Hardin Richard Runnels
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Hardin Richard Runnels (August 30, 1820–December 25, 1873) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the Governor of Texas between 1857 and 1859. His defeat of Sam Houston in the 1857 election for governor marked the only time that Houston ever lost an election.
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- Hardin Richard Runnels from the Handbook of Texas Online
| Preceded by David Catchings Dickson |
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives 1853–1855 |
Succeeded by Hamilton P. Bee |
| Preceded by David Catchings Dickson |
Lieutenant Governor of Texas 1855–1857 |
Succeeded by Francis R. Lubbock |
| Preceded by Elisha M. Pease |
Governor of Texas 1857–1859 |
Succeeded by Sam Houston |
| Governors of Texas |  |
|---|---|
| J.P. Henderson • Wood • Bell • J.W. Henderson • Pease • Runnels • Houston • Clark • Lubbock • Murrah • Stockdale • Hamilton • Throckmorton • Pease • Davis • Coke • Hubbard • Roberts • Ireland • Ross • Hogg • Culberson • Sayers • Lanham • Campbell • Colquitt • J. Ferguson • Hobby • Neff • M. Ferguson • Moody • Sterling • M. Ferguson • Allred • O'Daniel • Stevenson • Jester • Shivers • Daniel • Connally • Smith • Briscoe • Clements • White • Clements • Richards • Bush • Perry |
| Lieutenant Governors of Texas | |
|---|---|
| Horton • Greer • Henderson • Dickson • Runnels • Lubbock • Clark • Crockett • Stockdale • Jones • J.W. Flanagan • Campbell • D.W. Flanagan • Fountain • Pickett • Hubbard • Sayers • Storey • Martin • Gibbs • Wheeler • Pendleton • Crane • Jester • Browning • Neal • A.B. Davidson • Mayes • Hobby, Sr. • Johnson • L. Davidson • T.W. Davidson • Miller • Witt • Woodul • Stevenson • J.L. Smith • Shivers • Ramsey • P. Smith • Barnes • Hobby, Jr. • Bullock • Perry • Ratliff • Dewhurst |
| Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Crump • Brown • Branch • Crump • Bourland • Perkins • Henderson • Keenan • Dickson • Runnels • Bee • W. Taylor • Locke • M. Taylor • Buckley • Darnell • Buckley • M. Taylor • Burford • Evans • Sinclair • M. Taylor • Bryan • Bonner • Cochran • Reeves • Gibson • Foster • Pendleton • Alexander • Milner • Cochran • Smith • Dashiell • Sherrill • Prince • Neff • Seabury • Love • Kennedy • Marshall • Rayburn • Terrell • Woods • Fuller • Thomason • Thomas • Seagler • Satterwhite • Bobbitt • Barron • Minor • Stevenson • Calvert • Morse • Leonard • Daniel • Gilmer • Reed • Manford • Senterfitt • Lindsey • Carr • Turman • Tunnell • Barnes • Mutscher • Slider • Price • Daniel, Jr. • Clayton • Lewis • Laney • Craddick |
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