Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	19	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	57th 56th ⁽¹⁾ 57th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Dean of the Senate. (57th) Dean of the Senate. (56th) Senate President Pro Tempore (56th)	Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson
S	19	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	55th 54th 55th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Dean of the Senate. (55th) Dean of the Senate. (54th)	Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson
S	19	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Dean of the Senate. (53rd)	Atascosa, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Medina, Wilson
S	19	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Dean of the Senate. (52nd)	Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
S	19	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951	51st 50th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 51st	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Dean of the Senate. (51st) Dean of the Senate. (50th)	Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
S	19	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947	48th 49th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
S	19	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943	47th ⁽⁶⁾ 46th ⁽⁷⁾ 47th ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)	Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
S	19	Sep 28, 1936 - Jan 10, 1939	44th ⁽⁹⁾ 45th ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays

(1) 56th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/12/1959. Senate Journal.
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(4) 50th Legislature - Election of Dean of Senate, 1/14/1947, p. 9. The Honorable R. A. Weinert received 29 votes and was duly declared Dean of the Senate. Senate Journal.
(5) See the Senate Journal, 50th Legislature, p. 9. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate', 2002.
(6) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 7/3/1941. Senate Journal.
(7) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal.
(8) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(9) Rudolph A. Weinert, in special election 3/20/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded Welly K. Hopkins, resigned after 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

52nd Legislature, R.S., SR 284. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 2. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 24. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 84, and journal page dedicated in recognition of faithful and outstanding public service, presentation of silver tray. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 464. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., SR 104. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

"Weinert's Granddaughter Shares Story of Historic Home, Family," 10/25/1992, pp. 1B-2B, includes photo. Seguin Gazette-Enterprise.
Memorial, May 1974, p. 498. Memorial for Rudolph Weinert. Relatives: Ferdinand Weinert - father, Rudolph Weinert - son. Texas Bar Journal.
Memorial, October 1956, p. 685. Memorial for H. H. Weinert, son of Ferdinand Weinert and brother of Rudolph Weinert. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, First Lieutenant, World War I, 61st Field Artillery Brigade. Memorial, May 1974, p. 498. Texas Bar Journal.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

"Senator Weinert Would Make Tokens So Heavy They Would Weigh Down Pockets," 3/30/1939, p. 1. Corpus Christi Times.
Rudolph Adolph Weinert, birth date 12/19/1894, death date 1/24/1974. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Rudolph A. Weinert, birth date 12/19/1894, death date 1/24/1974, burial in San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County. Includes photograph. Find a Grave.
"Here and There in Texas," 4/13/1943, p. 10. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
"Stevenson to Visit Oklahoma Making R.A. Weinert Governor," 9/5/1941, p. 3. San Antonio Express.
"Constitution Delegates Tribute Rudolph A. Weinert," 4/4/1974, p. 3. Seguin Gazette.
"Senator Reviewed," 4/27/1960, p. 6. Seguin Gazette.
Obituary, "State Honors R.A. Weinert," 1/31/1974, p. 1, 12. Seguin Gazette.
"Neubauer: 60 Years of Loyal Service," 8/11/1982, p. 1E. Seguin Gazette-Enterprise.

Photographs

Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Weinert, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Banking Constitutional Amendments Finance Insurance Jurisprudence Labor and Management Relations Oil and Gas Public Health Rules (Chair) State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
56th R.S. - 1959 Banking Constitutional Amendments Finance General Investigating Insurance Jurisprudence Labor and Management Relations Nominations Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules (Chair) State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation (Chair)
55th R.S. - 1957 Banking Constitutional Amendments Finance Game and Fish Insurance Jurisprudence (Chair) Labor and Management Relations Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Nominations Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules (Chair) State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
54th R.S. - 1955 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Judicial Districts (Chair) Labor Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections Public Health Public Printing Rules (Chair) State Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
53rd R.S. - 1953 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Committee of the Whole Senate (Chair) Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Finance General Investigating Judicial Districts Labor Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections Public Printing Rules (Vice Chair) State Affairs (Chair) State Highways and Motor Traffic Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
52nd R.S. - 1951 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Finance Game and Fish General Investigating, Special Labor Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Health Rules (Chair) Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic Town and City Corporations Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
51st R.S. - 1949 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish Oil, Gas and Conservation Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules State Affairs State Institutions and Departments (Chair)
50th R.S. - 1947 Civil Jurisprudence Contingent Expense Finance Game and Fish Oil, Gas and Conservation Penitentiaries Privileges and Elections Rules State Affairs
49th R.S. - 1945 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Finance Game and Fish Investigate Natural Gas Resources, Special Judicial Districts Labor Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation (Chair) State Affairs Veterans' Affairs
48th R.S. - 1943 Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, Investigation, Special (Chair) Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Investigating, Special Judicial Districts Labor Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs
47th R.S. - 1941 Capitol Planning Commission Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Eleemosynary Appropriation, Special Federal Relations Finance Game and Fish (Vice Chair) General Investigating, Special Interstate Cooperation Judicial Districts Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs
46th R.S. - 1939 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Investigating, Special Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs (Chair)
45th R.S. - 1937 Agricultural Affairs Banking Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Crude Oil Prices, Special Educational Affairs Finance Game and Fish (Chair) Investigating Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Buildings and Grounds (Vice Chair) Rules State Affairs State Penitentiaries
44th R.S. - 1935 State Eleemosynary Institutions

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