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87th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Greg Abbott | Jul 8, 2021 | Aug 6, 2021 | 11 topics | Proclamations | |
2nd C.S. | 27 | Greg Abbott | Aug 7, 2021 | Sep 2, 2021 | 18 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | Greg Abbott | Sep 20, 2021 | Oct 19, 2021 | 10 topics |
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85th | 1st C.S. | 29 | Greg Abbott | Jul 18, 2017 | Aug 15, 2017 | 21 topics |
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83rd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Rick Perry | May 27, 2013 | Jun 25, 2013 | 4 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | Rick Perry | Jul 1, 2013 | Jul 30, 2013 | 3 topics | Proclamations | ||
3rd C.S. | 7 | Rick Perry | Jul 30, 2013 | Aug 5, 2013 | 1 topic | Proclamations | ||
82nd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Rick Perry | May 31, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | 6 topics | Proclamations | |
81st | 1st C.S. | 2 | Rick Perry | Jul 1, 2009 | Jul 2, 2009 | 3 topics | Proclamations | |
79th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Rick Perry | Jun 21, 2005 | Jul 20, 2005 | 22 topics | Proclamations | |
2nd C.S. | 30 | Rick Perry | Jul 21, 2005 | Aug 19, 2005 | 21 topics | Proclamations | ||
3rd C.S. | 30 | Rick Perry | Apr 17, 2006 | May 16, 2006 | 12 topics |
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78th | 1st C.S. | 29 | Rick Perry | Jun 30, 2003 | Jul 28, 2003 | 30 topics | Proclamations | |
2nd C.S. | 30 | Rick Perry | Jul 28, 2003 | Aug 26, 2003 | 5 topics | Proclamations | ||
3rd C.S. | 28 | Rick Perry | Sep 15, 2003 | Oct 12, 2003 | 14 topics | Proclamations | ||
4th C.S. | 28 | Rick Perry | Apr 20, 2004 | May 17, 2004 | 14 topics | Proclamations | ||
72nd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Ann W. Richards | Jul 15, 1991 | Aug 13, 1991 | 10 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 7 | Ann W. Richards | Aug 19, 1991 | Aug 25, 1991 | 13 topics | Proclamations | (see above) | |
3rd C.S. | 7 | Ann W. Richards | Jan 2, 1992 | Jan 8, 1992 | 3 topics | Proclamations | ||
4th C.S. | 24 | Ann W. Richards | Nov 10, 1992 | Dec 3, 1992 | 1 topic |
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71st | 1st C.S. | 30 | William P. Clements | Jun 20, 1989 | Jul 19, 1989 | 59 topics | Proclamations | |
2nd C.S. | 29 | William P. Clements | Nov 14, 1989 | Dec 12, 1989 | 1 topic | Proclamations | ||
3rd C.S. | 30 | William P. Clements | Feb 27, 1990 | Mar 28, 1990 | 2 topics | Proclamations | 3rd - 6th C.S. | |
4th C.S. | 30 | William P. Clements | Apr 2, 1990 | May 1, 1990 | 3 topics | Proclamations | (see above) | |
5th C.S. | 29 | William P. Clements | May 2, 1990 | May 30, 1990 | 3 topics | Proclamations | (see above) | |
6th C.S. | 4 | William P. Clements | Jun 4, 1990 | Jun 7, 1990 | 37 topics | Proclamations | (see above) | |
70th | 1st C.S. | 2 | William P. Clements | Jun 2, 1987 | Jun 3, 1987 | 4 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | William P. Clements | Jun 22, 1987 | Jul 21, 1987 | 72 topics | Proclamations | ||
69th | 1st C.S. | 3 | Mark W. White, Jr. | May 28, 1985 | May 30, 1985 | 3 topics | Proclamations | |
2nd C.S. | 30 | Mark W. White, Jr. | Aug 6, 1986 | Sep 4, 1986 | 19 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 23 | Mark W. White, Jr. | Sep 8, 1986 | Sep 30, 1986 | 21 topics |
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68th | 1st C.S. | 4 | Mark W. White, Jr. | Jun 22, 1983 | Jun 25, 1983 | 11 topics | Proclamations | 1st C.S. |
2nd C.S. | 30 | Mark W. White, Jr. | Jun 4, 1984 | Jul 3, 1984 | 31 topics |
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67th | 1st C.S. | 30 | William P. Clements | Jul 13, 1981 | Aug 11, 1981 | 20 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 5 | William P. Clements | May 24, 1982 | May 28, 1982 | 7 topics | Proclamations | 2nd C.S. | |
