A.G. Schluter

Augustus Garwood Schluter

Full Name: Augustus Garwood Schluter
Date of birth: January 4, 1877
Date of death: April 3, 1939

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 61 Jan 10, 1911 - Jun 10, 1912 32nd (1)   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis
H 61 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (2)   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis

(1) Schluter resigned 6/10/1912. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture).

Terms of Service top

House District 61
Jan 10, 1911 - Jun 10, 1912
Legislatures: 32nd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis
House District 61
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

(1) Schluter resigned 6/10/1912. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture).

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, August 1939, p. 289. Birth date 1/6/1878 in Gallatin, Tennessee. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1900 - August G. Schluter, Travis County, age 23, born January 1877 in Tennessee, steward, Texas School for the Deaf.
    Census of 1920 - Augustus G. Schluter, Jefferson, Marion County, age 40, born circa 1880 in Tennessee, lawyer, wife Ethel Schluter.
    Census of 1930 - A.G. Schluter, Jefferson, Marion County, age 51, born circa 1879 in Tennessee, lawyer, wife Ethel I. Schluter. FamilySearch. 1900 1920 1930
  • Judge A. Garwood Schluter, birth date 1/4/1877 in Gallatin, Tennessee; death date 4/3/1939 in Marion, Angelina County, Texas; attorney at law; wife Mrs. Ethel Schluter. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Augustus Garwood Schluter, birth date 1/6/1878; permanent home address in Jefferson, Marion County; lawyer; nearest relative Mrs. Ethel Schluter; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Marion County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  • Augustus Garwood Schluter, birth date 1/6/1877, death date 4/3/1939, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County. Includes reprint of obituary in The Jefferson Jimplecute. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Judge Schluter, Jefferson, Dies: Widely Known Attorney to Be Buried Tuesday," 4/4/1939, p. 1. Birth date 1/4/1877. Marshall News Messenger.
  • Obituary, "Judge A.G. Schluter Buried Here," The Marion County Courier (Jefferson, Texas), 4/7/1939, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "In 1899 Mr. Schluter went to Austin where he was with the state for several years and also practiced law, serving two terms as a member of the legislature from Travis county, returning to Jefferson in 1913." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

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Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911
Appropriations  
Appropriations Subcommittee on the Deaf and Dumb Institute  
Civil and Criminal Procedure  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Senatorial Districts  
State Asylums (Chair) 
31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Appropriations  
Judiciary  
Municipal Corporations  
Rules  
31st R.S. - 1909
Appropriations  
Judiciary  
Municipal Corporations  

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