List of lieutenant governors of Texas


Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government.
For more information about the office and powers of the lieutenant governor see Lieutenant Governor of Texas.

Lieutenant Governors of Texas

;Parties
Lt. GovernorYears in OfficeGovernor served underParty
Albert Clinton Horton1846–1847James Pinckney HendersonDemocratic
John Alexander Greer1847–1851George T. Wood
Peter H. Bell
Democratic
James Wilson Henderson1851–1853Peter H. BellDemocratic
David Catchings Dickson1853–1855Elisha M. PeaseDemocratic
Hardin Richard Runnels1855–1857Elisha M. PeaseDemocratic
Francis R. Lubbock1857–1859Hardin R. RunnelsDemocratic
Edward Clark1859–1861Sam HoustonDemocratic
John McClannahan Crockett1861–1863Francis LubbockDemocratic
Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale1863–1865Pendleton MurrahDemocratic
Vacant1865–1866Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale
Andrew Jackson Hamilton
-
George Washington Jones1866–1867James W. ThrockmortonDemocratic
Vacant1867–1870Elisha M. Pease -
James W. Flanaganelected 1869-Republican
Vacant1871–1874Elisha M. Pease
Edmund J. Davis
-
Donald Campbell ex officio1870–1871VacantRepublican
David Webster Flanagan ex officio1871VacantRepublican
Albert Jennings Fountain ex officio1871–1873VacantRepublican
Edward Bradford Pickett ex officio1873–1874VacantDemocratic
Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr.1874–1876VacantDemocratic
Vacant1876–1879Vacant -
Joseph Draper Sayers1879–1881Oran Milo RobertsDemocratic
Leonidas Jefferson Storey1881–1883Oran Milo RobertsDemocratic
Francis Marion Martin1883–1885John IrelandDemocratic
Barnett Gibbs1885–1887John IrelandDemocratic
Thomas Benton WheelerJanuary 18, 1887 – January 19, 1891Lawrence Sullivan RossDemocratic
George Cassety PendletonJanuary 19, 1891 – January 17, 1893Lawrence Sullivan RossDemocratic
Martin McNulty CraneJanuary 17, 1893 – January 15, 1895Jim HoggDemocratic
George Taylor JesterJanuary 15, 1895 – January 17, 1899Charles A. CulbersonDemocratic
James Nathan BrowningJanuary 17, 1899 – January 20, 1903Joseph D. SayersDemocratic
George D. NealJanuary 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907S. W. T. LanhamDemocratic
Asbury Bascom DavidsonJanuary 15, 1907 – January 20, 1913Thomas Mitchell Campbell
Oscar Branch Colquitt
Democratic
William Harding MayesJanuary 20, 1913 – August 14, 1914Oscar Branch ColquittDemocratic
Vacant1914–1915 --
William Pettus Hobby Sr.January 19, 1915 – August 25, 1917James E. FergusonDemocratic
Vacant1917–1919William P. Hobby -
Willard Arnold JohnsonJanuary 21, 1919 – January 18, 1921William P. HobbyDemocratic
Lynch DavidsonJanuary 18, 1921 – January 16, 1923Pat Morris NeffDemocratic
Thomas Whitfield DavidsonJanuary 16, 1923 – January 20, 1925Pat Morris NeffDemocratic
Barry MillerJanuary 20, 1925 – January 20, 1931Miriam A. Ferguson
Dan Moody
Democratic
Edgar E. WittJanuary 20, 1931 – January 15, 1935Ross S. Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
Democratic
Walter Frank WoodulJanuary 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939James AllredDemocratic
Coke Robert StevensonJanuary 17, 1939 – August 4, 1941W. Lee O'DanielDemocratic
Vacant1941–1943Coke R. Stevenson -
John Lee SmithJanuary 19, 1943 – January 21, 1947Coke R. Stevenson
Beauford H. Jester
Democratic
Robert Allan ShiversJanuary 21, 1947 – July 11, 1949Beauford H. JesterDemocratic
Vacant1949–1951Allan Shivers -
Ben RamseyJanuary 16, 1951 – September 18, 1961Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Democratic
Vacant1961–1963Price Daniel -
Preston Earnest SmithJanuary 15, 1963 – January 21, 1969John ConnallyDemocratic
Ben BarnesJanuary 21, 1969 – January 16, 1973Preston SmithDemocratic
William Pettus Hobby Jr.January 16, 1973 – January 15, 1991Dolph Briscoe
Bill Clements
Mark White
Bill Clements
Democratic
Bob BullockJanuary 15, 1991 – January 19, 1999Ann Richards
George W. Bush
Democratic
Rick PerryJanuary 19, 1999 – December 21, 2000George W. BushRepublican
Bill RatliffDecember 28, 2000 – January 21, 2003Rick PerryRepublican
David DewhurstJanuary 21, 2003 – January 20, 2015Rick PerryRepublican
Dan PatrickJanuary 20, 2015 – presentGreg AbbottRepublican

Living former lieutenant governors of Texas

, five former lieutenant governors of Texas were alive, the oldest being William P. Hobby Jr.. The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of Texas was that of Preston Smith, on October 18, 2003. The most recent serving lieutenant governor of Texas to die was Bob Bullock, on June 18, 1999.
Lt. GovernorTermDate of birth
Ben Barnes1969-1973
Bill Hobby1973-1991
Rick Perry1999-2000
Bill Ratliff2000-2003
David Dewhurst2003-2015