3rd C.S. | 3 | William P. Clements | Sep 7, 1982 | Sep 9, 1982 | 2 topics | Proclamations | ||
65th | 1st C.S. | 11 | Dolph Briscoe | Jul 11, 1977 | Jul 21, 1977 | 5 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | Dolph Briscoe | Jul 10, 1978 | Aug 8, 1978 | 18 topics |
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63rd | 1st C.S. | 3 | Dolph Briscoe | Dec 18, 1973 | Dec 20, 1973 | 1 topic |
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62nd | 1st C.S. | 4 | Preston Smith | Jun 1, 1971 | Jun 4, 1971 | 10 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 3 | Preston Smith | Mar 28, 1972 | Mar 30, 1972 | 2 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 24 | Preston Smith | Jun 14, 1972 | Jul 7, 1972 | 1 topic |
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4th C.S. | 30 | Preston Smith | Sep 18, 1972 | Oct 17, 1972 | 30 topics |
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61st | 1st C.S. | 30 | Preston Smith | Jul 28, 1969 | Aug 26, 1969 | 2 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 14 | Preston Smith | Aug 27, 1969 | Sep 9, 1969 | 12 topics |
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60th | 1st C.S. | 30 | John B. Connally, Jr. | Jun 4, 1968 | Jul 3, 1968 | 3 topics |
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59th | 1st C.S. | 10 | John B. Connally, Jr. | Feb 14, 1966 | Feb 23, 1966 | 1 topic |
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57th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Price Daniel, Sr. | Jul 10, 1961 | Aug 8, 1961 | 24 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 5 | Price Daniel, Sr. | Aug 10, 1961 | Aug 14, 1961 | 2 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | Price Daniel, Sr. | Jan 3, 1962 | Feb 1, 1962 | 39 topics |
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56th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Price Daniel, Sr. | May 18, 1959 | Jun 16, 1959 | 11 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | Price Daniel, Sr. | Jun 17, 1959 | Jul 16, 1959 | 13 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 21 | Price Daniel, Sr. | Jul 17, 1959 | Aug 6, 1959 | 3 topics |
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55th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Price Daniel, Sr. | Oct 14, 1957 | Nov 12, 1957 | 56 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 21 | Price Daniel, Sr. | Nov 13, 1957 | Dec 3, 1957 | 3 topics |
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53rd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Robert Allan Shivers | Mar 15, 1954 | Apr 13, 1954 | 23 topics |
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51st | 1st C.S. | 30 | Robert Allan Shivers | Jan 31, 1950 | Mar 1, 1950 | 39 topics |
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47th | 1st C.S. | 11 | Coke R. Stevenson | Sep 9, 1941 | Sep 19, 1941 | 1 topic |
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45th | 1st C.S. | 30 | James V Allred | May 27, 1937 | Jun 25, 1937 | 29 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | James V Allred | Sep 27, 1937 | Oct 26, 1937 | 3 topics |
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44th | 1st C.S. | 30 | James V Allred | Sep 16, 1935 | Oct 15, 1935 | 34 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | James V Allred | Oct 16, 1935 | Nov 14, 1935 | 31 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | James V Allred | Sep 28, 1936 | Oct 27, 1936 | 3 topics |
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43rd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Miriam Ferguson | Sep 14, 1933 | Oct 13, 1933 | 153 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | Miriam Ferguson | Jan 29, 1934 | Feb 27, 1934 | 116 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | Miriam Ferguson | Aug 27, 1934 | Sep 25, 1934 | 59 topics |
