Ninth Texas Legislature
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The Ninth Texas Legislature met from 4 November 1861 to 7 March 1863 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1861.
Sessions
- 9th Regular session: 4 November 1861–14 January 1862
- 9th First called session: 2 February–7 March 1863]
Party summary
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor
- John McClannahan Crockett
- President pro tempore
- Robert Henry Guinn, Regular session, First called session
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, 4 November 1861–7 December 1861
- Nicholas Henry Darnell,[1] Democrat, 7 December 1861–1862
- Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, 1863
Members
Members of the Ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, 4 November 1861
Senate
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rufus K. Hartley | Democrat | 1861 |
| 2 | Anderson F. Crawford | Democrat | 1861 |
| 3 | M. W. Wheeler | Democrat | 1861 |
| 4 | Lewis F. Casey | Democrat | 1861 |
| 5 | Jesse H. Parsons | Democrat | 1861 |
| 6 | Matthew Fielding Locke | Democrat | 1861 |
| 7 | John W. Moore | Democrat | 1861 |
| 8 | William C. Batte | Democrat | 1861 |
| 9 | Samuel Bell Maxey[2] | Democrat | 1861 |
| 10 | Robert Henry Guinn | Democrat | 1861 |
| 11 | John H. Burnett | Democrat | 1861 (First time: 1853–1857) |
| 12 | Benjamin T. Selman | Democrat | 1861 |
| 13 | Jefferson Weatherford | Democrat | 1861 |
| 14 | John F. Crawford | Democrat | 1863 |
| 15 | J. J. Dickson | Democrat | 1857 |
| 16 | A. N. Jordan[3] | Democrat | 1861 |
| 17 | Anthony Martin Branch | Democrat | 1861 |
| 18 | John W. Durant | Democrat | 1861 |
| 19 | John Boyd | Democrat | 1863 |
| 20 | Alfred T. Obenchain | Democrat | 1863 |
| 21 | Robert H. Graham | Democrat | 1853 |
| 22 | John T. Harcourt | Democrat | 1861 |
| 23 | Chauncey Berkeley Shepard | Democrat | 1861 |
| 24 | George Preston Finlay | Democrat | 1861 |
| 25 | Stephen Heard Darden | Democrat | 1861 |
| 26 | Nathan George Shelley | Democrat | 1861 |
| 27 | John N. Houston | Democrat | 1859 |
| 28 | George Bernard Erath | Democrat | 1863 (First time: 1855–1857) |
| 29 | Pryor Lea | Democrat | 1861 |
| 30 | N. A. Mitchell[4] | Democrat | 1863 |
| 31 | Erastus Reed | Democrat | 1861 |
| 32 | Edwin B. Scarborough | Democrat | 1853 |
| 33 | Henry C. Cook | Democrat | 1861 |
House of Representatives
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- George H. Bagby
- Constantine W. Buckley
- Horace Cone
- Nicholas Henry Darnell
- Robert Turner Flewellen
- Sterling Brown Hendricks
- Alfred Marmaduke Hobby
- James K. Holland
- Spearman Holland
- Samuel A. Maverick
- James G. McDonald
- José Ángel Navarro
- John Smith
- James D. Woods
- William Amos Wortham
Membership Changes
Senate
| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Anderson F. Crawford | Crawford resigned before 2 February 1863. | James W. Andres | 2 February 1863 |
| 6 | Matthew Fielding Locke | Locke resigned before 16 December 1861. | Stephen W. Beasley | 16 December 1861 |
| 9 | Samuel Bell Maxey | Samuel B. Maxey joined the Confederate States Army and did not return to serve in the legislature. | Rice Maxey[5] | after 4 August 1862 |
| 11 | John H. Burnett | Burnett resigned before 2 February 1863. | Leroy W. Cooper | 2 February 1863 |
| 14 | John F. Crawford | Crawford resigned 21 September 1863. | James B. Davis[6] | after 24 October 1863 |
| 15 | J. J. Dixon | Dixon resigned before 2 February 1863. | William D. Lair | 2 February 1863 |
| 17 | Anthony Martin Branch | Senator Branch resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | David Catchings Dickson | 2 February 1863 |
| 20 | Alfred T. Obenchain | Obenchain resigned 15 February 1862 | William Quayle | 3 February 1863 |
| 24 | George Preston Finlay | Finlay resigned before 2 February 1863. | Samuel Addison White | 2 February 1863 |
| 25 | Stephen Heard Darden | Darden resigned before 2 February 1863. | Spencer Ford | 2 February 1863 |
| 26 | Nathan George Shelley | Shelley resigned 1 April 1862. | A. W. Moore | 2 February 1863 |
| 28 | George Bernard Erath | Erath resigned before 2 February 1863. | George E. Burney | 2 February 1863 |
| 32 | Edwin B. Scarborough | Scarborough was murdered on 7 October 1862. | Edward R. Hord | 11 February 1863 |
House of Representatives
| District | Outgoing Representative |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Nicholas Henry Darnell | Representative Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Alfred Marmaduke Hobby | Representative Hobby in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | William Amos Wortham | Representative Wortham resigned in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | Unknown | Unknown |
References
- ↑ Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army.
- ↑ District 9: Maxey never appeared.
- ↑ District 16: Jordan did not attend the Fist called session until 27 February 1863.
- ↑ District 30: Mitchell did not attend the Fist called session.
- ↑ District 9: Rice Maxey was elected in a special election on 4 August 1862 to succeed his son, Samuel Bell Maxey.
- ↑ District 14: James B. Davis was elected in a special election on 24 October 1863.
External links
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
- Legislative Reference Library
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