Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	75	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Laredo / Webb	Webb, Zapata
H	75	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Laredo / Webb	Webb, Zapata
H	75	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Laredo / Webb	Webb, Zapata
H	75	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Laredo / Webb	Webb, Zapata
H	75	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Laredo / Webb	Webb, Zapata

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Boniface Juvenal Leyendecker (1866-1953), including profile in Laredo Times, 4/11/1943, and obituary in San Antonio Express, 6/28/1953. Relatives: John (Johann) Leyendecker (Representative from Colorado County, 1873-1874) - father, Boniface Leyendecker - son. The Strangest Names in American Political History, 2013.

Other Resources

Bonifacio Juvenal Leyendecker, birth date 5/3/1866 in Laredo, death date 6/27/1953 in Laredo, Webb County, retired Representative, Texas Legislature. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Boniface J. Leyendecker, birth date 5/3/1866, death date 6/27/1953, burial in Calvary Catholic Cemetey, Laredo, Webb County. Find a Grave.
Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
49th Legislature (1945) - B.J. Leyendecker, postoffice Laredo, Webb County, nativity Texas, age 78 (born circa 1867), retired, member of former legislatures: 45th-48th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. B.J. Leyendecker, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.J. Leyendecker, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.J. Leyendecker, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.J. Leyendecker, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.J. Leyendecker, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics Banks and Banking Congressional and Legislative Districts Engrossed Bills (Chair) Liquor Regulation Municipal and Private Corporations
48th R.S. - 1943 Appropriations Counties (Vice Chair) Liquor Regulation Public Health
47th R.S. - 1941 Banks and Banking (Chair) Claims and Accounts Engrossed Bills Liquor Traffic State Affairs
46th R.S. - 1939 Engrossed Bills Game and Fisheries Liquor Traffic State Affairs (Vice Chair)
45th R.S. - 1937 Common Carriers Game and Fisheries Liquor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising Public Health

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