Otto Wahrmund

Full Name: Otto Wahrmund
Date of birth: September 15, 1855
Date of death: June 24, 1929

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	85	Elected but never sworn	36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	85	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	85	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	85	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	92	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Bexar
H	92	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Unknown / Bexar	Bexar

(1) O.B. Black, in special election 2/6/1919, sworn 2/13/1919, succeeded Otto Wahrmund, member-elect, resigned 1/14/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) "Col. Otto Wahrmund Resigns as Member of the Legislature," 1/14/1919, p. 1. Wahrmund elected but never sworn, resigned 1/14/1919 due to ill health. San Antonio Light.
(3) 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).

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House District 85
Elected but never sworn
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 85
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 85
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 85
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 92
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

House District 92
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Unknown / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, 2nd C.S., 6/28/1929, p. 483. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Col. Otto Wahrmund, Volume III, pp. 1150-1151. Born 9/19/1855 in Fredericksburg. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
"Four Founders of Brewery Were Colorful Personalities," 10/13/1953, p. 12. Founders of Pearl Brewery in San Antonio were Otto Koehler, Oscar Bergstrom, Otto Wahrmund, and John J. Stevens. "Bergstrom . . . was elected as a representative to the legislature in 1884 . . . returned from New York to San Antonio in 1927, and died at Boerne, September 3, 1929." "Otto Wahrmund . . . was elected Representatives [sic] of the 35th District in 1908, and was re-elected for four consecutive two-year terms, without opposition." San Antonio Express.

Other Resources

Obituary, Otto Wahrmund, 7/2/1929, p. 4. Austin American.
Otto Wahrmund, birth date 9/19/1855, death date 6/24/1929, burial in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County. Find a Grave.
Death notice, Otto Wahrmund, "San Antonio Pioneer, Once Brewer, Is Dead," 6/25/1929, p. 11. Houston Chronicle.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Otto Wahrmund, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto Wahrmund, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto Wahrmund, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto. Wahrmund, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Otto Warmund, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Common Carriers Juvenile Reforms Military Affairs (Chair) Municipal Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
34th R.S. - 1915 Commerce and Manufactures Internal Improvements Military Affairs (Chair) Municipal Corporations Public Buildings and Grounds
33rd R.S. - 1913 Military Affairs (Chair) Mines and Mining Municipal Corporations
32nd R.S. - 1911 Military Affairs (Chair) Mines and Mining Municipal Corporations
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Appropriations Military Affairs Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections State Asylums
31st R.S. - 1909 Appropriations Military Affairs (Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Asylums

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