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3rd Texas Legislature

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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

Party summary

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 office
1Matthias WardDemocrat1849
2Albert Hamilton LatimerDemocrat1849
3Hart HardinDemocrat1849
4Albert Gallitan WalkerDemocrat1849
Samuel R. CampbellDemocrat1850
5David GageDemocrat1847
6James F. TaylorDemocrat1849
7Alfred M. TruittDemocrat1849
8John H. McRaeDemocrat1847
9John H. MoffittDemocrat1849
10Isaac ParkerDemocrat1847
11John B. JonesDemocrat1849
Elisha Marshall PeaseDemocrat1849
12Isaac Wright BrashearDemocrat1846
13Jesse GrimesDemocrat1846
14Jerome Bonaparte "Polly" RobertsonDemocrat1849
15Wilds K. CookeDemocrat1849
16Edward BurlesonDemocrat1846
17David Young PortisDemocrat1849
18Alexander H. PhillipsDemocrat1846
19Henry Lawrence KinneyDemocrat1846
20David Campbell Van DerlipDemocrat1849
21Henry Clay DavisDemocrat1849
22Benjamin Rush WallaceDemocrat1846

House of Representatives

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

DistrictRepresentativePartyTerm startTerm endCounties Represented
1Burrell Perry Smith[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Red River
2Hardin Richard Runnels[data missing]November 5, 1849November 21, 1850Bowie, Red River
3James S. Gillet[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Lamar
4Alfred Elkins Pace[data missing]November 5, 1849September 7, 1850Fannin
Vacant—September 7, 1850November 18, 1850
Harrison G. Hendricks[data missing]November 18, 1850November 3, 1851
5William M. Williams[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Fannin, Lamar
6Samuel Bogart[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Collin, Grayson
7William M. Cochran[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Dallas, Denton
8Johnson Wren[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Hopkins, Hunt
9Joshua F. Johnson[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Titus
10Marion DeKalb Taylor[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cass
11Jeremiah M. Clough[data missing]November 5, 1849September 6, 1850Harrison
Vacant—September 6, 1850November 18, 1850
Louis Trezevant Wigfall[data missing]November 18, 1850November 3, 1851
12John H. McNairy[data missing]November 5, 1849July 22, 1850Harrison, Upshur
Vacant—July 22, 1850November 18, 1850
Joseph Taylor[data missing]November 18, 1850November 3, 1851
13Emory Lloyd[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Rusk
14James K. Holland[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Panola, Rusk
15Elisha Everett Lott[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Henderson, Smith
16Benjamin F. Selman[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cherokee
17William N. Hardeman[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Nacogdoches
18William G. W. Jowers[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Anderson, Houston
19Nicholas Adolphus Sterne[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches
20John Polk Jr.[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851San Augustine
21Josiah M. Smith[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Shelby
22Edgar A. Whittlesey[data missing]November 5, 1849July 14, 1850Newton, Sabine
Vacant—July 14, 1850August 16, 1850
Joshua H. Speights[data missing]August 16, 1850November 3, 1851
23Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler
24William Fields[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Liberty, Polk
25Benjamin Cromwell Franklin[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Galveston
Thomas Freeman McKinney[data missing]November 21, 1849November 3, 1851
26J. M. Reynolds[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Harris
John Shea[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851
James W. Scott[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851
27Guy Morrison Bryan[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Brazoria, Fort Bend
28David Catchings Dickson[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Grimes, Montgomery
29Charles Gradison Keenan[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Walker
'30Elliott M. Millican[data missing]November 5, 1849July 15, 1850Brazos, Leon, Robertson
Vacant—July 15, 1850November 18, 1850
John Patrick[data missing]November 18, 1850November 3, 1851
31Edward H. Tarrant[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Limestone, Navarro
32James Charles Wilson[data missing]November 5, 1849October 15, 1850Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton
Vacant—October 15, 1850November 18, 1850
Clark L. Owen[data missing]November 18, 1850November 3, 1851
33William Edmund Crump[data missing]November 5, 1849October 13, 1850Austin, Colorado
Vacant—October 13, 1850November 18, 1850
Zimri Hunt[data missing]November 18, 1850November 3, 1851
34William J. Russell[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Fayette
35Benjamin E. Tarver[data missing]November 5, 1849July 21, 1850Washington
Vacant—July 21, 1850August 12, 1850
James E. Shepard[data missing]August 12, 1850November 3, 1851
James G. Sheppard[data missing]August 12, 1850November 3, 1851
36James Shaw[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Bastrop, Burleson
37George E. Burney[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Milam, Williamson
38Thomas M. Hardeman[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Caldwell, Hays, Travis
39Darwin M. Stapp[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851DeWitt, Lavaca, Victoria
40William H. Stewart[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe
41William G. Crump[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Bexar
Henry M. Lewis[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851
42Reuben E. Clements[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cameron, Nueces, Starr, Webb
43Hamilton Prioleau Bee[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cameron, Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb
44Edward H. Winfield[data missing]November 5, 1849November 3, 1851Cameron, Starr, Webb

Membership Changes

Senate

DistrictOutgoing
Senator		Reason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's Installation
District 4Albert G. WalkerSenator Walker resigned March 30, 1850Samuel R. Campbell[1]August 12, 1850
District 6James F. TaylorSenator Taylor resigned October 5, 1850.James F. Taylor[2]November 18, 1850
District 11John 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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