Harry M. Wurzbach | |
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U.S. Representative from Texas's 14th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Bee |
Succeeded by | Augustus McCloskey |
In office February 10, 1930 – November 6, 1931 | |
Preceded by | Augustus McCloskey |
Succeeded by | Richard M. Kleberg |
County Judge of Guadalupe County, Texas | |
In office 1904–1910 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Harry McLeary Wurzbach May 19, 1874 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Died | November 6, 1931 Seguin, Texas, U.S. | (aged 57)
Resting place | San Antonio National Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Frances Darden Wagner Wurzbach |
Relations | Nephew Bob Eckhardt |
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Alma mater | Washington and Lee University School of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1896–1898 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | Company F, First Regiment, Texas Volunteer Infantry |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Harry McLeary Wurzbach (May 19, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an American attorney and politician. He was the first Republican elected to the United States House of Representatives 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.