Alfred Petsch

Alfred P.C. Petsch

Full Name: Alfred P.C. Petsch
Date of birth: August 16, 1887
Date of death: November 28, 1981

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 85 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Fredericksburg / Gillespie   Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H 85 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Fredericksburg / Gillespie   Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H 85 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Fredericksburg / Gillespie   Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H 85 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Fredericksburg / Gillespie   Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H 85 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Fredericksburg / Gillespie   Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H 85 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Fredericksburg / Gillespie   Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
H 85 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Fredericksburg / Gillespie   Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

Terms of Service top

House District 85
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
House District 85
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
House District 85
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
House District 85
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
House District 85
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
House District 85
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano
House District 85
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fredericksburg / Gillespie
Counties in district: Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • PETSCH, ALFRED P.C. (1887-1981). Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/5/1929, sec. 2, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • Mentioned in "Under the Dome," 1/20/1931, p. 8. Austin American.
  • 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

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Insurance Rates  
Investment of Permanent School Fund for State Building, Special  
Liquor Traffic  
Military Affairs (Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
45th R.S. - 1937
Common Carriers  
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Crude Oil Prices, Special  
Department of Education  
Expenditures of Rural Aid Appropriations, Special  
Judiciary  
Liquor Traffic  
Rules (Chair) 
44th R.S. - 1935
Common Carriers  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
House Bill 8 Irregularities, Special (Chair) 
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Public Health  
State Departments and Permanent School Fund, Special  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Military Affairs  
Mineral Resources in River Beds, Investigate  
Moody Chair Purchase, Investigate  
41st R.S. - 1929
Congressional Districts  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Erection of State Highway Building, Investigate  
Game and Fisheries  
General Land Office Investigation  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Military Affairs  
Oil and Gas Leases, Investigate  
40th R.S. - 1927
Appropriations  
Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore, Investigation, Special  
Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
39th R.S. - 1925
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Game and Fisheries (Chair) 
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Judiciary  
State Departments, Investigate  

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