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'''Harry McLeary Wurzbach''' (May 19, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an attorney and politician. He was the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] elected from Texas since the [[Reconstruction]] era to the state's [[San Antonio]]-based 14th congressional district from 1921 to 1929. He was re-elected in 1930 but died in office a year thereafter. The first Republican elected from Texas who was born in the state, Wurzbach he was the only Republican from Texas serving in Congress during this period.
'''Harry McLeary Wurzbach''' (May 19, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an attorney and politician. He was the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] elected from Texas since the [[Reconstruction]] era to the state's [[San Antonio]]-based 14th congressional district from 1921 to 1929. He was re-elected in 1930 but died in office a year thereafter. The first Republican elected from Texas who was born in the state, Wurzbach he was the only Republican from Texas serving in Congress during this period.
==Background==
Wurzbach was born in San Antonio to [[Germany|German]] immigrants Charles Louis Wurzbach (1835-1892) and the former Kate Fink (1849-1925). After public schools, he graduated in 1896 from the law department of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. That same year, he was admitted to the bar, established his practice in San Antonio, and married the former Frances Darden Wagner (1888-1974). In 1898, Wurzbach volunteered as a private in Company F, First Regiment of the Texas Volunteer Infantry during the [[Spanish-American War]].
Wurzbach was born in San Antonio to [[Germany|German]] immigrants Charles Louis Wurzbach (1835-1892) and the former Kate Fink (1849-1925). After public schools, he graduated in 1896 from the law department of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. That same year, he was admitted to the bar, established his practice in San Antonio, and married the former Frances Darden Wagner (1888-1974). In 1898, Wurzbach volunteered as a private in Company F, First Regiment of the Texas Volunteer Infantry during the [[Spanish-American War]].