Harry M. Wurzbach

U.S. Congressperson

1874 – 1931

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Who was Harry M. Wurzbach?

Harry McLeary Wurzbach was an attorney and politician. He was the first Republican elected from Texas since Reconstruction to be elected for more than two terms and was re-elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth congresses, representing Texas's 14th congressional district for several terms, from 1921 to 1929. He was re-elected in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress and died in office. The first Republican elected from Texas who was born in the state, he was the only Republican from Texas serving in Congress during this period.

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Born
May 19, 1874
San Antonio
Also known as
  • Harry Wurzbach
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law
  • Washington and Lee University
Lived in
  • San Antonio
  • Seguin
Died
Nov 6, 1931

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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