William Trenckmann
William Andreas Trenckmann (born August 23, 1859 in Millheim , Austin County , † March 22, 1935 in Austin ) was an American publisher and Democratic member of the House of Representatives from Texas .
Life
Trenckmann, son of the German immigrants Andreas Friedrich Trenckmann and Johanna Trenckmann, née Jokusch, attended school in Millheim. There was Ernst G. Mätze his teacher. From 1876 to 1879 Trenckmann studied at Texas A&M University . He then taught himself as a teacher in Frelsburg, Shelby and then became director of the Bellville School. On April 20, 1886, he married Mathilde Miller.
From 1891 until it was sold in 1933, he published the German-language weekly newspaper Das Wochenblatt , for which he wrote articles himself until his death. The newspaper was primarily intended to inform and educate the German-speaking population of Texas, and it enjoyed a good reputation among its readership. The paper first appeared in Bellville after Trenckmann moved to Austin. Trenckmann was considered an upright democrat, he rejected the activities of the Ku Klux Klan and later the National Socialists under Adolf Hitler on Sunday work . This earned him permission No. 1 from the United States Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson for the entry of the United States into the First World War, which exempted his newspaper from the compulsory censorship of news from the theater of war in German-language publications.
Trenckmann published the first geographical and historical overview of Austin County as early as 1899 . In 1903 his play Der Schulmeister von Neu-Rostock appeared . In 1907 he published the Latin at Possum Creek, a short story that dealt with the numerous problems faced by the German-speaking Texan population who supported the Union states during the American Civil War . His memoirs were published under the title Experiences and Observations (1931/1933).
In the 30th and 31st legislative terms Trenckmann was from 1907 to 1910 a Democratic MP for constituency 49 in the Texas House of Representatives. That was why he had moved from Bellville to Austin with his wife and four children . He was a member of the board of directors at Texas A&M University, but he declined the task of president of the university. In addition, he was also chairman of the board of directors of the Blind Institute , the school for the blind.
Web links
- Entry on William Trenckmann on the website of the Texas House of Representatives (English)
- Clara Trenckmann Studer: Trenckmann, William Andreas. In: The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), 1999 ff (English, tshaonline.org ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charles Christopher Jackson: Austin County. In: The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), 1999 ff (English, tshaonline.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trenckmann, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trenckmann, William Andreas (full name); Trenckmann, WA |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, publisher, and MP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Millheim , Austin County |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1935 |
| Place of death | Austin |