- Ninth Texas Legislature
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The Ninth Texas Legislature met from 4 November 1861 to 7 March 1863 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1861.
Contents
Sessions
- 9th Regular session: 4 November 1861–14 January 1862
- 9th First called session: 2 February–7 March 1863]
Party summary
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor
- John McClannahan Crockett
- President pro tempore
- Robert Henry Guinn, Regular session, First called session
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, 4 November 1861–7 December 1861
- Nicholas Henry Darnell[1], Democrat, 7 December 1861–1862
- Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, 1863
Members
Members of the Ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, 4 November 1861
Senate
District Senator Party Took office 1 Rufus K. Hartley Democrat 1861 2 Anderson F. Crawford Democrat 1861 3 M. W. Wheeler Democrat 1861 4 Lewis F. Casey Democrat 1861 5 Jesse H. Parsons Democrat 1861 6 Matthew Fielding Locke Democrat 1861 7 John W. Moore Democrat 1861 8 William C. Batte Democrat 1861 9 Samuel Bell Maxey[2] Democrat 1861 10 Robert Henry Guinn Democrat 1861 11 John H. Burnett Democrat 1861 (First time: 1853–1857) 12 Benjamin T. Selman Democrat 1861 13 Jefferson Weatherford Democrat 1861 14 John F. Crawford Democrat 1863 15 J. J. Dickson Democrat 1857 16 A. N. Jordan[3] Democrat 1861 17 Anthony Martin Branch Democrat 1861 18 John W. Durant Democrat 1861 19 John Boyd Democrat 1863 20 Alfred T. Obenchain Democrat 1863 21 Robert H. Graham Democrat 1853 22 John T. Harcourt Democrat 1861 23 Chauncey Berkeley Shepard Democrat 1861 24 George Preston Finlay Democrat 1861 25 Stephen Heard Darden Democrat 1861 26 Nathan George Shelley Democrat 1861 27 John N. Houston Democrat 1859 28 George Bernard Erath Democrat 1863 (First time: 1855–1857) 29 Pryor Lea Democrat 1861 30 N. A. Mitchell[4] Democrat 1863 31 Erastus Reed Democrat 1861 32 Edwin B. Scarborough Democrat 1853 33 Henry C. Cook Democrat 1861 House of Representatives
- George H. Bagby
- Constantine W. Buckley
- Horace Cone
- Nicholas Henry Darnell
- Robert Turner Flewellen
- Sterling Brown Hendricks
- Alfred Marmaduke Hobby
- James K. Holland
- Spearman Holland
- Samuel A. Maverick
- James G. McDonald
- José Ángel Navarro
- John Smith
- James D. Woods
- William Amos Wortham
Membership Changes
Senate
District Outgoing
SenatorReason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation 2 Anderson F. Crawford Crawford resigned before 2 February 1863. James W. Andres 2 February 1863 6 Matthew Fielding Locke Locke resigned before 16 December 1861. Stephen W. Beasley 16 December 1861 9 Samuel Bell Maxey Samuel B. Maxey joined the Confederate States Army and did not return to serve in the legislature. Rice Maxey[5] after 4 August 1862 11 John H. Burnett Burnett resigned before 2 February 1863. Leroy W. Cooper 2 February 1863 14 John F. Crawford Crawford resigned 21 September 1863. James B. Davis[6] after 24 October 1863 15 J. J. Dixon Dixon resigned before 2 February 1863. William D. Lair 2 February 1863 17 Anthony Martin Branch Senator Branch resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. David Catchings Dickson 2 February 1863 20 Alfred T. Obenchain Obenchain resigned 15 February 1862 William Quayle 3 February 1863 24 George Preston Finlay Finlay resigned before 2 February 1863. Samuel Addison White 2 February 1863 25 Stephen Heard Darden Darden resigned before 2 February 1863. Spencer Ford 2 February 1863 26 Nathan George Shelley Shelley resigned 1 April 1862. A. W. Moore 2 February 1863 28 George Bernard Erath Erath resigned before 2 February 1863. George E. Burney 2 February 1863 32 Edwin B. Scarborough Scarborough was murdered on 7 October 1862. Edward R. Hord 11 February 1863 House of Representatives
District Outgoing
RepresentativeReason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation Unknown Nicholas Henry Darnell Representative Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. Unknown Unknown Unknown Alfred Marmaduke Hobby Representative Hobby in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. Unknown Unknown Unknown William Amos Wortham Representative Wortham resigned in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. Unknown Unknown References
- ^ Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army.
- ^ District 9: Maxey never appeared.
- ^ District 16: Jordan did not attend the Fist called session until 27 February 1863.
- ^ District 30: Mitchell did not attend the Fist called session.
- ^ District 9: Rice Maxey was elected in a special election on 4 August 1862 to succeed his son, Samuel Bell Maxey.
- ^ District 14: James B. Davis was elected in a special election on 24 October 1863.
External links
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
- Legislative Reference Library
- Billhop - Texas Legislative Wiki
- Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Texas
- Project Vote Smart - State House of Texas
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