John Henry Wessels

Full Name: John Henry Wessels
Date of birth: April 8, 1863
Date of death: April 14, 1943

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	66	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Republican	La Grange / Fayette		Fayette
H	70	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	American Party of the United States	La Grange / Fayette		Fayette

(1) La Grange. House Journal.
(2) La Grange, Fayette County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Halsted. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) Halsted post office discontinued in 1906. Fayette County, TXGenWeb Project.
(6) "Ferguson Was Chief Speaker for Americans," 8/15/1919, p. 4. Brownwood Bulletin.
(7) "'American Party of U.S.' Launched at Ft. Worth by Ferguson Conference," 8/15/1919, p. 2, Galveston Daily News.
(8) "American Party Dissolves," 2/9/1922, p. 3. San Saba News.
(9) American Party. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 66
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: La Grange / Fayette
Counties in district: Fayette

House District 70
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: American Party of the United States
Home City/County: La Grange / Fayette
Counties in district: Fayette

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 272. Born 4/8/1863, died 4/14/1943. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, portrait, and photos of the Wessels home and business in La Grange, Texas. Halsted Haus, 2005.
Biographical sketch, John Henry Wessels, Volume IV, pp. 1595-1596. Born 4/8/1864 in Oldenburg, Germany. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Obituary, John H. Wessels, La Grange Journal, 4/22/1943, p. 2, crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

John H. Wessels, birth date 4/8/1863 in Germany; death date 4/14/1943 in La Grange, Fayette County, Texas; merchant. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
John H. Wessels, birth date 4/8/1863, death date 4/14/1943, burial in Rutersville Cemetery, Rutersville, Fayette County. Photos of John Henry Wessels and wife Mary, and Wessels' train depot. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in HALSTED, TEXAS. "The Wessels enterprises closed, and the post office was discontinued after 1930." Handbook of Texas Online.
Mentioned in history of Halsted, Texas, Footprints of Fayette. Fayette County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. J.H. Wessels, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John H. Wessels, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Common Carriers Federal Relations Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs
37th R.S. - 1921 Counties Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Neinast Investigating Representative Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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