First Texas Legislature

First Texas Legislature

The First Texas Legislature convened from 16 February to 13 May 1846 in regular session. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in December 1845, after an election on 13 October 1845 that ratified the proposed state constitution.

essions

* 1st Regular session: 16 February–13 May 1846

Party summary

Officers

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; Lieutenant Governor: Albert Clinton Horton, Democrat; President "pro tempore": Edward Burleson, Democrat

House of Representatives

; Speaker of the House: William Crump, Democrat, 16 February–1 May 1846: William H. Bourland, Democrat, 1 May 1846–: Stephen W. Perkins, Democrat; Speaker of the House "pro tempore" [Speaker Crump received a leave of absence during his term of office. Representatives Brown and Branch, each elected in turn as Speaker of the House "pro tempore", acted as Speaker during Crump’s absence.] :John Brown, Democrat, acting Speaker 3 March–9 March 1846 [cite book | last = Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives | title = Journals of the House of Representatives of the First Legislature of the State of Texas | year = 1846 | url = http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/speeches/speakers/1_0_Branch.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 2007-01-12 | publisher = Standard Printing Office | location = Clarksville, Texas | pages = 105–106, 160–162 ] :Edward Thomas Branch, Democrat, acting Speaker 9 March-16 March 1846 [cite book | last = Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives | title = Journals of the House of Representatives of the First Legislature of the State of Texas | year = 1846 | url = http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/members/speeches/speakers/1_0_Brown.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 2007-01-12 | publisher = Standard Printing Office | location = Clarksville, Texas | pages = 67–8, 104–5 ]

Members

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Members of the Texas Senate for the First Texas Legislature:

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives for the First Texas Legislature:

* Adams
* Barry
* William H. Bourland, Democrat
* Edward Thomas Branch, Democrat
* John Brown, Democrat
* James M. Burroughs
* William Leslie Cazneau
* Charleton
* Edward Clark, Democrat
* Wilds K. Cook, Democrat
* James Cronican
* William E. Crump, Democrat
* Echols
* Nicholas Henry Darnell
* David Catchings Dickson, Democrat
* Dupree
* Durham
* Echols
* Eddy
* Haden Harrison Edwards
* George Bernard Erath
* James Shackleford Gillett
* Gilliam
* Benjamin Gooch
* Peter W. Gray
* James Wilson Henderson, Democrat
* Spearman Holland
* Volney E. Howard
* Hudson
* Robert Anderson Irion
* Jones
* Charles G. Keenan, Democrat
* Evans Mabry
* John N. McClarty
* McCown
* Benjamin McCulloch
* Thomas Stuart McFarland
* McNeill
* Elliott McNeil Millican
* Steward Alexander Miller
* Muckleroy
* Mullens
* Noble
* Duncan Campbell Ogden
* George A. Pattillo
* Elisha M. Pease
* Stephen W. Perkins, Democrat
* Perry
* Railey
* Rayner
* Samuel Redgate, Democrat
* John Washington Rose
* Alexander J. Russell
* Ryburn
* William Turner Sadler
* Savage
* Ashbel Smith
* James Smith
* Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart, Democrat
* Henry Williams Sublett, Democrat
* B. F. Tankersly
* James A. Truitt, Democrat
* White
* Williams
* James Willie

Membership changes

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Notes

References


*cite book | others = Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. | title = Presiding officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2002: prepared by the Research Division of the Texas Legislative Council. | edition = Rev. 2002 | year = 2002 | publisher = The Council | location = Austin, Texas | oclc = 49526832

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