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
Albert Clinton Horton (September 4, 1798 – September 1, 1865) was a Texan politician, and the first Lieutenant Governor of Texas serving under Governor James P. Henderson.
Early life
Horton was born on September 4, 1798, in Hancock County, ...
, Democrat
; President ''pro tempore'':
Edward Burleson, Democrat
House of Representatives
; Speaker of the House
:
William Crump, Democrat, February 16 – May 1, 1846
:
William H. Bourland
William Howard Bourland (c. 1811–1860) was a politician in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the First Texas Legislature.
Bourland was born in about 1811 ...
, Democrat, May 1–11, 1846
:
Stephen W. Perkins
Stephen W. Perkins (c. 1809—after 1869) was an American political figure in the Republic of Texas and early statehood Texas who, in 1846–47, served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the First Texas Legislature.
A nati ...
, Democrat, May 11–13, 1846
; Speaker of the House ''pro tempore''
:
John Brown John Brown most often refers to:
*John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859
John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to:
Academia
* John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...
, Democrat, acting Speaker March 3–9, 1846
:
Edward Thomas Branch
Edward Thomas Branch (December 6, 1811 – September 24, 1861) was a Republic of Texas legislator and Judge, and after the annexation of Texas to the United States, served briefly as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
Branch was bor ...
, Democrat, acting Speaker March 9–16, 1846
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
Alyssa Petty Third Texas Senate
Notes
References
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External links
{{TexasLegislatures
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1846 U.S. legislative sessions