2nd Texas Legislature

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The 2nd Texas Legislature met from December 13, 1847 to March 20, 1848 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1847.

Sessions[edit]

  • 2nd Regular session: December 13, 1847 – March 20, 1848

Party summary[edit]

Officers[edit]

Senate[edit]

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

House of Representatives[edit]

Speaker of the House
James Wilson Henderson, Democrat

Members[edit]

Senate[edit]

Members of the Texas Senate for the Second Texas Legislature:

District Senator Term start Term end Party
1 William M. "Buckskin" Williams December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
2 James B. Wootten December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
3 Edward Clark[a] — — —
4 David Aaron Gage December 17, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Isaac Parker February 16, 1846 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
5 Benjamin Rush Wallace February 16, 1846 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
6 John H. McRae December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
7 William C. Abbott December 14, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
8 Henry J. Jewett February 16, 1846 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
9 Jesse Grimes December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
10 Isaac W. Brashear December 15, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
11 Richard Bache Jr.[b] December 28, 1847 March 17, 1848 [data missing]
12 Stephen W. Perkins December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
13 Philip Minor Cuney December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
14 John Winfield Scott Dancy December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
15 Edward Burleson February 16, 1846 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
16 Robert McAlpin Williamson February 16, 1846 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
17 Alexander H. Phillips February 16, 1846 March 1, 1848 Anti tariff[1]
18 José Antonio Navarro December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
19 Henry Lawrence Kinney[c] — — —
Edward Fitzgerald[d] February 5, 1848 March 20, 1848 [data missing]
F[1] James G. Bourland December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
  • ^ Bourland was a floating senator "conjointly" elected from Bowie, Red River, Fannin, and Lamar counties

House of Representatives[edit]

Members of the House of Representatives for the Second Texas Legislature:[2]

District Representative Term start Term end Party
Austin William E. Crump December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Charles Railey December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Bastrop Thomas Jones Hardeman December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Bexar Mathew A. Dooley December 16, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Henry Martyn Lewis December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Bowie Samuel Fountain Mosely December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Hardin Richard Runnels December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Brazoria Guy Morrison Bryan December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Elisha M. Pease December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Brazos Elliott McNeil Millican December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Colorado John Forrester Miller December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
William B. Perry December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Fannin Samuel Bogart December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Thomas Jefferson Shannon December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Fayette William Henry Crutcher December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
William Graham Webb December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Fort Bend William S. Rayner December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Galveston Mark Milton Potter December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Hamilton Stuart December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Goliad Jesse Stoddard December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Gonzales James L. Allen December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
John D. Anderson December 13, 1847 January 10, 1848 [data missing]
Vacant January 10, 1848 February 15, 1848 —
William Henry Stewart February 15, 1848 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Harris James Wilson Henderson December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Magnus T. Rogers December 13, 1847 January 26, 1848 [data missing]
Vacant January 26, 1848 February 19, 1848 —
Jacob Raphael De Cordova February 19, 1848 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Benjamin Franklin Tankersley December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Harrison Richard Newton Goode December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
James Franklin Taylor December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Whig[3]
Erwin M. Wilder December 13, 1847 December 21, 1847 Whig[3]
Houston Steward Alexander Miller December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
William Turner Sadler December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
Jackson Benjamin Jobe White December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Jasper Zimri Williams Eddy December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Jefferson James H. Armstrong December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Lamar William Howard Bourland December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic
Johnson Wren December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Liberty John H. Davis December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
William Fields December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Matagorda Thomas Mason Dennis February 26, 1848 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Milam James Shaw February 26, 1848 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Montgomery Thomas Carothers December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Charles G. Keenan December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Jerome B. McCown December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Arch McNeill December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Nacogdoches Elisha Everett Lott December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
John Henninger Reagan December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Adolphus Sterne December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Red River Benjamin Holland Epperson December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Whig
James Gilliam December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
William B. Stout December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Refugio Benjamin Franklin Neal December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Robertson James M. Davis December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Clinton McKamy Winkler December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Rusk James H. Lyons December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Jesse Walling December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Sabine James M. Burroughs December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
Peter F. Renfro December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
San Augustine William C. Edwards December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Republican[1]
Otis M. Wheeler December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
San Patricio Mirabeau B. Lamar December 13, 1847 January 28, 1848[e] [data missing]
Shelby Emory Rains December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
James Alfred Truitt December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Travis Samuel Haynie December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Victoria A.J. Cunningham December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
Washington Van Rensaeller Irion December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 Democratic[1]
Jerome Bonaparte Robertson December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]
James Willie December 13, 1847 November 5, 1849 [data missing]

Membership Changes[edit]

Senate[edit]

District Outgoing
Senator 		Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
District 11 Richard Bache Jr. Senator Bache died March 17, 1848 None —
District 17 Alexander H. Phillips Senator Phillips resigned March 1, 1848. None —
District 19 Henry Lawrence Kinney Senator Kinney resigned before December 18, 1847. Edward Fitzgerald February 5, 1848
District 19 Edward Fitzgerald Senator Fitzgerald resigned March 20, 1848. None —

House of Representatives[edit]

District Outgoing
Representative 		Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Gonzales John D. Anderson Representative Anderson resigned due to ill health on January 10, 1848 William Henry Stewart[2] February 15, 1848
Harris Magnus T. Rogers Representative Rogers died on January 26, 1848. Jacob Raphael De Cordova[3] February 19, 1848
Harrison Erwin M. Wilder Representative Wilder was granted compassionate leave and never returned. None —
San Patricio Mirabeau B. Lamar Representative Lamar resigned on January 8, 1848. None —
  • ^ Gonzales: Stewart succeeded Anderson, who had resigned in January 1848, on February 15, 1848.
  • ^ Harris: Jacob Raphael De Cordova succeeded Magnus Rogers after his death and took the oath of office on February 19, 1848.


Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Clark was elected but never sworn
  2. ^ Bache won the special election to fill Thomas Freeman McKinney's unexpired term
  3. ^ Kinney was elected but never sworn
  4. ^ Fitzgerald resigned
  5. ^ Lamar resigned

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Table of members of the first Texas Legislature of the State of Texas". The Texas Democrat. Vol. 1, no. 20 (1 ed.). Austin, Texas. May 20, 1846 – via The Portal to Texas History.
  2. ^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Texas Legislators: Past & Present".
  3. ^ a b "Texas Whigs Named in Newspapers and Identified from the census of 1850". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 73. July 1969 – April 1970 – via The Portal to Texas History.

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