M.E. Mehl

Michael Edward Mehl

Full Name: Michael Edward Mehl
Date of birth: July 1875
Date of death: September 18, 1950

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 78-5 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar
H 78-5 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar

Terms of Service top

House District 78-5
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar
House District 78-5
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/30/1929, p. 20. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • Death notice, Michael Edward Mehl, 9/18/1950, p. 16. Austin Statesman.
  • Census of 1940 - Michael E. Mehl, Austin, Travis County, age 64, born circa 1876 in Illinois, secretary/barber, spouse Augusta. FamilySearch.
  • Michael Edward Mehl; born 1875 in Illinois; death date 9/18/1950 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; retired. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • M.E. Mehl, "died Sept. 1950," burial in Elgin Cemetery, Elgin, Bastrop County with spouse Augusta Cottingham Mehl. Find a Grave.
  • M.E. Mehl, age 58 in 1929, born in Illinois, barber, Democrat. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
  • "M.E. Mehl Buried Here Tuesday," The Elgin Courier and Four County News, 9/21/1950, p. 8, crediting Elgin Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • "M.E. Mehl, barber member of the House of Representatives from San Antonio," "Barbers Consider Follow-Up Plan," 7/16/1929, p. 11. San Antonio Express.

Photographs

  • Photograph. M.E. Mehl, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. M.E. Mehl, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931
Federal Relations  
Labor (Vice Chair) 
Public Health  
School Districts  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
41st R.S. - 1929
Labor  
Public Health  
School Districts  
State Affairs  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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