Frank Herman Frederic Burmeister
Full Name: Frank Herman Frederic BurmeisterDate 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 |
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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.
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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
- 42nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., 9/1/1932, p. 37. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Frank H. Burmeister, pp. 506-508. Born in 1856 in Berlin, Germany, married Sallie J. Russell, member of the Texas Legislature/rancher/lawyer. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive, 1918.
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
Photographs
- Photograph. F.H. Burmeister, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank H. Burmeister, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank H. Burmeister, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Frank H. Burmeister, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. F.H. Burmeister, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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