Terms of Service
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Senate,
8th
(1)
(8)
Legislature
11/7/1859 - 11/4/1861
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Senate,
7th
(4)
(11)
(12)
(15)
& 6th
(9)
(13)
(14)
Legislatures
11/5/1855 - 11/7/1859
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Senate,
5th
(5)
(10)
Legislature
11/7/1853 - 11/5/1855
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House,
4th
(3)
Legislature
11/3/1851 - 11/7/1853
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House,
3rd
(7)
Legislature
11/5/1849 - 11/3/1851
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House,
2nd
(2)
(6)
Legislature
12/13/1847 - 11/5/1849
(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)
E. Lott, Nacogdoches County.
House Journal .
(3)
Democrat - E.E. Lott of Smith, Democratic State Convention, January 8-9, 1852, Austin (Delegate to the National Convention), p. 50.
Platforms of Political Parties in Texas 1916.
(4)
Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8,"
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) .
(5)
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) .
(6)
Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature,
The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(7)
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) .
(8)
8th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment, oath of office administered, 11/7/1859, p. 2.
Senate Journal .
(9)
6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/5/1855, p. 2.
Senate Journal .
(10)
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 .
(11)
7th Legislature - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/2/1857, pp. 1, 4.
Senate Journal .
(12)
Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue.
Southern Historical Research Magazine 1937.
(13)
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.
(14)
6th Legislature - "The Know-Nothings claimed to have won 11 of 33 seats in the Senate in 1855. Although only 5 - John Caldwell, William H. Martin, William M. Taylor, James W. Flanagan, and Elisha E. Lott - can be positively identified . . .", 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.