George Washington Mendell

Full Name: George Washington Mendell, Jr.
Date of birth: March 7, 1873
Date of death: April 19, 1940

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	89	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	89	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis
H	89	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Travis

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House District 89
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 89
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 89
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Mendell Rites Set for Today," 4/21/1940, p. 1. "George Mendell, Jr., 67, prominent Austin attorney and legislator." Austin Statesman.

Other Resources

George Mendell, Jr., birth date 3/7/1873 in Independence, Missouri, death date 4/19/1940 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
George Washington Mendell, Jr. birth date 3/7/1873, home address in Austin, Travis County, lawyer. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
George Mendell, Jr., birth date 3/7/1873, death date 4/19/1940, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.
35th Legislature (1917) - Geo. W. Mendell, Jr., postoffice Austin, nativity Missouri, age 44 (born circa 1873), 28 years in Texas, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 33rd-34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. Mendell, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. Mendell, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. George W. Mendell, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Committee to Investigate Certain Expenditures Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Municipal Corporations (Chair) Public Health Reforms in Criminal Procedure Supreme Judicial Districts
34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Military Affairs Municipal Corporations
33rd R.S. - 1913 Appropriations Confederate Pension Warrants, Investigate (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Judicial Districts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Asylums

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