Eleventh Texas Legislature
The Eleventh Texas Legislature met from 6 August 1866 to 13 November 1866 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1865.
Sessions
- 11th Regular session: 6 August–13 November 1866
Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor
- George Washington Jones
- President pro tempore
- Robert Henry Guinn, Democrat
^ Jones was removed from office in July 1867 by General Phillip H. Sheridan. The office of Lieutenant Governor remained vacant until 1870. Robert Henry Guinn served as acting Lieutenant Governor for the remainder of the term.
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Nathaniel Macon Burford, Unionist
Members
Members of the Eleventh Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, 6 August 1866:
Senate
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick F. Foscue | 1865 | |
| 2 | William M. Neyland | 1865 | |
| 3 | James W. Guinn | 1865 | |
| 4 | James A. Truitt | Democrat | 1865 (Previous: 1851–1853, 1855–1859) |
| 5 | John G. Brown | 1865 | |
| 6 | C. C. Coppedge | 1865 | |
| 7 | William P. Saufley | 1865 | |
| 8 | Samuel N. Braswell | 1865 | |
| 9 | Hudson W. Nelson | 1865 | |
| 10 | Robert Henry Guinn | Democrat | 1853 |
| 11 | William G. W. Jowers | Democrat | 1863 (Previous: 1853–1855) |
| 12 | Benjamin T. Selman | Democrat | 1861 |
| 13 | J. K. P. Record | 1865 | |
| 14 | Robert H. Lane | 1865 | |
| 15 | John K. Bumpass | 1865 | |
| 16 | Abram Morris Gentry | Democrat | 1865 (Previous: 1859–1861) |
| 17 | Benton Randolph | 1865 | |
| 18 | James B. Boyd | 1865 | |
| 19 | John C. Yarbro | 1865 | |
| 20 | William R. Shannon | Democrat | 1865 |
| 21 | J. M. Blount | 1865 | |
| 22 | Richard V. Cook | 1865 | |
| 23 | James W. McDade | 1865 | |
| 24 | Jacob B. Reid | 1865 | |
| 25 | James W. Stell | 1865 | |
| 26 | Nathan George Shelley | Democrat | 1865 (Previous: 1861–1863) |
| 27 | William Cornelius Dalrymple | Democrat | 1865 |
| 28 | George E. Burney | Democrat | 1863 |
| 29 | John T. Littleton | 1865 | |
| 30 | William B. Knox | Democrat | 1864 |
| 31 | A. O. Cooley | Democrat | 1863 |
| 32 | Francis J. Parker | 1865 | |
| 33 | Henry Warren | 1865 |
House of Representatives
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- Joseph Abbott
- Flavius J. Barrett
- Thomas William Blount
- John Thomas Brady
- Nathaniel Macon Burford, Unionist
- George Washington Diamond
- Samuel T. Foster
- Gregorio N. García
- Jesse Martin Glasco
- George Washington Glasscock
- Edward Jeremiah Gurley
- George Duncan Hancock
- W. H. Hooks
- A. D. Kent
- John Rhodes King
- Claiborne Kyle
- M. S. Munson
- George Robertson Reeves
- S. J. Richardson
- Daniel McDowell Short
- Ashbel Smith
- Nathan Thomas
- Alfred Sturgis Thurmond
- W. H. Wheelock
- Israel Worsham
- Jonathan Lewter
Membership changes
Senate
| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 3 | James Washington Guinn | Guinn died 18 August 1866 | Frederick Voight | 8 October 1866 |
| District 14 | Robert H. Lane | Lane resigned 31 October 1866 | None | |
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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