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'''Reed Nelson Weisiger''' (May 2, 1838{{ndash}} September 12, 1908) was a [[Texas State Senator]] from [[Texas Senate, District 26|District 26]].<ref name="Texas-Library">[http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=3718&leg=22&from=membersAndLeaders Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile - R.N. Weisiger], retrieved May 14, 2011.</ref> Reed Weisiger was often mentioned for [[Governor of Texas]] but he declined to run.<ref name="Texas-Library"/><ref>[[The Victoria Advocate|''Daily Advocate'' (Victoria, Texas)]], Saturday afternoon, September 12, 1908, page 1, retrieved May 14, 2011.</ref> |
'''Reed Nelson Weisiger''' (May 2, 1838{{ndash}} September 12, 1908) was a [[Texas State Senator]] from [[Texas Senate, District 26|District 26]].<ref name="Texas-Library">[http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=3718&leg=22&from=membersAndLeaders Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile - R.N. Weisiger], retrieved May 14, 2011.</ref> Reed Weisiger was often mentioned for [[Governor of Texas]] but he declined to run.<ref name="Texas-Library"/><ref>[[The Victoria Advocate|''Daily Advocate'' (Victoria, Texas)]], Saturday afternoon, September 12, 1908, page 1, retrieved May 14, 2011.</ref> |
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Weisiger was Chairman of the Stock and Stock Raising Committee and was on eleven other Senate committees. He served in the Legislature from 1891 |
Weisiger was Chairman of the Stock and Stock Raising Committee and was on eleven other Senate committees. He served in the Legislature from 1891-1893.<ref name="Texas-Library"/> |
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==Business, military, and fraternal order== |
==Business, military, and fraternal order== |
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Revision as of 22:55, 19 May 2011
Reed Nelson Weisiger (May 2, 1838– September 12, 1908) was a Texas State Senator from District 26.[1] Reed Weisiger was often mentioned for Governor of Texas but he declined to run.[1][2]
Weisiger was Chairman of the Stock and Stock Raising Committee and was on eleven other Senate committees. He served in the Legislature from 1891-1893.[1]
Business, military, and fraternal order
Weisiger was a rancher and farmer and raised thoroughbred horses from the famous Alexander stables of Kentucky. He owned Incommode, which ran in the Kentucky Derby in 1887.[3]
Weisiger served as a cavalry officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. At the end of the war, he held the rank of captain.[4]
Weisiger was a member of the Masonic Lodge and held the degree of Master Mason.
Family
Weisiger's father was Dr. Joseph Weisiger. His mother was Isabella Reed Weisiger. Weisiger's mother was a descendant of a Virginia family related to the Clays and Adamses.[4] Weisiger married Annie Belle Callender on June 24, 1874. Weisiger and his wife had eight children: Robert Sidney Weisiger, Roper C. Weisiger, Joseph Reed Weisiger, Isabella Weisiger Mackrell, Lucy R. Weisiger, Sarah Weisiger, William Hardeman Weisiger, and Grayson Carter Weisiger.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile - R.N. Weisiger, retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Daily Advocate (Victoria, Texas), Saturday afternoon, September 12, 1908, page 1, retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ University of Houston-Victoria, retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b The Victoria Advocate, Historical Edition, May, 1968, retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ The Family History and Genealogy of Arden Gremmert and Eva Doherty - Reed Nelson Weisiger, retrieved May 19, 2011.