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4th C.S. | 30 | Miriam Ferguson | Oct 12, 1934 | Nov 10, 1934 | 9 topics |
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42nd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Ross S. Sterling | Jul 14, 1931 | Aug 12, 1931 | 31 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 26 | Ross S. Sterling | Sep 8, 1931 | Oct 3, 1931 | 28 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 23 | Ross S. Sterling | Aug 30, 1932 | Sep 21, 1932 | 23 topics |
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4th C.S. | 10 | Ross S. Sterling | Nov 3, 1932 | Nov 12, 1932 | 2 topics |
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41st | 1st C.S. | 30 | Daniel J. Moody, Jr. | Apr 22, 1929 | May 21, 1929 | 58 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | Daniel J. Moody, Jr. | Jun 3, 1929 | Jul 2, 1929 | 40 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 18 | Daniel J. Moody, Jr. | Jul 3, 1929 | Jul 20, 1929 | 14 topics |
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4th C.S. | 30 | Daniel J. Moody, Jr. | Jan 20, 1930 | Feb 18, 1930 | 13 topics |
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5th C.S. | 30 | Daniel J. Moody, Jr. | Feb 19, 1930 | Mar 20, 1930 | 51 topics |
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40th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Daniel J. Moody, Jr. | May 9, 1927 | Jun 7, 1927 | 78 topics |
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39th | 1st C.S. | 26 | Miriam Ferguson | Sep 13, 1926 | Oct 8, 1926 | 125 topics |
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38th | 1st C.S. | 1 | Pat M. Neff | Mar 15, 1923 | Mar 15, 1923 | 4 topics | Proclamations | |
2nd C.S. | 30 | Pat M. Neff | Apr 16, 1923 | May 15, 1923 | 58 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | Pat M. Neff | May 16, 1923 | Jun 14, 1923 | 16 topics |
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37th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Pat M. Neff | Jul 18, 1921 | Aug 16, 1921 | 134 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 9 | Pat M. Neff | Aug 17, 1921 | Aug 25, 1921 | 3 topics |
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36th | 1st C.S. | 5 | William P. Hobby | May 5, 1919 | May 9, 1919 | 3 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | William P. Hobby | Jun 23, 1919 | Jul 22, 1919 | 253 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | William P. Hobby | May 20, 1920 | Jun 18, 1920 | 204 topics |
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4th C.S. | 12 | William P. Hobby | Sep 21, 1920 | Oct 2, 1920 | 30 topics |
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35th | 1st C.S. | 30 | James E. Ferguson | Apr 18, 1917 | May 17, 1917 | 96 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 59 | James E. Ferguson | Aug 1, 1917 | Aug 30, 1917 | 24 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | William P. Hobby | Aug 31, 1917 | Sep 29, 1917 | 71 topics |
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4th C.S. | 30 | William P. Hobby | Feb 26, 1918 | Mar 27, 1918 | 172 topics |
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34th | 1st C.S. | 30 | James E. Ferguson | Apr 29, 1915 | May 28, 1915 | 77 topics |
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33rd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Oscar Branch Colquitt | Jul 21, 1913 | Aug 19, 1913 | 50 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | Oscar Branch Colquitt | Aug 24, 1914 | Sep 22, 1914 | 8 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | Oscar Branch Colquitt | Sep 23, 1914 | Oct 22, 1914 | 7 topics |
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32nd | 1st C.S. | 30 | Oscar Branch Colquitt | Jul 31, 1911 | Aug 29, 1911 | 86 topics |
