Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk		Panola, Rusk, Shelby

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1882 due to redistricting. Act passed May 3, 1882, 17th Legislature, C.S., ch. 13, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) "The regular democratic ticket, State and county, all elected," p. 1, 11/4/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(5) 17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• WYNNE, RICHARD M. (1844-1912). Handbook of Texas Online.
• Portrait and biographical sketch, Colonel Richard M. Wynne, Volume II, pp. 110-112. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Photographs

• Photograph. R.M. Wynne, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
• 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881 Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Federal Relations   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Penitentiaries   Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Public Claims and Accounts   Senatorial and Representative Districts (Chair)  Senatorial and Representative Districts, Apportionment (Co-Chair)  State Indebtedness