Fifth Texas Legislature

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The Fifth Texas Legislature met from November 7, 1853 to February 13, 1854 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1853.

Sessions[]

  • 5th Regular session: November 7, 1853 – February 13, 1854

Party summary[]

Officers[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor
David Catchings Dickson, Democrat
President pro tempore
M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat, Regular session
Guy Morrison Bryan, Democrat, Regular session

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House
Hardin Richard Runnels, Democrat

Members[]

Senate[]

Members of the Texas Senate for the Fifth Texas Legislature:

District Senator Party Took office
1 Democrat 1851
2 Democrat 1853
3 Democrat 1853
4 Democrat 1853
5 Jefferson Weatherford Democrat 1853
6 Democrat 1853
7 M. D. K. Taylor Democrat 1851
8 Democrat 1851 (First time:1846–1847)
9 Democrat 1853
10 Elisha Everett Lott Democrat 1853
11 Robert Henry Guinn Democrat 1853
12 Democrat 1853
13 Democrat 1853
14 Democrat 1853
15 Democrat 1853
16 Democrat 1853
17 Democrat 1851
18 Democrat 1853
19 Charles G. Keenan Democrat 1853
20 Democrat 1853
21 Democrat 1853
22 William Harrison "Howdy" Martin Democrat 1853
23 James H. Armstrong Democrat 1851
24 Guy Morrison Bryan Democrat 1853
25 Democrat 1853
26 Democrat 1853
27 Democrat 1853
28 Democrat 1853
29 Democrat 1853
30 Democrat 1853
31 Democrat 1853
32 Democrat 1853
33 Democrat 1851

House of Representatives[]

Members of the House of Representatives for the Fifth Texas Legislature. There are 73 districts at this time, 16 of them just created this session:

Membership changes[]

Senate[]

District Outgoing
Senator 		Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
District 26 Senator Lytle died February 5, 1854 None

External links[]

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