The 17th Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1881, to May 5, 1882, 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 1880 General Election.
Sessions
edit- 17th Regular session: January 11–April 1, 1881
- 17th First called session: April 6–May 5, 1882
Party summary
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Officers
editSenate
edit- Lieutenant Governor
- Leonidas Jefferson Storey, Democrat
- President pro tempore
- Edwin Hobby, Democrat, Regular session
- Francis Marion Martin, Democrat, ad interim, First called session
House of Representatives
edit- Speaker of the House
- George Robertson Reeves, Democrat
Members
editMembers of the Seventeenth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 11, 1881:
Senate
editHouse of Representatives
edit- Benjamin M. Baker
- Thomas Beck
- William John Caven
- R. J. Evans
- George Finlay
- George Washington Lafayette Fly
- Lafayette Lumpkin Foster
- Charles Reese Gibson
- Andrew Jackson Harris
- William Kercheval Homan
- Joseph Chappell Hutcheson
- Robert A. Kerr
- Felix J. McCord
- Absolom C. Oliver
- Henry Joseph Richarz
- Thomas A. Rodríguez
- George Robertson Reeves
- Benjamin Dudley Tarlton
- George T. Todd
- Arthur Tompkins
- John Henry Traylor
- James W. Truitt
- William Wallace Weatherred
- Charles Louis Wurzbach
Membership Changes
edit| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 11 | J. M. Martin | Martin died March 9, 1882. | William O. Davis | April 6, 1882 |
| District 16 | John T. Buchanan | Buchanan died January 29, 1882. | James G. McDonald | April 6, 1882 |
| District 28 | Ellsberry R. Lane | Lane resigned February 1, 1882. | Lucas H. Brown | April 6, 1882 |
| District 29 | Stephen Powers | Powers died after the Regular Session. | Charles A. McLane | April 6, 1882 |