The Political Graveyard: Bexar County, Tex.

Bexar County
Texas

Bexar County information:

Population: 1,392,931 (2000); 1,185,394 (1990)
Land area 1,247 square miles.
County seat: San Antonio
Bexar County official web site.
Capital Impact: Bexar County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Bexar County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Bexar County TXGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Bexar County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Comal County; Guadalupe County
Southeast: Wilson County
South: Atascosa County
West: Medina County
Northwest: Bandera County; Kendall County

The Political Graveyard:

U.S. Consuls in Bexar County
Politicians who were born in Bexar County
Politicians who lived in Bexar County
Politicians who died in Bexar County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bexar County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

U.S. Consuls in Bexar County

(may be incomplete!)

San Antonio: David Dixon (Consul 1826-29) Joseph Washington Elliot Wallace (Consul 1829)

Unknown Location
San Antonio, Bexar County,

Alamo Masonic Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

James Pearson Newcomb (1837-1907) — also known as James P. Newcomb — of Texas. Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, August 31, 1837. Secretary of state of Texas, 1870-74; candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas, 1876. Died October 16, 1907. Interment at Alamo Masonic Cemetery.

City Cemetery No. 1
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Christopher Columbus Upson (1829-1902) — of Texas. Born near Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., October 17, 1829. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Presidential Elector for Texas, 1876; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1879-83. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., February 8, 1902. Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Degener (1809-1890) — of Texas. Born in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany, October 20, 1809. Republican. U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 1869-71. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., September 11, 1890. Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803-1870) — also known as Samuel A. Maverick — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson County), S.C., 1803. Grandfather of Fontaine Maury Maverick; great-grandfather of Maury Maverick, Jr.. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Bexar, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1839-40; member of Texas state house of representatives 44th District, 1851-53. His name is the origin of the term "maverick" for an unbranded cow, which later came to mean a political party dissident. Died September 2, 1870. Interment at City Cemetery No. 1. Maverick County, Tex. is named for him.
- See also Maverick family of Texas
Ludovic Colquhoun (1804-1882) — also known as Ludwig Colquhoun — of Texas. Born in 1804. Member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1842. Died December 4, 1882. Interment at City Cemetery No. 1.

Confederate Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Hamilton Prioleau Bee (1822-1897) — of Texas. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., July 22, 1822. Grandson of Thomas Bee; son of Barnard Elliott Bee; married, May 21, 1854, to Mildred Tarver; father of Carlos Bee. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1849-59; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives, 1855-57; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 3, 1897. Interment at Confederate Cemetery.
- See also Bee family of South Carolina
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Carlos Bee (1867-1932) — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Saltillo, Coahuila of American parents, July 8, 1867. Great-grandson of Thomas Bee; grandson of Barnard Elliott Bee; son of Hamilton Prioleau Bee. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1904, 1908; member of Texas state senate, 1915-19; U.S. Representative from Texas 14th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., April 20, 1932. Interment at Confederate Cemetery.
- See also Bee family of South Carolina
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

Dignowitty Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

William Bacon Wright (1830-1895) — of Texas. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., July 4, 1830. Representative from Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., August 10, 1895. Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery.
John Lafayette Camp (1828-1891) — of Gilmer, Upshur County, Tex. Born in Jefferson County, Ala., February 20, 1828. Father of John Lafayette Camp, Jr.. Democrat. Planter; lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1872; member of Texas state senate, 1875-78; district judge in Texas, 1878-84. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., July 16, 1891. Interment at Dignowitty Cemetery. Camp County, Tex. is named for him.

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Frank Mariano Tejeda (1945-1997) — also known as Frank Tejeda — of Texas. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 2, 1945. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; lawyer; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1977-86; member of Texas state senate, 1987-92; U.S. Representative from Texas 28th District, 1993-97; died in office 1997. Hispanic. Died of brain cancer and pneumonia, San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 30, 1997. Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
Kearie Lee Berry (1893-c.1962) — also known as K. L. Berry — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Born in Denton County, Tex., July 6, 1893. Democrat. Adjutant General of Texas, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1948. Christian. Member, National Rifle Association; American Legion; Shriners; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

Military Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Harry McLeary Wurzbach (1874-1931) — also known as Harry M. Wurzbach — of Seguin, Guadalupe County, Tex. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., May 19, 1874. Uncle of Robert Christian Eckhardt. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; county judge in Texas, 1904-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912 (alternate), 1924; U.S. Representative from Texas 14th District, 1921-29, 1930-31; died in office 1931. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., November 6, 1931. Interment at Military Cemetery.
- See also Kleberg-Wurzbach family of Texas
- See also: congressional biography.

Mission Burial Park
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Glenn Allan Abbey (1898-1962) — also known as Glenn A. Abbey — of Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wis. Born in Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wis., June 11, 1898. Son of William Searle Abbey (1853-1935) and Ida Elmira (Blake) Abbey (1858-1941). Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Johannesburg, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General in Salonika, 1949-51. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 28, 1962. Interment at Mission Burial Park.

