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
edit- 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
Party summary
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Officers
editSenate
edit- Lieutenant Governor
- Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale
- President pro tempore
- Robert Henry Guinn, Democrat
House of Representatives
edit- Speaker of the House
- M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat
Members
editMembers of the Tenth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 2, 1863:
Senate
edit| 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
edit- 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
editSenate
edit| District | Outgoing Senator |
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. Knox[1] | May 9, 1864 |
- ^ District 30: Knox was elected in special election held April 25, 1864.
House of Representatives
edit| District | Outgoing Representative |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 42 | John H. Prince | Prince died April 18, 1864 | William R. Shannon[2] | after May 4, 1864 |
- ^ District 42: Shannon was elected in special election held May 4, 1864.