Ferdinand C. Weinert was a merchant and politician from Seguin, Texas

Seguin, Texas

Seguin is a city in Guadalupe County, Texas, in the United States. It is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,011; the July 1, 2009 Census estimate, however, showed the population had increased to 26,842...

, who served in the Texas Legislature

Texas Legislature

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, Senate

Texas Senate

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 and House and served as Secretary of State.

Early life and family

Ferdinand C. Weinert was born in New Braunfels, Texas

New Braunfels, Texas

New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas that is a principal city of the metropolitan area. Braunfels means "brown rock" in German; the city is named for Braunfels, in Germany. The city's population was 57,740 as of the 2010 census, up 58% from the 2000...

, on July 14, 1853 and was raised in Guadalupe County, Texas

Guadalupe County, Texas

Guadalupe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 89,023. It is named for the Guadalupe River. The seat of the county is Seguin. It was founded in 1846....

 and schooled in New Braunfels. He married Clara Bading, and had seven children, making his residence in Seguin and Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

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Career

Weinert worked in various mercantile businesses in New Braunfels, Austin, and San Antonio. He was elected justice of the peace in 1875. Then he became county commissioner and county judge of Guadalupe County. He served in the Texas House 1893-1895, 1903-1905, 1931-1935 and Texas Senate

Texas Senate

The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing 31 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 672,000 per constituency. There are no term limits, and each term is four years long. The Senate meets at the...

  1909-1913. Weinert was appointed Secretary of State June 1, 1913.
Weinert died on February 19, 1939, and was buried in the family cemetery in Seguin.

Legacy

Weinert, Texas

Weinert, Texas

Weinert is a city in Haskell County, Texas, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Weinert is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

  in Haskell County, Texas

Haskell County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, 6,093 people, 2,569 households, and 1,775 families resided in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile . There were 3,555 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

 is named for Senator Ferdinand C. Weinert of Seguin, and Weinert, Texas in Guadalupe County is named for the Weinert family. The Weinert House in Seguin is a visitable restored residence of the Senator. F.C.Weinert Bridge, Weinert School and Weinert Street are also located in Seguin, Texas.