1st Texas Legislature explained

The 1st Texas Legislature convened from February 16 to May 13, 1846, in regular session. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in December 1845, after an election on October 13, 1845, that ratified the proposed state constitution.

Sessions

Officers

Senate

Lieutenant Governor: Albert Clinton Horton, Democrat
  • President pro tempore: Edward Burleson, Democrat

    • House of Representatives

    Speaker of the House
  • William Crump, Democrat, February 16 – May 1, 1846
  • William H. Bourland, Democrat, May 1–11, 1846
  • Stephen W. Perkins, Democrat, May 11–13, 1846
    Speaker of the House pro tempore[1]
  • John "Red" Brown, Democrat, acting Speaker March 3–9, 1846[2]
  • Edward Thomas Branch, Democrat, acting Speaker March 9–16, 1846[3]

    Members

    Senate

    Members of the Texas Senate for the First Texas Legislature:

    [4]

    DistrictSenatorPartyTook officeLeft office
    1William M. "Buckskin" WilliamsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    2Ballard C. BagbyDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    3Edward ClarkElected but never sworn
    William Thomas ScottElected but never sworn
    4Joseph Lewis HoggWhigFebruary 16, 1846May 4, 1846
    5Benjamin Rush WallaceDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    6Jesse J. RobinsonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    7William C. AbbottElected but never sworn
    George Tyler WoodDemocratElected but never sworn
    8Henry James JewettPolk manFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    9Jesse GrimesFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    10Isaac Wright BrashearDemocratFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
    11Richard BacheElected but never sworn
    Thomas Freeman McKinneyTyler manElected but never sworn
    12John Greenville McNeillDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    13Philip Minor CuneyDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    14John F. MillerDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    15Edward BurlesonTyler manFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    16Robert McAlpin WilliamsonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    17Alexander H. PhillipsAnti-tariffFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    18José Antonio NavarroFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    19Henry Lawrence KinneyElected but never sworn
    FJames G. Bourland[5] DemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847

    House of Representatives

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

    DistrictRepresentativePartyTook OfficeLeft Office
    AustinWilliam E. CrumpDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Charles RaileyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    BastropEvans MabryFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    BexarVolney E. HowardMarch 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Duncan Campbell OgdenFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    BowieBerry H. DurhamFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Alexander J. RussellFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    BrazoriaElisha M. PeaseFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Stephen W. PerkinsDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    BrazosElliott McNeil MillicanFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
    ColoradoWilliam B. PerryFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Samuel Joseph RedgateDemocratFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
    FanninSamuel McFarlandDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Hiram W. RyburnDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    FayetteJames P. HudsonFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Charles MullinsDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Fort BendWilliam S. RaynerDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    GalvestonJames CronicanDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Israel S. SavageDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    GoliadCharles F. Augustus WilliamsWhigFebruary 16, 1846August 4, 1846
    GonzalesBenjamin McCullochDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Arthur SwiftDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    HarrisPeter W. GrayFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    John N. O. SmithFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
    Benjamin F. TankerslyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    HarrisonEdward ClarkDemocratElected but never sworn
    Spearman HollandFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    James B. McCownFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    HoustonSteward Alexander MillerFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    William Turner SadlerFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    JacksonFrancis Menefee WhiteDecember 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    JasperZ. Williams EddyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    JeffersonGeorge Alexander PattilloRepublicanFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    LamarWilliam H. BourlandFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
    LibertyEdward Thomas BranchTariff manFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Napoleon Bonaparte CharltonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    MatagordaHenry JonesNullifierFebruary 24, 1846December 13, 1847
    MilamGeorge Bernard ErathDemocratFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
    MontgomeryDavid Catchings DicksonDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Charles G. KeenanDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Archibald McNeillDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Charles Bellinger Tate StewartDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    NacogdochesJohn "Red" BrownFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Haden Harrison EdwardsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Daniel MuckleroyDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Red RiverLewis D. BarryFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    James Shackleford GillettFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847
    James GillamFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Benjamin GoochFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    RobertsonGeorge W. AdamsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Wilds K. CookeDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    RuskCharles F. McClartyFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    James Smith[6] February 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    SabineJames M. BurroughsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Jamerson NobleFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    San AugustineWilliam C. EdwardsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Henry Williams SublettDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    San PatricioAlexander StevensonFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    ShelbyWilliam EcholsFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    James A. TruittDemocratFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    TravisWilliam Leslie CaznaeuFebruary 27, 1846December 13, 1847
    VictoriaJohn Washington RoseFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    WashingtonLewis DupreeFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    Van Rensaeller IrionFebruary 16, 1846December 13, 1847
    James WillieFebruary 17, 1846December 13, 1847

    Membership changes

    Senate

    DistrictOutgoing
    Senator    		Reason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's Installation
    District 3William Thomas ScottScott resigned June 5, 1847 due to an eye disease.Edward Clark[7] December 13, 1847
    District 4Joseph Lewis HoggHogg was granted a leave of absence May 4, 1846 to join the Second Regiment of the Texas Mounted Volunteers for the Mexican–American War, and resigned some time after that.Isaac Parkerafter May 4, 1846
    District 7George Tyler WoodWood was granted a leave of absence May 4, 1846 to join the Second Regiment of the Texas Mounted Volunteers for the Mexican–American War, and resigned before September 4, 1847.William C. Abbott[8] December 13, 1847
    District 11Thomas Freeman McKinneyMcKinney resigned after the end of the session (May 13, 1846).Richard Bache[9] December 13, 1847

    References

    Notes and References

    1. Speaker Crump received a leave of absence during his term of office. Representatives Brown and Branch, each elected in turn as Speaker of the House pro tempore, acted as Speaker during Crump’s absence.
    2. Book: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives . Journals of the House of Representatives of the First Legislature of the State of Texas . 1846 . January 12, 2007 . Standard Printing Office . Clarksville, Texas . 105–106, 160–162 .
    3. Book: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives . Journals of the House of Representatives of the First Legislature of the State of Texas . 1846 . January 12, 2007 . Standard Printing Office . Clarksville, Texas . 67–8, 104–5 .
    4. Web site: The Texas Democrat (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, ed. 1, Wednesday, May 20, 1846. May 20, 1846.
    5. Bourland was a floating senator "conjointly" elected from Bowie, Red River, Fannin, and Lamar counties
    6. Web site: TSHA | Smith, James.
    7. [Edward Clark (governor)|Clark]
    8. [William C. Abbott|Abbott]
    9. [Richard Bache (Texas politician)|Bache]

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