Ninth Texas Legislature

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The Ninth Texas Legislature met from November 4, 1861 to March 7, 1863 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1861.

Sessions[]

  • 9th Regular session: November 4, 1861 – January 14, 1862
  • 9th First called session: February 2–March 7, 1863]

Party summary[]

Officers[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor
John McClannahan Crockett
President pro tempore
Robert Henry Guinn, Regular session, First called session

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House
Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, November 4, 1861 – December 7, 1861
Nicholas Henry Darnell,[1] Democrat, 7 December 1861–1862
Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, 1863

Members[]

Members of the Ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 4, 1861

Senate[]

District Senator Party Took office
1 Democrat 1861
2 Democrat 1861
3 Democrat 1861
4 Democrat 1861
5 Democrat 1861
6 Matthew Fielding Locke Democrat 1861
7 Democrat 1861
8 Democrat 1861
9 Samuel Bell Maxey[2] Democrat 1861
10 Robert Henry Guinn Democrat 1861
11 Democrat 1861 (First time: 1853–1857)
12 Democrat 1861
13 Jefferson Weatherford Democrat 1861
14 Democrat 1863
15 Democrat 1857
16 [3] Democrat 1861
17 Anthony Martin Branch Democrat 1861
18 Democrat 1861
19 John Boyd Democrat 1863
20 Democrat 1863
21 Democrat 1853
22 Democrat 1861
23 Democrat 1861
24 Democrat 1861
25 Stephen Heard Darden Democrat 1861
26 Democrat 1861
27 Democrat 1859
28 George Bernard Erath Democrat 1863 (First time: 1855–1857)
29 Pryor Lea Democrat 1861
30 [4] Democrat 1863
31 Democrat 1861
32 Democrat 1853
33 Democrat 1861

House of Representatives[]

Membership Changes[]

Senate[]

District Outgoing
Senator 		Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
2 Crawford resigned before February 2, 1863. February 2, 1863
6 Matthew Fielding Locke Locke resigned before December 16, 1861. December 16, 1861
9 Samuel Bell Maxey Samuel B. Maxey joined the Confederate States Army and did not return to serve in the legislature. [5] after August 4, 1862
11 Burnett resigned before February 2, 1863. February 2, 1863
14 Crawford resigned September 21, 1863. [6] after October 24, 1863
15 Dixon resigned before February 2, 1863. February 2, 1863
17 Anthony Martin Branch Senator Branch resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. David Catchings Dickson February 2, 1863
20 Obenchain resigned February 15, 1862 February 3, 1863
24 Finlay resigned before February 2, 1863. February 2, 1863
25 Stephen Heard Darden Darden resigned before February 2, 1863. February 2, 1863
26 Shelley resigned April 1, 1862. February 2, 1863
28 George Bernard Erath Erath resigned before February 2, 1863. February 2, 1863
32 Scarborough was murdered on October 7, 1862. February 11, 1863

House of Representatives[]

District Outgoing
Representative 		Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Unknown Nicholas Henry Darnell Representative Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. Unknown Unknown
Unknown Alfred Marmaduke Hobby Representative Hobby in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. Unknown Unknown
Unknown Representative Wortham resigned in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. Unknown Unknown

References[]

  1. ^ Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army.
  2. ^ District 9: Maxey never appeared.
  3. ^ District 16: Jordan did not attend the First called session until February 27, 1863.
  4. ^ District 30: Mitchell did not attend the First called session.
  5. ^ District 9: was elected in a special election on August 4, 1862 to succeed his son, Samuel Bell Maxey.
  6. ^ District 14: was elected in a special election on October 24, 1863.

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