10th Texas Legislature

none February 2025 April 2016 The 10th Texas Legislature met from November 2, 1863 to November 15, 1864 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1863. Sessions 10th Regular session: November 2–December 16, 1863 10th First called session: May 9–28, 1864 10th Second called session: October 17–November 15, 1864 Officers Senate Lieutenant Governor Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale President pro tempore Robert Henry Guinn, Democrat House of Representatives Speaker of the House M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat Members Members of the Tenth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 2, 1863: Senate District Senator Party Took office 1 Rufus K. Hartley Democrat 1861 2 Napolean B. Charlton Democrat 1863 3 Henry M. Kinsey Democrat 1863 4 Spearman Holland Democrat 1863 5 Jesse H. Parsons Democrat 1859 6 Stephen W. Beasley Democrat 1861 7 John W. Moore Democrat 1861 8 Gilbert H. Wootten Democrat 1863 9 Rice Maxey Democrat 1862 10 Robert Henry Guinn Democrat 1853 11 William G. W. Jowers Democrat 1863 (First time: 1853–1855) 12 Benjamin T. Selman Democrat 1861 13 Jefferson Weatherford Democrat 1861 (First time: 1853–1857) 14 James B. Davis Democrat 1863 15 James W. Throckmorton Democrat 1863 (First time: 1857–1861) 16 A. N. Jordan Democrat 1861 17 David Catchings Dickson Democrat 1861 18 John W. Durant Democrat 1861 19 Thomas C. Neal Democrat 1863 20 William Quayle Democrat 1863 21 Daniel Montague Democrat 1863 22 John T. Harcourt Democrat 1861 23 Chauncey Berkeley Shepard Democrat 1857 24 Samuel Addison White Democrat 1863 (First time: 1855–1857) 25 Spencer Ford Democrat 1863 26 A. W. Moore Democrat 1863 27 John A. Heiskell Democrat 1863 28 George E. Burney Democrat 1863 29 Pryor Lea Democrat 1861 30 N. A. Mitchell Democrat 1861 31 A. O. Cooley Democrat 1863 32 Edward R. Hord Democrat 1863 (First time: 1855–1857) 33 James Wiley Magoffin Democrat 1863 House of Representatives August 2008 Marmion Henry Bowers John Thomas Brady Constantine W. Buckley Stephen Heard Darden Alfred Wesley De Berry George Washington Glasscock John Summerfield Griffith James Washington Guinn Hays Edward R. Hord William Hamilton Ledbetter Marshall James G. McDonald McGuire William Mynatt Peck Davis M. Prendergast John H. Prince LaFayette Robinson, District 57, Cameron, Milam County Hermann Seele William R. Shannon, Democrat Slaughter Simpson M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat Orville Thomas Tyler Way Membership changes Senate District OutgoingSenator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation District 3 Henry M. Kinsey Kinsey's death was announced on February 10, 1865 None District 19 Thomas C. Neal Neal died September 13, 1863 William C. Wilson November 5, 1863 District 19 William C. Wilson Wilson resigned April 23, 1864 William Mynatt Peck May 17, 1864 District 25 Spencer Ford Ford resigned June 2, 1865 None District 26 A. W. Moore Moore resigned May 1, 1865 None District 30 N. A. Mitchell Mitchell died after the end of the regular session William B. Knoxs30 May 9, 1864 s42 District 30: Knox was elected in special election held April 25, 1864. House of Representatives District OutgoingRepresentative Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation District 42 John H. Prince Prince died April 18, 1864 William R. Shannonh42 after May 4, 1864 h42 District 42: Shannon was elected in special election held May 4, 1864. External links 10 Texas Legislature Category:1863 in Texas Category:1864 in Texas Category:1863 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1864 U.S. legislative sessions