John Mitchell Rieger

Full Name: John Mitchell Rieger
Other surnames: Reiger
Date of birth: November 13, 1868
Date of death: August 29, 1948

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	86	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Comanche / Comanche		Comanche
H	86	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Comanche / Comanche		Comanche

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House District 86
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Comanche / Comanche
Counties in district: Comanche

House District 86
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Comanche / Comanche
Counties in district: Comanche

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Other Resources

John Mitchell Rieger in birth records of daughters Hazel Beth Rieger (1905) and Johnnie Allene Rieger (1912). Wife Elizabeth Ann Thornton. Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955. FamilySearch. FamilySearch
John M. Rieger, birth date 11/13/1868 in Texas; death date 8/29/1948 in Breckenridge, Stephens County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
John M. Rieger, birth date 11/13/1868, death date 8/29/1948, burial in Breckenridge Cemetery, Stephens County, with spouse Elizabeth Ann Rieger. Find a Grave.
"Old Timer Visits Here This Week," The Comanche Chief, 4/28/1944, p. 8, crediting Comanche Public Library. Reports that "several old Comancheans live at Breckenridge including Judge J.M. Rieger, former County Judge here and now County Attorney there." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, "Judge Rieger Dies Following Brief Illness," Breckenridge American, 8/30/1948, p. 1, crediting Breckenridge Public Library. John M. Rieger, age 79, birth date 11/13/1868, death date Sunday 8/29/1948. "After 1903 he served several terms in the Texas legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
28th Legislature (1903) - J.M. Rieger, postoffice Comanche, nativity Texas, age 34, lawyer, Democrat.
29th Legislature (1905) - J.M. Reiger, postoffice Comanche, nativity Texas, age 36, lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. 28th 29th

Photographs

Photograph. J.M. Rieger, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Reiger, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Roads, Bridges and Ferries Stock and Stock Raising
28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries Insurance, Statistics and History Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries San Jacinto Battle Ground Stock and Stock Raising

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