F.H. Burmeister

Frank Herman Frederic Burmeister

Full Name: Frank Herman Frederic Burmeister
Date of birth: December 19, 1856
Date of death: April 23, 1932

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 76 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Christine / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H 80 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Christine / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, McMullen
H 80 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Tilden / McMullen   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, McMullen
H 80 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Christine / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, McMullen
H 91 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Tilden / McMullen   Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

(1) Pleasanton. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Christine. House Journal.
(3) Tilden, McMullen County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) McMullen County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(5) Christine. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 76
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Christine / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
House District 80
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Christine / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, McMullen
House District 80
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tilden / McMullen
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, McMullen
House District 80
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Christine / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, McMullen
House District 91
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tilden / McMullen
Counties in district: Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

(1) Pleasanton. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Christine. House Journal.
(3) Tilden, McMullen County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) McMullen County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(5) Christine. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Frank Herman Frederic Burmeister, birth date 12/19/1856 in Germany; death date 4/23/1932 in Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas; residence in Pleasanton; lawyer; removal to Cross, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Frank Herman Burmeister, birth date 12/19/1856, death date 4/23/1932, burial in San Miguel Cemetery, McMullen County. Includes obituary from the Victoria Advocate, 4/26/1932. Find a Grave.
  • "F.H. Burmeister, the 'Flying Dutchman from McMullen County' . . . ," 8/23/1922, p. 17. San Antonio Express.
  • Obituary, "Judge Burmeister Buried," 4/29/1932, p. 5. "Judge Burmeister had been a citizen of McMullen County for more than fifty years." San Antonio Express.
  • "Texas Trails," 6/5/1930, p. 4, " . . . consider the case of the Hon. Frank Burmeister of McMullen county." San Antonio Light.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.
  • Census of 1900 - Justice Precinct 1, McMullen County. Census of 1910, 1920, and 1930 - Justice Precinct 2, McMullen County. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1930

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Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923
Constitutional Amendments  
Judiciary (Vice Chair) 
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
37th R.S. - 1921
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Public Lands and Buildings  
Senatorial Districts  
Stock and Stock Raising  
34th R.S. - 1915
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Examination of Comptroller's Accounts for Governor's Mansion  
Internal Improvements  
Judiciary  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Buildings and Grounds (Vice Chair) 
Reforms in Civil Procedure  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Constitutional Amendments  
Federal Relations  
Judiciary  
Liquor Traffic  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Debt (Chair) 
Public Lands and Land Office  
Reforms in Criminal Procedure  
24th R.S. - 1895
Counties and County Boundaries  
Irrigation  
Judiciary No. 2  
Public Lands and Land Office  

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