Robert A. Fuchs

Full Name: Robert A. Fuchs
Date of birth: May 10, 1892
Date of death: November 22, 1978

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	24	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Burton / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Burton / Washington	Washington
H	24	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾	Democrat	Brenham / Washington	Washington

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Burton. House Journal.
(5) Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(7) District 24 comprised of Washington county shall elect one representative; District 263 does not exist, p. 264, Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(8) District 24, Brenham. House Journal.
(9) District 24, Burton, Washington County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(10) Brenham, Washington County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(11) District 263. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 24
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Burton / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Burton / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 24
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Family group sheet, brief family history, and biographical sketches. Henry and Rofina Braun Fuchs, parents of Robert A. Fuchs. Genealogy of Lorenz and Friedericke Fuchs of Carmine, Fayette County, Texas, 1847-1949. HeritageQuest Online.

Other Resources

Census of 1930 - Robert A. Fuchs, Precinct 4, Washington County, farmer, age 37, born in Texas, wife Martha. FamilySearch.
Robert A. Fuchs, birth date 5/10/1892 in Texas; death date 11/22/1978 in Brenham, Washington County; rancher; parents Henry Fuchs and Rofine Braun. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Biographical sketch and photo of Lorenz Fuchs, grandfather of Robert A. Fuchs, pp. 251-252. Fayette County, Her History and Her People, 1902.
Robert A. Fuchs, birth date 5/10/1892, death date 11/22/1978, photo, burial in Saint Johns Church of Christ Cemetery, Burton, Washington County, with spouse Martha L. Fuchs. Find a Grave.
Biographical sketch of Alfred F. Fuchs, uncle of Robert A. Fuchs, Volume I, pp. 1683-1685. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
41st Legislature (1929) - R.A. Fuchs, postoffice Brenham, nativity Texas, age 36, stock farmer, member former legislatures: 40th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.A. Fuchs, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943 Agriculture (Chair) Common Carriers Motor Transportation Public Health State Affairs
47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Highways and Motor Traffic State Affairs
46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Livestock and Stock Raising State Affairs
45th R.S. - 1937 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Highways and Motor Traffic Military Affairs (Chair)
44th R.S. - 1935 Agriculture (Chair) Banks and Banking Cotton Export, Special Game and Fisheries Highways and Motor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising
43rd R.S. - 1933 Agriculture Banks and Banking Game and Fisheries Livestock and Stock Raising (Chair)
42nd R.S. - 1931 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Live Stock and Stock Raising Military Affairs (Vice Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Liquor Traffic
40th R.S. - 1927 Agriculture Game and Fisheries Live Stock and Stock Raising State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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