Starcke, Maxmillian H., 1884-1972

Born in York’s Creek (now Zorn), Texas, Maxmilliam Hugo Starcke (1884-1972) was the son of Hugo Starcke and Ida Eberhard and the grandson of German immigrants. After attending the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A & M University) and a business college in San Antonio, Starcke worked as a clerk and secretary in the law offices of Senator Joseph B. Dibrell. From 1909 through 1912, he served as alderman in Seguin and also worked as an officer in the Seguin State Bank and Trust from 1917 through 1938. Additionally, Starcke was appointed mayor of Seguin from 1928 through 1938, during which time he constructed the city’s first hydroelectric power and water filtration plants, and he served as the Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) first operations manager from 1938 through 1955. Following his promotion to general manager of the LCRA, he built two dams and hydroelectric plants on the Colorado River, servicing a 41,000 square-mile area. Starcke retired in 1955, though he continued consulting for the LCRA until 1965. He was a member on the boards and committees of a number of organizations, such as St. David’s Hospital in Austin, Texas, and the South Texas Chamber of Commerce.

Source:

Woodruff, David. Starcke, Maxmillian Hugo. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed April 11, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fstcm .

Born in York's Creek (now Zorn), Texas, Maxmilliam Hugo Starcke (1884-1972) was the son of Hugo Starcke and Ida Eberhard and the grandson of German immigrants.

After attending the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A & M University) and a business college in San Antonio, Starcke worked as a clerk and secretary in the law offices of Senator Joseph B. Dibrell. From 1909 through 1912, he served as alderman in Seguin and also worked as an officer in the Seguin State Bank and Trust from 1917 through 1938. Additionally, Starcke was appointed mayor of Seguin from 1928 through 1938, during which time he constructed the city's first hydroelectric power and water filtration plants, and he served as the Lower Colorado River Authority's (LCRA) first operations manager from 1938 through 1955. Following his promotion to general manager of the LCRA, he built two dams and hydroelectric plants on the Colorado River, servicing a 41,000 square-mile area. Starcke retired in 1955, though he continued consulting for the LCRA until 1965. He was a member on the boards and committees of a number of organizations, such as St. David's Hospital in Austin, Texas, and the South Texas Chamber of Commerce.