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31st | 1st C.S. | 30 | Thomas Mitchell Campbell | Mar 13, 1909 | Apr 11, 1909 | 27 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 30 | Thomas Mitchell Campbell | Apr 12, 1909 | May 11, 1909 | 38 topics |
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3rd C.S. | 30 | Thomas Mitchell Campbell | Jul 19, 1910 | Aug 17, 1910 | 27 topics |
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4th C.S. | 24 | Thomas Mitchell Campbell | Aug 18, 1910 | Sep 10, 1910 | 7 topics |
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30th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Thomas Mitchell Campbell | Apr 12, 1907 | May 11, 1907 | 31 topics |
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29th | 1st C.S. | 30 | S.W.T. Lanham | Apr 15, 1905 | May 14, 1905 | 12 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 9 | S.W.T. Lanham | Mar 26, 1906 | Apr 3, 1906 | 1 topic | Proclamations | ||
28th | 1st C.S. | 30 | S.W.T. Lanham | Apr 2, 1903 | May 1, 1903 | 15 topics |
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27th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Joseph D. Sayers | Aug 6, 1901 | Sep 4, 1901 | 27 topics |
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2nd C.S. | 27 | Joseph D. Sayers | Sep 5, 1901 | Oct 1, 1901 | 4 topics |
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26th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Joseph D. Sayers | Jan 23, 1900 | Feb 21, 1900 | 22 topics |
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25th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Charles A. Culberson | May 22, 1897 | Jun 20, 1897 | 14 topics |
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24th | 1st C.S. | 7 | Charles A. Culberson | Oct 1, 1895 | Oct 7, 1895 | 5 topics |
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22nd | 1st C.S. | 30 | James Stephen Hogg | Mar 14, 1892 | Apr 12, 1892 | 16 topics | Proclamations | |
20th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Lawrence Sullivan Ross | Apr 16, 1888 | May 15, 1888 | 7 topics |
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18th | 1st C.S. | 30 | John Ireland | Jan 8, 1884 | Feb 6, 1884 | 14 topics |
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17th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Oran M. Roberts | Apr 6, 1882 | May 5, 1882 | 31 topics |
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16th | 1st C.S. | 30 | Oran M. Roberts | Jun 10, 1879 | Jul 9, 1879 | 91 topics |
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14th | 2nd R.S. | 63 | Richard Coke | Jan 12, 1875 | Mar 15, 1875 | 56 topics | Supp. Mat. | |
12th | Provisional | 17 | Edmund J. Davis | Feb 8, 1870 | Feb 24, 1870 | 3 topics | Supp. Mat. | |
1st C.S. | 112 | Edmund J. Davis | Apr 26, 1870 | Aug 15, 1870 | 36 topics |
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Adjourned | 82 | Edmund J. Davis | Sep 12, 1871 | Dec 2, 1871 | 5 topics | Supp. Mat. | ||
10th | 1st C.S. | 20 | Pendleton Murrah | May 9, 1864 | May 28, 1864 | |||
2nd C.S. | 30 | Pendleton Murrah | Oct 17, 1864 | Nov 15, 1864 | 5 topics |
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9th | 1st C.S. | 34 | Francis R. Lubbock | Feb 2, 1863 | Mar 7, 1863 | 21 topics | Supp. Mat. | |
8th | 1st C.S. | 20 | Sam Houston | Jan 21, 1861 | Feb 9, 1861 | |||
Adjourned | 23 | Edward Clark | Mar 18, 1861 | Apr 9, 1861 | ||||
6th | Adjourned | 57 | Elisha M. Pease | Jul 7, 1856 | Sep 1, 1856 | |||
4th | 1st C.S. | 29 | Peter Hansbrough Bell | Jan 10, 1853 | Feb 7, 1853 | |||
3rd | 1st C.S. | 26 | Peter Hansbrough Bell | Aug 12, 1850 | Sep 6, 1850 | |||
2nd C.S. | 16 | Peter Hansbrough Bell | Nov 18, 1850 | Dec 3, 1850 |
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