Twentieth Texas Legislature

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The Twentieth Texas Legislature met from January 11 to April 4, 1887 in regular session, and from April 16 to May 15, 1888 in a called session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the .

Sessions[]

  • 20th Regular session: January 11, 1887 – April 4, 1887
  • 20th First called session: April 16, 1888 – May 15, 1888

Party summary[]

House of Representatives[]

Affiliation Members Note
Democratic Party 91
Republican Party 2
People's Party 1
Total 94

Officers[]

Senate[]

  • Lieutenant Governor: , Democrat
  • President pro tempore:
    • William Henry Pope, Democrat, Regular session[1]
    • , Democrat, Regular session[2]
    • , Democrat, First called session

House of Representatives[]

^ Source material was unclear in which order the two Presidents pro tempore served.

Members[]

Members of the Twentieth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 11, 1887:

Senate[]

District Senator Party Took office
1 1885
2 Democrat 1885
3 William Henry Pope Democrat 1883
4 Democrat 1887
5 1885
6 John Lafayette Camp, Jr. 1885
7 Alexander White Gregg 1887
8 1887
9 Leonard Anderson Abercrombie Democrat 1887
10 1887
11 Democrat 1885
12 1885
13 Democrat 1887
14 Scott Field 1887
15 1887
16 Democrat 1885
17 1887
18 1887
19 Temple Lea Houston Democrat 1885
20 Democrat 1887
21 1887
22 1885
23 Charles Keith Bell 1885
24 Democrat 1885
25 Democrat 1887 (Prior: 1881–1883)
26 1887
27 1887
28 1887
29 1885
30 1887
31 1887

House of Representatives[]

District Representative City County Party Took Office
1 Wallisville Jefferson Democrat 1887
2 Dodge San Jacinto Democrat 1887
3 Tyler Democrat 1887
4 Nacogdoches Democrat 1887
5 Timpson Shelby Democrat 1887
6 Henderson Rusk Democrat 1887
Panola Democrat 1885
Mount Selman Cherokee Democrat 1887 (prior: 1883–1885)
Anderson Democrat 1887
Athens Henderson Democrat 1887 (prior: 1879-1881)
Gilmer Upshur Democrat 1887
Lindale Smith Democrat 1885
Crockett Houston Democrat 1885
Marshall Harrison Democrat 1887
Center Shelby Democrat 1887
Atlanta Cass Democrat 1887
[3] Texarkana Bowie Democrat 1887
Daingerfield Morris Democrat 1887
Walnut Grove Red River Democrat 1887
Mount Vernon Franklin Democrat 1887 (prior: 1883–1885)
Lamar Democrat 1887
Honey Grove Fannin Democrat 1887 (prior: 1874-1876)
Dodd City Lamar Democrat 1887
Ben Franklin Lamar Democrat 1887 (prior: 1874-1876)
Sulphur Springs Hopkins Democrat 1887
Greenville Hunt Democrat 1885
Canton Van Zandt Democrat 1887
[4] Howe Grayson Democrat 1887
Denison Grayson Democrat 1887
McKinney Collin Democrat 1887
Lebanon Collin Democrat 1887
Gainesville Cooke Democrat 1887
Gainesville Grayson Democrat 1887
Denton Denton Democrat 1885
[5] Mesquite Dallas Democrat 1887
Dallas Dallas Democrat 1887
Bransford Tarrant Democrat 1887
Rockwall Rockwall Democrat 1887
Johnson Democrat 1887
Bristol Ellis Democrat 1887
Hubbard City Hill Democrat 1887
Waxahachie Ellis Democrat 1887
[6] Granbury Hood Democrat 1885
Cranfills Gap Bosque Democrat 1887
Decatur Wise Democrat 1887
Mineral Wells Palo Pinto Democrat 1887
James Browning Mobeetie Wheeler Democrat 1883
Newport Montague Democrat 1887
Aurora Wise Democrat 1887
Millsap Parker Democrat 1887
47 Terrell Kaufman Democrat 1887
Bremond Robertson Democrat 1887
Leona Leon Democrat 1887
Bryan Brazos Democrat 1887
Davilla Milam Democrat 1887 (prior: 1883–1885)
Houston A.P. Bassett Anderson Grimes Republican 1887
Richmond Fort Bend Democrat 1887
[7] Trinity Trinity Democrat 1887
Houston Harris Democrat 1887
Willis Montgomery Democrat 1887
Kosse Falls Democrat 1887
George Cassety Pendleton Belton Bell Democrat 1883
Milam Democrat 1885
Groesbeck Limestone Democrat 1883
Freestone Democrat 1883
Purdon Navarro Democrat 1887
Waco McLennan Democrat 1887 (prior: 1879-1881)
62 Waco McLennan Democrat 1887
63 Gatesville Coryell Democrat 1887
64 Galveston Galveston Democrat 1887 (prior: 1871-1873, 1881–1883)
65 Walter Gresham Galveston Galveston Democrat 1887
66 Spanish Camp Wharton Democrat 1887
67 Oakland Colorado Democrat 1887
Bellville Austin Democrat 1887
Lavaca Democrat 1887
[8] Nechanitz Fayette Republican 1887
Ledbetter Fayette Democrat 1887
Robert J. Moore Washington Washington People's Party 1883
Caldwell Burleson Democrat 1887
Lexington Burleson Democrat 1885
Bastrop Bastrop Democrat 1887
[9] Austin Travis Democrat 1885
Travis Democrat 1887
Lampasas Lampasas Democrat 1887 (prior: 1876-1879)
Brown Democrat 1887
Leander Williamson Democrat 1885
Coleman Democrat 1887
Ysleta El Paso Democrat 1887
Uvalde Uvalde Democrat 1887
James Cone Union Wilson Democrat 1887
83[10] Rio Grande City Starr Democrat 1885
Laredo Webb Democrat 1887
Junction City Kimble Democrat 1887
Oakville Live Oak Democrat 1887
[11] Sayers Bexar Democrat 1887
San Antonio Bexar Democrat 1887
[12] Goliad Goliad Democrat 1887 (prior: 1873-1874)
Edna Jackson Democrat 1887
Brownsville Cameron Democrat 1883 (prior: 1855-1859)
Blanco Democrat 1887
Gonzales Gonzales Democrat 1887
[13] Martindale Caldwell Democrat 1887
San Marcos Hays Democrat 1887
Houston Harris Democrat 1887
Tyler Smith Democrat 1887
Andrews Wood Democrat 1887

^ Source material was unclear in which order the representatives served or if they served concurrently.

Membership changes[]

Senate[]

District Outgoing
Senator 		Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
District 22 Harrison resigned April 20, 1887. [14] April 16, 1888
  • ^ District 22: Baker elected in special election June 4, 1887.

House of Representatives[]

District Outgoing Representative Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Representative Humphreys resigned after end of regular session (April 4, 1887). [15] April 16, 1888
Representative Jarrott resigned between sessions. None
District 64 Representative Plumley died on December 9, 1887. Guy Morrison Bryan May 2, 1888
Representative Clark resigned on June 4, 1888. None
Representative Robinson resigned after end of First called session (May 15, 1888). None
  • ^ : Special election held June 4, 1887, declared winner and sworn in at beginning of First called session.

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