Mission Burial Park South
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Claude Benton Hudspeth (1877-1941) — also known as C. B. Hudspeth — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Born in Medina, Bandera County, Tex., May 12, 1877. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1902-06; member of Texas state senate, 1906-18; U.S. Representative from Texas 16th District, 1919-31. Died March 19, 1941. Interment at Mission Burial Park South. Hudspeth County, Tex. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Luther Slayden (1853-1924) — also known as James L. Slayden — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., June 1, 1853. Uncle of Fontaine Maury Maverick. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1892; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1897-1919 (12th District 1897-1903, 14th District 1903-19). Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., February 24, 1924. Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
- See also Maverick family of Texas
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Moore Paschal (1845-1919) — also known as Thomas M. Paschal — of Castroville, Medina County, Tex. Born in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, La., December 15, 1845. Democrat. State court judge in Texas, 1870-71, 1876-92; U.S. Representative from Texas 12th District, 1893-95. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 28, 1919. Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
- See also: congressional biography.
Lewis Porter Featherstone (1851-1922) — of Arkansas. Born in Oxford, Lafayette County, Miss., July 28, 1851. Member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1887-88; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1890-91; defeated, 1890. Died in Longview, Gregg County, Tex., March 14, 1922. Interment at Mission Burial Park South.
- See also: congressional biography.
Jacob Franklin Spears, Sr. (1899-1946) — also known as J. Franklin Spears — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Darlington County, S.C., October 6, 1899. Son of James Monroe Spears. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Tarpon Springs, Fla., 1921; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1934-36; member of Texas state senate, 1937-46. Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died, from a heart attack, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., May 29, 1946. Interment at Mission Burial Park South.

St. Mary's Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

George Henry Noonan (1828-1907) — also known as George H. Noonan — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., August 20, 1828. Republican. State court judge in Texas, 1862-95; U.S. Representative from Texas 12th District, 1895-97. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., August 17, 1907. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

San Fernando Cathedral
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

David Crockett (1786-1836) — also known as Davey Crockett — of Tennessee. Born in Greene County, Tenn., August 17, 1786. Father of John Wesley Crockett. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1821; U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1827-31, 1833-35 (9th District 1827-31, 12th District 1833-35); served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence. Member, Freemasons. Killed while defending the Alamo, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., March 6, 1836. Cremated; ashes interred at San Fernando Cathedral. Crockett counties in Tenn. and Tex. are named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
- Books by David Crockett: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee
- Books about David Crockett: William C. Davis, Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis; Constance Rourke, Davy Crockett; Elaine Alphin, Davy Crockett (for young readers)

San Fernando Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

José Francisco Ruiz (1783-1840) — also known as Francisco Ruiz — of Texas. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 29, 1783. Uncle of José Antonio Navarro. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Bexar, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic Senate from District of Bexar, 1836-37. Catholic. First schoolmaster in San Antonio, Texas. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 19, 1840. Interment at San Fernando Cemetery.
- See also Navarro family of Texas
Augustus McCloskey (1878-1950) — of Texas. Born in Texas, 1878. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Texas 14th District, 1929-30. Died in 1950. Interment at San Fernando Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) — of Texas. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., February 27, 1795. Nephew of José Francisco Ruiz; uncle by marriage of William Gordon Cooke; father of Angel Navarro III. Delegate to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from District of Bexar, 1836; signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838-39; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1845; member of Texas state senate, 1846-49. Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Died January 13, 1871. Interment at San Fernando Cemetery; statue at Navarro County Courthouse Grounds, Corsicana, Tex. Navarro County, Tex. is named for him.
- See also Navarro family of Texas

San Fernando Cemetery II
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (1916-2000) — also known as Henry B. Gonzalez — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., May 3, 1916. Father of Charles A. Gonzalez. Democrat. Member of Texas state senate, 1956-61; candidate in primary for Governor of Texas, 1958; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1961; U.S. Representative from Texas 20th District, 1961-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964. Hispanic. Catholic. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Was in the motorcade in Dallas, Tex., when President John F. Kennedy was shot. In a San Antonio restaurant in 1986, he punched a man who called him a communist; he was charged with assault, but acquitted. Died, in Downtown Baptist Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., November 28, 2000. Interment at San Fernando Cemetery II.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.

San Jose Burial Park
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Fontaine Maury Maverick (1895-1954) — also known as Maury Maverick — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., October 23, 1895. Cousin of Abram Poindexter Maury and John Wood Fishburne; grandson of Samuel Augustus Maverick; nephew of James Luther Slayden; son of Albert Maverick and Jane Lewis (Maury) Maverick; married, May 22, 1926, to Terrell Louise Dobbs; father of Maury Maverick, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lumber business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1928, 1940; U.S. Representative from Texas 20th District, 1935-39; mayor of San Antonio, Tex., 1939-41. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Coined the word "gobbledygook," during World War II, for pompously worded directives. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., June 7, 1954. Interment at San Jose Burial Park.
- See also Maverick family of Texas
- See also: congressional biography.

United States National Cemetery
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Gustave Schleicher (1823-1879) — of Texas. Born in Germany, November 19, 1823. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1853-54; member of Texas state senate, 1859-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Texas 6th District, 1875-79; died in office 1879. Died in Washington, D.C., January 10, 1879. Interment at United States National Cemetery. Schleicher County, Tex. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.

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U.S. Consuls in Bexar County

Politicians who were born in Bexar County

Politicians who lived in Bexar County

Politicians who died in Bexar County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bexar County