November 19. 1823. was educated liberally at the University of Giessen. in the Grand Duchy of HesseDarmstadt. He was by profession a civil engineer. and was engaged in the construction of several European and American railroads. He emigrated to Texas in 1847. and after spending some time on the frontier. engaged chiefly in surveying. located at San Antonio in 1850. He was early known and appreciated in Texas as a man of great erudition and more than ordinary intellectual abilities. In 1853 he was elected to the popular branch of the State Legislature. in which body he wielded a largo influence.
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