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3rd Texas Legislature

Texas legislative session

Texas legislative session

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

  • 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

Officers

Senate

; Lieutenant Governor: John Alexander Greer, Democrat ; President pro tempore: Edward Burleson, Democrat

House of Representatives

; Speaker of the House : Charles G. Keenan, Democrat

Members

Senate

Members of the Texas Senate for the Third Texas Legislature:

DistrictSenatorPartyTook office12345678910111213141516171819202122
Matthias WardDemocrat1849
Albert Hamilton LatimerDemocrat1849
Hart HardinDemocrat1849
Albert Gallitan WalkerDemocrat1849
Samuel R. CampbellDemocrat1850
David GageDemocrat1847
James F. TaylorDemocrat1849
Alfred M. TruittDemocrat1849
John H. McRaeDemocrat1847
John H. MoffittDemocrat1849
Isaac ParkerDemocrat1847
John B. JonesDemocrat1849
Elisha Marshall PeaseDemocrat1849
Isaac Wright BrashearDemocrat1846
Jesse GrimesDemocrat1846
Jerome Bonaparte "Polly" RobertsonDemocrat1849
Wilds K. CookeDemocrat1849
Edward BurlesonDemocrat1846
David Young PortisDemocrat1849
Alexander H. PhillipsDemocrat1846
Henry Lawrence KinneyDemocrat1846
David Campbell Van DerlipDemocrat1849
Henry Clay DavisDemocrat1849
Benjamin Rush WallaceDemocrat1846

House of Representatives

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

DistrictRepresentativePartyTerm startTerm endCounties represented
**1**Burrell Perry SmithNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Red River
**2**Hardin Richard RunnelsNovember 5, 1849November 21, 1850Bowie, Red River
**3**James S. GilletNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Lamar
**4**Alfred Elkins PaceNovember 5, 1849September 7, 1850Fannin
*Vacant*September 7, 1850November 18, 1850
Harrison G. HendricksNovember 18, 1850November 3, 1851
**5**William M. WilliamsNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Fannin, Lamar
**6**Samuel BogartNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Collin, Grayson
**7**William M. CochranNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Dallas, Denton
**8**Johnson WrenNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Hopkins, Hunt
**9**Joshua F. JohnsonNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Titus
**10**Marion DeKalb TaylorNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cass
**11**Jeremiah M. CloughNovember 5, 1849September 6, 1850Harrison
*Vacant*September 6, 1850November 18, 1850
Louis Trezevant WigfallNovember 18, 1850November 3, 1851
**12**John H. McNairyNovember 5, 1849July 22, 1850Harrison, Upshur
*Vacant*July 22, 1850November 18, 1850
Joseph TaylorNovember 18, 1850November 3, 1851
**13**Emory LloydNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Rusk
**14**James K. HollandNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Panola, Rusk
**15**Elisha Everett LottNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Henderson, Smith
**16**Benjamin F. SelmanNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cherokee
**17**William N. HardemanNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Nacogdoches
**18**William G. W. JowersNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Anderson, Houston
**19**Nicholas Adolphus SterneNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches
**20**John Polk Jr.November 5, 1849November 3, 1851San Augustine
**21**Josiah M. SmithNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Shelby
**22**Edgar A. WhittleseyNovember 5, 1849July 14, 1850Newton, Sabine
*Vacant*July 14, 1850August 16, 1850
Joshua H. SpeightsAugust 16, 1850November 3, 1851
**23**Napoleon Bonaparte CharltonNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler
**24**William FieldsNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Liberty, Polk
**25**Benjamin Cromwell FranklinNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Galveston
Thomas Freeman McKinneyNovember 21, 1849November 3, 1851
**26**J. M. ReynoldsNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Harris
John SheaNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851
James W. ScottNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851
**27**Guy Morrison BryanNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Brazoria, Fort Bend
**28**David Catchings DicksonNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Grimes, Montgomery
**29**Charles Gradison KeenanNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Walker
'**30**Elliott M. MillicanNovember 5, 1849July 15, 1850Brazos, Leon, Robertson
*Vacant*July 15, 1850November 18, 1850
John PatrickNovember 18, 1850November 3, 1851
**31**Edward H. TarrantNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Limestone, Navarro
**32**James Charles WilsonNovember 5, 1849October 15, 1850Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton
*Vacant*October 15, 1850November 18, 1850
Clark L. OwenNovember 18, 1850November 3, 1851
**33**William Edmund CrumpNovember 5, 1849October 13, 1850Austin, Colorado
*Vacant*October 13, 1850November 18, 1850
Zimri HuntNovember 18, 1850November 3, 1851
**34**William J. RussellNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Fayette
**35**Benjamin E. TarverNovember 5, 1849July 21, 1850Washington
*Vacant*July 21, 1850August 12, 1850
James E. ShepardAugust 12, 1850November 3, 1851
James G. SheppardAugust 12, 1850November 3, 1851
**36**James ShawNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Bastrop, Burleson
**37**George E. BurneyNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Milam, Williamson
**38**Thomas M. HardemanNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Caldwell, Hays, Travis
**39**Darwin M. StappNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851DeWitt, Lavaca, Victoria
**40**William H. StewartNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe
**41**William G. CrumpNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Bexar
Henry M. LewisNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851
**42**Reuben E. ClementsNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cameron, Nueces, Starr, Webb
**43**Hamilton Prioleau BeeNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cameron, Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb
**44**Edward H. WinfieldNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cameron, Starr, Webb

Membership Changes

Senate

DistrictOutgoing
SenatorReason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's InstallationDistrict 4District 6District 11
Albert G. WalkerSenator Walker resigned March 30, 1850Samuel R. CampbellAugust 12, 1850
James F. TaylorSenator Taylor resigned October 5, 1850.James F. TaylorNovember 18, 1850
John B. JonesIn an election contest, Elisha M. Pease unseated Senator Jones on November 9, 1849.Elisha M. PeaseNovember 9, 1849
  • Campbell was elected in a special election on July 22, 1850.
  • After his resignation, Taylor was reelected in a special election.
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