First Texas Legislature
The First 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
- 1st Regular session: February 16–May 13, 1846
Party summary
Officers
Senate
; Lieutenant Governor: Albert Clinton Horton, Democrat; President pro tempore: Edward Burleson, Democrat
House of Representatives
; Speaker of the House; Speaker of the House pro tempore
Members
Senate
Members of the Texas Senate for the First Texas Legislature:House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives for the First Texas Legislature:Membership changes
Senate
District | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
District 3 | William Thomas Scott | Scott resigned June 5, 1847 due to an eye disease. | Edward Clark | December 13, 1847 |
District 4 | Joseph Lewis Hogg | Hogg 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 Parker | after May 4, 1846 |
District 7 | George Tyler Wood | Wood 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 | December 13, 1847 |
District 11 | Thomas Freeman McKinney | McKinney resigned after the end of the session. | Richard Bache | December 13, 1847 |
Alyssa Petty Third Texas Senate