Seventh Texas Legislature
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The Seventh Texas Legislature met from 2 November 1857 to 16 February 1858 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1857.
Contents |
[edit] Sessions
- 7th Regular session: 2 November 1857–16 February 1858
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
- Lieutenant Governor
- Francis Richard Lubbock, Democrat
- President pro tempore
- M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat, Regular session
- Samuel A. Maverick, Democrat, Ad interim
[edit] House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- William S. Taylor, Democrat, 1857–18 January 1858[1]
- Matthew Fielding Locke, Democrat, 18 January 1858–1859[2]
[edit] Members
Members of the Seventh Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, 2 November 1857:
[edit] Senate
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon H. Pirkey | Democrat | 1855 |
| 2 | Johnson Wren | Democrat | 1853 |
| 3 | Robert H. Taylor | Democrat | 1855 |
| 4 | James W. Throckmorton | Democrat | 1857 |
| 5 | Albert G. Walker | Democrat | 1857 (First time: 1849–1851) |
| 6 | Jonathan Russell | Democrat | 1855 |
| 7 | M. D. K. Taylor | Democrat | 1851 |
| 8 | Louis T. Wigfall | Democrat | 1857 |
| 9 | Malcolm Duncan Graham | Democrat | 1857 |
| 10 | Elisha Everett Lott | Democrat | 1853 |
| 11 | Robert Henry Guinn | Democrat | 1853 |
| 12 | William M. Taylor | Democrat | 1855 |
| 13 | John N. Fall | Democrat | 1857 |
| 14 | James A. Truitt | Democrat | 1855 (First time: 1851–1853) |
| 15 | James M. Burroughs | Democrat | 1855 |
| 16 | Henry C. Pedigo | Democrat | 1853 |
| 17 | Mark M. Potter | Democrat | 1851 |
| 18 | Hiram George Runnels | Democrat | 1857 |
| 19 | Jesse Grimes | Democrat | 1855 (First time: 1846–1853) |
| 20 | Chauncey Berkeley Shepard | Democrat | 1857 |
| 21 | Elliot McNeil Millican | Democrat | 1853 |
| 22 | William Harrison “Howdy” Martin | Democrat | 1853 |
| 23 | George Bernard Erath | Democrat | 1857 |
| 24 | George E. Quinan | Democrat | 1857 |
| 25 | John Caldwell | Democrat | 1855 |
| 26 | Fletcher S. Stockdale | Democrat | 1857 |
| 27 | Henry Eustace McCulloch | Democrat | 1855 |
| 28 | Edwin B. Scarborough | Democrat | 1853 |
| 29 | Forbes Britton | Democrat | 1857 |
| 30 | Isaiah Addison Paschal | Democrat | 1857 (First time: 1853–1855) |
| 31 | Samuel A. Maverick | Democrat | 1855 |
| 32 | Claiborne C. Herbert | Democrat | 1857 |
| 33 | Archibald C. Hyde | Democrat | 1857 |
[edit] House of Representatives
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- Hamilton P. Bee
- John Henry Brown
- Constantine W. Buckley
- Isaac N. Dennis
- David Catchings Dickson
- Randolph C. Doom
- Horatio White Fisher
- James Marshall Harrison
- Spearman Holland
- Matthew Fielding Locke, Democrat
- Eli T. Merriman
- José Ángel Navarro
- Moses Fisk Roberts
- William R. Shannon, Democrat
- Charles William Tait
- William S. Taylor, Democrat
[edit] Membership Changes
[edit] Senate
| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 18 | Hiram George Runnels | Runnells did not appear and died on 17 December 1857. | Benjamin F. Tankersly | 20 January 1858 |
| District 21 | Elliot McNeil Millican | McNeill resigned before the session. | David M. Whaley | 12 January 1858 |
[edit] House of Representatives
| District | Outgoing Member |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | William S. Taylor | Taylor died on 22 July 1858. | Unknown | after 22 July 1858 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Taylor took leave of absence 26 December 1857 and resigned 18 January 1858 because of illness.
- ^ Locke, as Speaker pro tempore, had served as Speaker from 26 December 1857 when Taylor had taken leave because of illness.
[edit] Reference
- Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. (2002). Presiding officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2002: prepared by the Research Division of the Texas Legislative Council., Rev. 2002, Austin, Texas: The Council. OCLC 49526832.
[edit] 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
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