The 10th Texas Legislature met from November 2, 1863 to November 15, 1864 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1863.

Sessions

*10th Regular session: November 2–December 16, 1863 *10th First called session: May 9–28, 1864 *10th Second called session: October 17–November 15, 1864

Party summary

Officers

Senate

; Lieutenant Governor:

Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale (c. 1823 – 4 February 1890) was an American politician, lawyer, and railroad official who served as the acting governor of Texas in 1865 and as the ninth lieutenant governor of Texas from 1863 to 1865. Early li ...

; President ''pro tempore'':

Robert Henry Guinn Robert Henry Guinn (January 19, 1822 – January 18, 1887) was a Texas politician. Guinn was a Democrat and served District 11, representing Cherokee County, Texas, in the Texas State Senate during the Fifth Texas Legislature, Sixth Texas Legis ...

, Democrat

House of Representatives

; Speaker of the House :

M. D. K. Taylor Marion DeKalb Taylor or M. D. K. Taylor (October 13, 1818 – June 22, 1897) was an American politician in Alabama and Texas, and a Texas militia colonel during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for two stints ...

, Democrat

Members

Members of the Tenth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 2, 1863:

Senate

House of Representatives

* Marmion Henry Bowers *

John Thomas Brady John Thomas Brady (October 10, 1830 – June 26, 1890) was an attorney, publisher, business promoter and politician. He served two terms in the Texas Legislature and one term in the Texas Senate. Early life and family Brady was born on October ...

* Constantine W. Buckley *

Stephen Heard Darden Stephen Heard Darden (November 19, 1816 – May 16, 1902) was a prominent Texas politician who served in the Texas Senate and then as an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Life Mr. Darden is of English-Irish des ...

* Alfred Wesley De Berry *

George Washington Glasscock George Washington Glasscock (April 11, 1810 – February 28, 1868) was an early settler, legislator, and businessman in Texas. He was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, near the same area where Abraham Lincoln was born. In 1830, he went to St. Lou ...

* John Summerfield Griffith * James Washington Guinn * Hays * Edward R. Hord * William Hamilton Ledbetter * Marshall * James G. McDonald * McGuire * William Mynatt Peck *

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* John H. Prince * LaFayette Robinson, District 57, Cameron, Milam County * Hermann Seele * William R. Shannon, Democrat * Slaughter * Simpson *

, Democrat * Orville Thomas Tyler * Way

Membership changes

Senate

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: Knox was elected in special election held April 25, 1864.

House of Representatives

* District 42: Shannon was elected in special election held May 4, 1864.

External links

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