Benjamin Rush Wallace

Full Name: Benjamin Rush Wallace
Date of birth: 1800
Date of death: August 28, 1878

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	22	Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851	3rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾		San Augustine / San Augustine		Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Cass, Cherokee, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lamar, Liberty, Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Polk, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt
S	5	Feb 16, 1846 - Nov 5, 1849	1st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 2nd ⁽⁴⁾		San Augustine / San Augustine		San Augustine, Shelby

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(4) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(6) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "second class" (4-year term). Senate Journal.
(7) 1st Legislature - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 2/16/1846, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(8) Description of drawing of terms for Senators, first-class two-year terms and second-class four-year terms, 3/3/1846, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, pp. 184-185. Settled at San Augustine upon coming to Texas in 1837. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
WALLACE, BENJAMIN RUSH (1800-1878). Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Biographical notes, pp. 169-170. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Committee Information top

3rd R.S. - 1849 Enrolled Bills (Chair) Governor's Message, Select Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary Penitentiary Privileges and Elections Public Lands Purchase of Northwestern Territory, Governor's Message (Co-Chair) Quieting Land Titles West of the Nueces River, Governor's Message Santa Fe, Prepare Remonstrance and Protest Against the Further Continuance of a Military Government in Senate Rules, Select
2nd R.S. - 1847 Contingent Expenses Debt of the Late Republic of Texas Militia Post Routes
1st R.S. - 1846 Internal Improvements Joint Rules Judiciary Official Seals of the Republic of Texas, Collect and Destroy All Printing Contract Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Lands Rules, Select (Chair)

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