Jacob Waelder
Full Name: Jacob WaelderDate of birth: May 17, 1820
Date of death: August 27, 1887
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 71 | Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 | 8th | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde | ||
| H | 71 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde | ||
| H | 71 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Unknown / Comal | Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde |
(1) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 71
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 Legislatures: 8th Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde |
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House District 71
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (1) Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde |
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House District 71
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th Home City/County: Unknown / Comal Counties in district: Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Kinney, Medina, Uvalde |
(1) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Jacob Waelder pp. 487-499. Waelder always a "thorough Democrat." Bench and Bar of Texas, 1885.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Jacob Waelder, pp. 128-129. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- WAELDER, JACOB (1820-1887). Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1875. Included in Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas: Begun and Held at the City of Austin Texas. Constitutional Convention (1875). Galveston : Printed for the Convention at the "News" Office, 1875, pp. 3-4. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Photographs
- Photograph. Jacob Waelder, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
- Photograph. Jacob Waelder, Constitutional Convention of 1875 Composite Photo. From the collection of the Texas State Library and Archives Commisison.
Committee Information top
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8th R.S. - 1859
Apportionment (Chair) Claims and Accounts Judiciary State Affairs | ||
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7th R.S. - 1857
Depredations Upon Citizens of Mexican Origin Transporting Merchandise from Lavaca to San Antonio (Co-Chair) Education Indian Affairs (Chair) Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary Printing Rules, Select State Affairs | ||
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6th R.S. - 1855
Engrossed Bills Indian Affairs Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary |
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