Eighth Texas Legislature
The Eighth Texas Legislature met from 7 November 1859 to 9 April 1861 in its regular session, a first called session, and an adjourned session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1859.
Sessions
- 8th Regular session: 7 November 1859–13 February 1860
- 8th First called session: 21 January–9 February 1861
- 8th Adjourned session: 18 March–9 April 1861
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor
- Edward Clark, Democrat
- President pro tempore
- Jesse Grimes, Democrat, Regular session
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat
Members
Members of the Eighth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, 7 November 1859:
Senate
District |
Senator |
Party |
Took office |
1 |
James W. Sims |
Democrat |
1859 |
2 |
Lewis G. Harmon |
Democrat |
1859 |
3 |
Martin D. Hart |
Democrat |
1859 |
4 |
James W. Throckmorton |
Democrat |
1857 |
5 |
Albert G. Walker |
Democrat |
1857 (First time: 1849–1851) |
6 |
Emory Rains |
Democrat |
1859 |
7 |
John G. Chambers |
Democrat |
1859 |
8 |
Louis T. Wigfall |
Democrat |
1857 |
9 |
Jesse H. Parsons |
Democrat |
1859 |
10 |
Elisha Everett Lott |
Democrat |
1853 |
11 |
Robert Henry Guinn |
Democrat |
1853 |
12 |
Alexis T. Rainey |
Democrat |
1859 |
13 |
John N. Fall |
Democrat |
1857 |
14 |
John R. Dickinson |
Democrat |
1859 |
15 |
Henry C. Wallace |
Democrat |
1859 |
16 |
Enoch S. Pitts |
Democrat |
1859 |
17 |
Mark M. Potter |
Democrat |
1851 |
18 |
Abram Morris Gentry |
Democrat |
1859 |
19 |
Jesse Grimes |
Democrat |
1855 (First time: 1846–1853) |
20 |
Chauncey Berkeley Shepard |
Democrat |
1857 |
21 |
David M. Whaley |
Democrat |
1858 |
22 |
Francis Marion Martin |
Democrat |
1859 |
23 |
George Bernard Erath |
Democrat |
1857 |
24 |
George E. Quinan |
Democrat |
1857 |
25 |
Eggleston D. Townes |
Democrat |
1859 |
26 |
Fletcher S. Stockdale |
Democrat |
1857 |
27 |
Thomas Hinds Duggan |
Democrat |
1859 (First time: 1851–1853) |
28 |
Edwin B. Scarborough |
Democrat |
1853 |
29 |
Forbes Britton |
Democrat |
1857 |
30 |
Isaiah Addison Paschal |
Democrat |
1857 (First time: 1853–1855) |
31 |
Gustav Schleicher |
Democrat |
1859 |
32 |
Claiborne C. Herbert |
Democrat |
1857 |
33 |
Archibald C. Hyde |
Democrat |
1857 |
House of Representatives
Membership changes
Senate
District |
Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy |
Successor |
Date of Successor's Installation |
District 3 |
Martin D. Hart |
Hart resigned 26 February 1861. |
Turner L. Greene |
Unknown |
District 8 |
Louis T. Wigfall |
Wigfall announced his resignation on 7 December 1859. |
E. A. Blanch |
14 January 1860 |
District 9 |
Jesse H. Parsons |
Parsons resigned after the adjourned session. |
None |
|
District 12 |
Alexis T. Rainey |
Rainey resigned after the regular session. |
Steward Alexander Miller |
21 January 1861 |
District 14 |
John R. Dickinson |
Dickinson resigned after the regular session. |
Henry P. C. Dulany |
26 January 1861 |
District 15 |
Henry C. Wallace |
Wallace resigned 4 January 1861. |
Franklin Barlow Sexton |
None |
District 15 |
Franklin Barlow Sexton |
Sexton did not appear. |
None |
|
District 25 |
Eggleston D. Townes |
Townes resigned 13 March 1861. |
Nathan George Shelley |
4 November 1861 |
District 29 |
Forbes Britton |
Britton died 14 Feb 1861. |
Benjamin Franklin Neal |
19 March 1861 |
District 30 |
Isaiah Addison Paschal |
Paschal resigned 29 March 1861. |
Unknown |
Unknown |
House of Representatives
District |
Outgoing Representative |
Reason for Vacancy |
Successor |
Date of Successor's Installation |
District 22 |
John N. McClarty |
McClarty resigned after the regular session. |
William Wright Morris |
22 January 1861 |
District 65 |
Henry Lawrence Kinney |
Kinney was opposed to secession and resigned 9 February 1861. |
Alfred Marmaduke Hobby |
19 March 1861 |
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