Herman F. Seele
Full Name: Herman F. SeeleDate of birth: April 14, 1823
Date of death: March 18, 1902
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 66 | Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866 | 10th | New Braunfels / Comal | Comal |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 10th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- New Braunfels / Comal
- Counties in district:
- Comal
Biographical Information
- Portrait, Hermann Seele, 10th Legislature, Regular Session. House Journal.
- 65th Legislature, R.S., HCR 70, Designating April 14, 1977, as Herman Seele Day in Texas in honor of this first Texas public school teacher. Hermann Friedrich Seele. Resolutions - Official Designations.
- Biographical sketch and photos, "A Pageant in Praise of Learning: A Bearded Schoolmaster Whose First Classroom Was a Shady Spot Under a New Braunfels Elm Is Annually Honored in Children's Picturesque Masque Ball," 7/19/1931, Feature Section, p. 7. Hermann F. Seele (1823-1902), New Braunfels' first schoolmaster; also served as county judge, legislator, and postmaster. Dallas Morning News.
- SEELE, FRIEDRICH HERMANN (1823-1902). "The Sixty-fifth Texas Legislature designated April 14, 1977, Hermann Seele Day." Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. Frederick Hermann Seele, authorship of Mr. Seele, pp. 183-185. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Frederick H. Seele, pp. 536-540. Frederick Herman Seele, born 4/14/1823 in Hanover, Germany; married Matilda Plum on 1/25/1862. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.
- Texas Militia, Adjutant and Inspector General, Major, 31st Brigade, 1861-1865. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.
- Hermann Seele, marriage to Mathilda Blum 1/25/1862 in Comal County.
Census of 1870 - Hermann Seele, New Braunfels, Comal County, age 47, born circa 1823 in Prussia, school teacher in academy, living in household with Mathilde.
Census of 1880 - Hermann Seele, New Braunfels, Comal County, age 57, born circa 1823 in Germany, teacher, wife Mathilde.
Census of 1900 - Hermann Seel, Comal County, age 77, born April 1823 in Germany, capitalist, wife Mathilda. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 1900 Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 - F. Hermann Seele, birth date 4/14/1823, death date 3/18/1902, portraits, burial in Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal County. Find a Grave.
- Herman F. Seele, Comal County, p. 33, "has been district clerk and member of Legislature." Texas Legal Directory for 1876-77, 1877.
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