The 9th Texas Legislature met from November 4, 1861 to March 7, 1863 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1861.
Sessions
edit- 9th Regular session: November 4, 1861 – January 14, 1862
- 9th First called session: February 2–March 7, 1863]
Party summary
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Officers
editSenate
edit- Lieutenant Governor
- John McClannahan Crockett
- President pro tempore
- Robert Henry Guinn, Regular session, First called session
House of Representatives
edit- Speaker of the House
- Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, November 4, 1861 – December 7, 1861
- Nicholas Henry Darnell,[1] Democrat, 7 December 1861–1862
- Constantine W. Buckley, Democrat, 1863
Members
editMembers of the Ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 4, 1861
Senate
editHouse of Representatives
edit- George H. Bagby
- Payton Bethell
- Constantine W. Buckley
- Horace Cone
- Nicholas Henry Darnell
- Robert Turner Flewellen
- Sterling Brown Hendricks
- Alfred Marmaduke Hobby
- James K. Holland
- Spearman Holland
- Samuel A. Maverick
- James G. McDonald
- José Ángel Navarro
- John Smith
- James D. Woods
- William Amos Wortham
- Samuel James Polk McDowell
Membership Changes
editSenate
edit| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Anderson F. Crawford | Crawford resigned before February 2, 1863. | James W. Andres | February 2, 1863 |
| 6 | Matthew Fielding Locke | Locke resigned before December 16, 1861. | Stephen W. Beasley | December 16, 1861 |
| 9 | Samuel Bell Maxey | Samuel B. Maxey joined the Confederate States Army and did not return to serve in the legislature. | Rice Maxey[5] | after August 4, 1862 |
| 11 | John H. Burnett | Burnett resigned before February 2, 1863. | Leroy W. Cooper | February 2, 1863 |
| 14 | John F. Crawford | Crawford resigned September 21, 1863. | James B. Davis[6] | after October 24, 1863 |
| 15 | J. J. Dixon | Dixon resigned before February 2, 1863. | William D. Lair | February 2, 1863 |
| 17 | Anthony Martin Branch | Senator Branch resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | David Catchings Dickson | February 2, 1863 |
| 20 | Alfred T. Obenchain | Obenchain resigned February 15, 1862 | William Quayle | February 3, 1863 |
| 24 | George Preston Finlay | Finlay resigned before February 2, 1863. | Samuel Addison White | February 2, 1863 |
| 25 | Stephen Heard Darden | Darden resigned before February 2, 1863. | Spencer Ford | February 2, 1863 |
| 26 | Nathan George Shelley | Shelley resigned April 1, 1862. | A. W. Moore | February 2, 1863 |
| 28 | George Bernard Erath | Erath resigned before February 2, 1863. | George E. Burney | February 2, 1863 |
| 32 | Edwin B. Scarborough | Scarborough was murdered on October 7, 1862. | Edward R. Hord | February 11, 1863 |
House of Representatives
edit| District | Outgoing Representative |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Nicholas Henry Darnell | Representative Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Alfred Marmaduke Hobby | Representative Hobby in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | William Amos Wortham | Representative Wortham resigned in 1861 to serve in the Confederate States Army. | Unknown | Unknown |
References
edit- ^ Darnell resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army.
- ^ District 9: Maxey never appeared.
- ^ District 16: Jordan did not attend the First called session until February 27, 1863.
- ^ District 30: Mitchell did not attend the First called session.
- ^ District 9: Rice Maxey was elected in a special election on August 4, 1862 to succeed his son, Samuel Bell Maxey.
- ^ District 14: James B. Davis was elected in a special election on October 24, 1863.