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1st Texas Legislature

The 1st Texas Legislature convened from February 16 to May 13, 1846, in regular session. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in December 1845, after an election on October 13, 1845, that ratified the proposed state constitution.

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: February 16–May 13, 1846

Officers

Senate

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

House of Representatives

; Speaker of the House : William Crump, Democrat, February 16 – May 1, 1846 : William H. Bourland, Democrat, May 1–11, 1846 : Stephen W. Perkins, Democrat, May 11–13, 1846 ; Speaker of the House pro tempore :John "Red" Brown, Democrat, acting Speaker March 3–9, 1846 :Edward Thomas Branch, Democrat, acting Speaker March 9–16, 1846

Members

Senate

Members of the Texas Senate for the First Texas Legislature:

DistrictSenatorPartyTook officeLeft office12345678910111213141516171819F
William M. "Buckskin" WilliamsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Ballard C. BagbyDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Edward ClarkElected but never sworn
William Thomas ScottElected but never sworn
Joseph Lewis HoggWhigFebruary 16, 1846May 4, 1846
Benjamin Rush WallaceDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Jesse J. RobinsonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
William C. AbbottElected but never sworn
George Tyler WoodDemocratElected but never sworn
Henry James JewettPolk manFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Jesse GrimesFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Isaac Wright BrashearDemocratFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
Richard Bache Jr.Elected but never sworn
Thomas Freeman McKinneyTyler manElected but never sworn
John Greenville McNeillDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Philip Minor CuneyDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
John F. MillerDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Edward Murray BurlesonTyler manFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Robert McAlpin WilliamsonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Alexander H. PhillipsAnti-tariffFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
José Antonio NavarroFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Henry Lawrence KinneyElected but never sworn
James G. BourlandDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847

House of Representatives

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

DistrictRepresentativePartyTook officeLeft officeAustinBastropBexarBowieBrazoriaBrazosColoradoFanninFayetteFort BendGalvestonGoliadGonzalesHarrisHarrisonHoustonJacksonJasperJeffersonLamarLibertyMatagordaMilamMontgomeryNacogdochesRed RiverRobertsonRuskSabineSan AugustineSan PatricioShelbyTravisVictoriaWashington
William Edmund CrumpDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Charles RaileyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Evans MabryFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Volney Erskine HowardMarch 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Duncan Campbell OgdenFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Berry H. DurhamFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Alexander J. RussellFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Elisha Marshall PeaseFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Stephen W. PerkinsDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Elliott McNeil MillicanFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
William B. PerryFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Samuel Joseph RedgateDemocratFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
Samuel McFarlandDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Hiram W. RyburnDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James P. HudsonFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Charles MullinsDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
William S. RaynerDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James CronicanDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Israel S. SavageDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Charles F. Augustus WilliamsWhigFebruary 16, 1846August 4, 1846
Benjamin McCullochDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Arthur SwiftDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Peter W. GrayFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
John N. O. SmithFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
Benjamin F. TankerslyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Edward ClarkDemocratElected but never sworn
Spearman HollandFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James B. McCownFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Steward Alexander MillerFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
William Turner SadlerFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Francis Menefee WhiteDecember 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Z. Williams EddyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
George Alexander PattilloRepublicanFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
William H. BourlandFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
Edward Thomas BranchTariff manFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Napoleon Bonaparte CharltonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Henry JonesNullifierFebruary 24, 1846December 13, 1847
George Bernard ErathDemocratFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
David Catchings DicksonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Charles Gradison KeenanDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Archibald McNeillDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Charles Bellinger Tate StewartDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
John "Red" BrownFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Haden Harrison EdwardsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Daniel MuckleroyDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Lewis D. BarryFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James Shackleford GillettFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
James GillamFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Benjamin GoochFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
George W. AdamsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Wilds K. CookeDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Charles F. McClartyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James SmithFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James M. BurroughsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Jamerson NobleFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
William C. EdwardsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Henry Williams SublettDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Alexander StevensonFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
William EcholsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James A. TruittDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
William Leslie CazneauFebruary 27, 1846December 13, 1847
John Washington RoseFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Lewis DupreeFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
Van Rensaeller IrionFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
James WillieFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847

Membership changes

Senate

DistrictOutgoing
SenatorReason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's InstallationDistrict 3District 4District 7District 11
William Thomas ScottScott resigned June 5, 1847 due to an eye disease.Edward ClarkDecember 13, 1847
Joseph Lewis HoggHogg was granted a leave of absence May 4, 1846 to join the Second Regiment of the Texas Mounted Volunteers for the Mexican–American War, and resigned some time after that.Isaac Parkerafter May 4, 1846
George Tyler WoodWood was granted a leave of absence May 4, 1846 to join the Second Regiment of the Texas Mounted Volunteers for the Mexican–American War, and resigned before September 4, 1847.William C. AbbottDecember 13, 1847
Thomas Freeman McKinneyMcKinney resigned after the end of the session (May 13, 1846).Richard BacheDecember 13, 1847

Notes

References

References

  1. 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.
  2. Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. (1846). "Journals of the House of Representatives of the First Legislature of the State of Texas". Standard Printing Office.
  3. Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. (1846). "Journals of the House of Representatives of the First Legislature of the State of Texas". Standard Printing Office.
  4. (May 20, 1846). "The Texas Democrat (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, ed. 1, Wednesday, May 20, 1846".
  5. Bourland was a floating senator "conjointly" elected from [[Bowie County, Texas. Bowie]], [[Red River County, Texas. Red River]], [[Fannin County, Texas. Fannin]], and [[Lamar County, Texas. Lamar counties]]
  6. [[Edward Clark (governor). Clark]] was elected in a special election on November 1, 1847 and was sworn in with the [[Second Texas Legislature]].
  7. [[William C. Abbott. Abbott]] was elected in a special election on November 1, 1847 and was sworn in with the [[Second Texas Legislature]].
  8. [[Richard Bache (Texas politician). Bache]] was elected in a special election on December 1, 1847 and was sworn in with the [[Second Texas Legislature]].
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