in consequence of Mr. R. not having resided twelve months in his district immediately preceding his selection." Texas State Gazette (Austin), 11/15/1851, p. 2, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • "Mr. Alexander Rossy, of New Braunfels, formerly Representative in the Legislature from Comal Co, is establishing an orchard and commercial nursery . . ." The Texas State Times (Austin), 5/31/1856, p. 2, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

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