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3rd Texas Legislature

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

class="wikitable"

! District

! Senator

! Party

! Took office

1

| Matthias Ward

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

2

| Albert Hamilton Latimer

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

3

| Hart Hardin

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

rowspan=2|4

| Albert Gallitan Walker

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

Samuel R. Campbell

| Democrat

| align=center |1850

5

| David Gage

| Democrat

| align=center | 1847

6

| James F. Taylor

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

7

| Alfred M. Truitt

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

8

| John H. McRae

| Democrat

| align=center | 1847

9

| John H. Moffitt

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

10

| Isaac Parker

| Democrat

| align=center | 1847

rowspan=2|11

| John B. Jones

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

Elisha Marshall Pease

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

12

| Isaac Wright Brashear

| Democrat

| align=center | 1846

13

| Jesse Grimes

| Democrat

| align=center | 1846

14

| Jerome Bonaparte "Polly" Robertson

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

15

| Wilds K. Cooke

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

16

| Edward Burleson

| Democrat

| align=center | 1846

17

| David Young Portis

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

18

| Alexander H. Phillips

| Democrat

| align=center | 1846

19

| Henry Lawrence Kinney

| Democrat

| align=center | 1846

20

| David Campbell Van Derlip

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

21

| Henry Clay Davis

| Democrat

| align=center | 1849

22

| Benjamin Rush Wallace

| Democrat

| align=center | 1846

=House of Representatives=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! District

! Representative

! Party

! Term start

! Term end

! Counties Represented

1

| Burrell Perry Smith

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Red River

2

| Hardin Richard Runnels

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 21, 1850

| Bowie, Red River

3

| James S. Gillet

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Lamar

rowspan=3|4

| Alfred Elkins Pace

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| September 7, 1850

| rowspan=3|Fannin

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| September 7, 1850

| November 18, 1850

Harrison G. Hendricks

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 18, 1850

| November 3, 1851

5

| William M. Williams

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Fannin, Lamar

6

| Samuel Bogart

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Collin, Grayson

7

| William M. Cochran

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Dallas, Denton

8

| Johnson Wren

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Hopkins, Hunt

9

| Joshua F. Johnson

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Titus

10

| Marion DeKalb Taylor

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Cass

rowspan=3|11

| Jeremiah M. Clough

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| September 6, 1850

| rowspan=3|Harrison

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| September 6, 1850

| November 18, 1850

Louis Trezevant Wigfall

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 18, 1850

| November 3, 1851

rowspan=3|12

| John H. McNairy

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| July 22, 1850

| rowspan=3|Harrison, Upshur

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| July 22, 1850

| November 18, 1850

Joseph Taylor

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 18, 1850

| November 3, 1851

13

| Emory Lloyd

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Rusk

14

| James K. Holland

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Panola, Rusk

15

| Elisha Everett Lott

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Henderson, Smith

16

| Benjamin F. Selman

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Cherokee

17

| William N. Hardeman

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Nacogdoches

18

| William G. W. Jowers

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Anderson, Houston

19

| Nicholas Adolphus Sterne

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches

20

| John Polk Jr.

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| San Augustine

21

| Josiah M. Smith

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Shelby

rowspan=3|22

| Edgar A. Whittlesey

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| July 14, 1850

| rowspan=3|Newton, Sabine

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| July 14, 1850

| August 16, 1850

Joshua H. Speights

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| August 16, 1850

| November 3, 1851

23

| Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler

24

| William Fields

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Liberty, Polk

rowspan=2|25

| Benjamin Cromwell Franklin

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| rowspan=2|Galveston

Thomas Freeman McKinney

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 21, 1849

| November 3, 1851

rowspan=3|26

| J. M. Reynolds

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| rowspan=3|Harris

John Shea

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

James W. Scott

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

27

| Guy Morrison Bryan

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Brazoria, Fort Bend

28

| David Catchings Dickson

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Grimes, Montgomery

29

| Charles Gradison Keenan

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Walker

rowspan=3|'30

| Elliott M. Millican

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| July 15, 1850

| rowspan=3|Brazos, Leon, Robertson

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| July 15, 1850

| November 18, 1850

John Patrick

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 18, 1850

| November 3, 1851

31

| Edward H. Tarrant

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Limestone, Navarro

rowspan=3|32

| James Charles Wilson

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| October 15, 1850

| rowspan=3|Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| October 15, 1850

| November 18, 1850

Clark L. Owen

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 18, 1850

| November 3, 1851

rowspan=3|33

| William Edmund Crump

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| October 13, 1850

| rowspan=3|Austin, Colorado

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| October 13, 1850

| November 18, 1850

Zimri Hunt

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 18, 1850

| November 3, 1851

34

| William J. Russell

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Fayette

rowspan=4|35

| Benjamin E. Tarver

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| July 21, 1850

| rowspan=4|Washington

Vacant

| {{n/a}}

| July 21, 1850

| August 12, 1850

James E. Shepard

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| August 12, 1850

| November 3, 1851

James G. Sheppard

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| August 12, 1850

| November 3, 1851

36

| James Shaw

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Bastrop, Burleson

37

| George E. Burney

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Milam, Williamson

38

| Thomas M. Hardeman

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Caldwell, Hays, Travis

39

| Darwin M. Stapp

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| DeWitt, Lavaca, Victoria

40

| William H. Stewart

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe

rowspan=2|41

| William G. Crump

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| rowspan=2|Bexar

Henry M. Lewis

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

42

| Reuben E. Clements

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Cameron, Nueces, Starr, Webb

43

| Hamilton Prioleau Bee

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Cameron, Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb

44

| Edward H. Winfield

| {{dm|date=May 2024}}

| November 5, 1849

| November 3, 1851

| Cameron, Starr, Webb

Membership Changes

=Senate=

class="wikitable"
bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" valign="bottom"

! District

! Outgoing
Senator

! width="50%" | Reason for Vacancy

! Successor

! width="15%" | Date of Successor's Installation

District 4

| Albert G. Walker

| Senator Walker resigned March 30, 1850

| Samuel R. Campbell{{ref|dist4}}

| August 12, 1850

District 6

| James F. Taylor

| Senator Taylor resigned October 5, 1850.

| James F. Taylor{{ref|dist6}}

| November 18, 1850

District 11

| John B. Jones

| In an election contest, Elisha M. Pease unseated Senator Jones on November 9, 1849.

| Elisha M. Pease

| November 9, 1849

  • {{note|dist4}} Campbell was elected in a special election on July 22, 1850.
  • {{note|dist6}} After his resignation, Taylor was reelected in a special election.

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