Terms of Service
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Senate,
11th
(5)
(12)
(13)
Legislature
8/6/1866 - 2/7/1870
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 8/6/1866, Regular Session; and elected 8/30/1866, Regular Session.
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Senate,
10th & 9th
(6)
(7)
Legislatures
11/4/1861 - 8/6/1866
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 11/2/1863, Regular Session.
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 11/4/1861, Regular Session; and 1st C.S.
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Senate,
8th
(1)
(10)
& 7th
(2)
(8)
(15)
Legislatures
11/2/1857 - 11/4/1861
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Senate,
6th
(11)
(14)
Legislature
11/5/1855 - 11/2/1857
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Senate,
5th
(3)
(4)
(9)
Legislature
11/7/1853 - 11/5/1855
(1)
Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 6, 1860, 8th Legislature, ch. 45,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2)
Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats."
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(3)
Democrat - Listed as delegate to Democratic State Convention in Austin, 1/9/1854.
Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Texas), 1/17/1854, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(4)
Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853.
Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(5)
11th Legislature - All 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials, oath of office administered, 8/6/1866, pp. 2, 4-5.
Senate Journal .
(6)
9th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 11/4/1861, p. 1.
Senate Journal .
(7)
9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the long term" (four years), 11/12/1861, p. 42.
Senate Journal .
(8)
7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1.
Senate Journal .
(9)
5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2.
Senate Journal .
(10)
8th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover senators), 11/7/1859, p. 4.
Senate Journal .
(11)
6th Legislature, Regular Session - Not present at the organization of the Senate. First mentioned in appointments to Senate committees, 11/6/1855, p. 6.
Senate Journal .
(12)
Constitution of 1866, Article III, §§ 29, 30, retained the apportionment of 1860 for Senatorial districts.
Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin) 2009.
(13)
Entire Senate went up for reelection - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39.
Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin) 2009.
(14)
6th Legislature - Listed in the "19 members of the Senate [who] retained their seats from the 5th Legislature," p. 258.
The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.
(15)
7th Legislature - Listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276.
The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.