Third Texas Legislature

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The Third Texas Legislature met from 5 November 1849 to 3 December 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: 5 November 1849–11 February 1850
  • 3rd First called session: 12 August 1850–6 September 1850
  • 3rd Second called session: 18 November 1850–3 December 1850

Party summary

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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:

District Senator Party Took office
1 Matthias Ward Democrat 1849
2 Albert Hamilton Latimer Democrat 1849
3 Hart Hardin Democrat 1849
4 Albert G. Walker Democrat 1849
5 David Gage Democrat 1847
6 James F. Taylor Democrat 1849
7 Alfred M. Truitt Democrat 1849
8 John H. McRae Democrat 1847
9 John H. Moffitt Democrat 1849
10 Isaac Parker Democrat 1847
11 John B. Jones Democrat 1849
12 Isaac W. Brashear Democrat 1846
13 Jesse Grimes Democrat 1846
14 Jerome Bonaparte “Polly” Robertson Democrat 1849
15 Wilds K. Cooke Democrat 1849
16 Edward Burleson Democrat 1846
17 David Y. Portis Democrat 1849
18 Alexander H. Phillips Democrat 1846
19 Henry Lawrence Kinney Democrat 1846
20 David C. Van Derlip Democrat 1849
21 H. Clay Davis Democrat 1849
22 Benjamin Rush Wallace Democrat 1846

House of Representatives

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

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Membership Changes

Senate

District Outgoing
Senator		 Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
District 4 Albert G. Walker Senator Walker resigned 30 March 1850 Samuel R. Campbell[1] 12 August 1850
District 6 James F. Taylor Senator Taylor resigned 5 October 1850. James F. Taylor[2] 18 November 1850
District 11 John B. Jones In an election contest, Elisha M. Pease unseated Senator Jones on 9 November 1849. Elisha M. Pease 9 November 1849
  • ^ Campbell was elected in a special election on 22 July 1850.
  • ^ After his resignation, Taylor was reelected in a special election.

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