3rd Texas Legislature
The 3rd Texas Legislature met from November 5, 1849 to December 3, 1850 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1849.
Sessions[edit]
- 3rd Regular session: November 5, 1849 – February 11, 1850
- 3rd First called session: August 12, 1850 – September 6, 1850
- 3rd Second called session: November 18, 1850 – December 3, 1850
Party summary[edit]
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Officers[edit]
Senate[edit]
- Lieutenant Governor
- John Alexander Greer, Democrat
- President pro tempore
- Edward Burleson, Democrat
House of Representatives[edit]
- Speaker of the House
- Charles G. Keenan, Democrat
Members[edit]
Senate[edit]
Members of the Texas Senate for the Third Texas Legislature:
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Ward | Democrat | 1849 |
| 2 | Albert Hamilton Latimer | Democrat | 1849 |
| 3 | Hart Hardin | Democrat | 1849 |
| 4 | Albert G. Walker | Democrat | 1849 |
| 5 | David Gage | Democrat | 1847 |
| 6 | James F. Taylor | Democrat | 1849 |
| 7 | Alfred M. Truitt | Democrat | 1849 |
| 8 | John H. McRae | Democrat | 1847 |
| 9 | John H. Moffitt | Democrat | 1849 |
| 10 | Isaac Parker | Democrat | 1847 |
| 11 | John B. Jones | Democrat | 1849 |
| 12 | Isaac W. Brashear | Democrat | 1846 |
| 13 | Jesse Grimes | Democrat | 1846 |
| 14 | Jerome Bonaparte "Polly" Robertson | Democrat | 1849 |
| 15 | Wilds K. Cooke | Democrat | 1849 |
| 16 | Edward Burleson | Democrat | 1846 |
| 17 | David Y. Portis | Democrat | 1849 |
| 18 | Alexander H. Phillips | Democrat | 1846 |
| 19 | Henry Lawrence Kinney | Democrat | 1846 |
| 20 | David C. Van Derlip | Democrat | 1849 |
| 21 | H. Clay Davis | Democrat | 1849 |
| 22 | Benjamin Rush Wallace | Democrat | 1846 |
House of Representatives[edit]
Members of the House of Representatives for the Third Texas Legislature:
| District | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burrell P. Smith | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Red River |
| 2 | Hardin R. Runnels | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 21, 1850 | Bowie, Red River |
| 3 | James S. Gillet | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Lamar |
| 4 | Alfred E. Pace | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | September 7, 1850 | Fannin |
| Vacant | — | September 7, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Harrison G. Hendricks | [data missing] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 5 | William M. Williams | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Fannin, Lamar |
| 6 | Samuel Bogart | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Collin, Grayson |
| 7 | William M. Cochran | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Dallas, Denton |
| 8 | Johnson Wren | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Hopkins, Hunt |
| 9 | Joshua F. Johnson | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Titus |
| 10 | Marion D. Taylor | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cass |
| 11 | Jeremiah M. Clough | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | September 6, 1850 | Harrison |
| Vacant | — | September 6, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Louis Wigfall | [data missing] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 12 | John H. McNairy | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | July 22, 1850 | Harrison, Upshur |
| Vacant | — | July 22, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Joseph Taylor | [data missing] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 13 | Emory Lloyd | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Rusk |
| 14 | James K. Holland | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Panola, Rusk |
| 15 | Elisha E. Lott | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Henderson, Smith |
| 16 | Benjamin F. Selman | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cherokee |
| 17 | William N. Hardeman | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Nacogdoches |
| 18 | William G. W. Jowers | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Anderson, Houston |
| 19 | Nicholas A. Sterne | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches |
| 20 | John Polk Jr. | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | San Augustine |
| 21 | Josiah M. Smith | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Shelby |
| 22 | Edgar A. Whittlesey | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | July 14, 1850 | Newton, Sabine |
| Vacant | — | July 14, 1850 | August 16, 1850 | ||
| Joshua H. Speights | [data missing] | August 16, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 23 | Napoleon B. Charlton | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler |
| 24 | William Fields | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Liberty, Polk |
| 25 | Benjamin C. Franklin | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Galveston |
| Thomas F. McKinney | [data missing] | November 21, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 26 | J. M. Reynolds | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Harris |
| John Shea | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| James W. Scott | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 27 | Guy M. Bryan | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Brazoria, Fort Bend |
| 28 | David C. Dickson | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Grimes, Montgomery |
| 29 | Charles G. Keenan | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Walker |
| '30 | Elliott M. Millican | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | July 15, 1850 | Brazos, Leon, Robertson |
| Vacant | — | July 15, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| John Patrick | [data missing] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 31 | Edward H. Tarrant | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Limestone, Navarro |
| 32 | James C. Wilson | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | October 15, 1850 | Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton |
| Vacant | — | October 15, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Clark L. Owen | [data missing] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 33 | William E. Crump | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | October 13, 1850 | Austin, Colorado |
| Vacant | — | October 13, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Zimri Hunt | [data missing] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 34 | William J. Russell | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Fayette |
| 35 | Benjamin E. Tarver | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | July 21, 1850 | Washington |
| Vacant | — | July 21, 1850 | August 12, 1850 | ||
| James E. Shepard | [data missing] | August 12, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| James G. Sheppard | [data missing] | August 12, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 36 | James Shaw | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Bastrop, Burleson |
| 37 | George E. Burney | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Milam, Williamson |
| 38 | Thomas M. Hardeman | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Caldwell, Hays, Travis |
| 39 | Darwin M. Stapp | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | DeWitt, Lavaca, Victoria |
| 40 | William H. Stewart | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe |
| 41 | William G. Crump | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Bexar |
| Henry M. Lewis | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 42 | Reuben E. Clements | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cameron, Nueces, Starr, Webb |
| 43 | Hamilton P. Bee | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cameron, Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb |
| 44 | Edward H. Winfield | [data missing] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cameron, Starr, Webb |
Membership Changes[edit]
Senate[edit]
| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 4 | Albert G. Walker | Senator Walker resigned March 30, 1850 | Samuel R. Campbell[1] | August 12, 1850 |
| District 6 | James F. Taylor | Senator Taylor resigned October 5, 1850. | James F. Taylor[2] | November 18, 1850 |
| District 11 | John B. Jones | In an election contest, Elisha M. Pease unseated Senator Jones on November 9, 1849. | Elisha M. Pease | November 9, 1849 |
- ^ Campbell was elected in a special election on July 22, 1850.
- ^ After his resignation, Taylor was reelected in a special election.
External links[edit]
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
- Legislative Reference Library
