Eugene Samuel Nordhaus

Full Name: Eugene Samuel Nordhaus
Date of birth: January 31, 1865
Date of death: December 17, 1929

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	85	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	85	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	85	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar

(1) District 85 composed of Bexar County; District 86 composed of Caldwell County, p. 42, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 85 represented by Eugene Nordhaus, p. 5. House Journal.
(3) District 86 represented by Eugene Nordhaus, p. 145. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 85
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 85
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 85
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

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Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, 4th C.S., 2/11/1930, p. 216. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hon. Eugene S. Nordhaus, Volume IV, pp. 1645-1646. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.

Other Resources

Eugene S. Nordhaus, birth date 1/31/1865 in San Antonio; death date 12/17/1929 in San Antonio, Bexar County; newspaper man. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Eugene Samuel Nordhaus, birth date 1/31/1865, death date 12/17/1929, burial in City Cemetery #6, San Antonio, Bexar County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "E.S. Nordhaus, Former Legislator, Dies Here," 12/18/1929, p. 6, and death announcement, p. 19. "Eugene S. Nordhaus, member of the Texas Legislature from Bexar County from 1915 to 1923 and one of the authors of Texas' free textbook bill." San Antonio Express.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Eugene Nordhaus, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Eugene Nordhaus, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Eugene Nordhaus, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Appropriations Insurance Labor (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Juvenile Training School at Gatesville and the Girls' Training School at Gainesville Labor (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prisons at Huntsville and Rusk Senatorial Districts
34th R.S. - 1915 Inspect Capitol Juvenile Reforms Municipal Corporations Public Printing Revenue and Taxation

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