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The 3rd Texas Legislature met from November 5, 1849 to December 3, 1850 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 1849.
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Members of the Texas Senate for the Third Texas Legislature:
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Ward | Democrat | 1849 |
| 2 | Albert Hamilton Latimer | Democrat | 1849 |
| 3 | Hart Hardin | Democrat | 1849 |
| 4 | Albert Gallitan Walker | Democrat | 1849 |
| Samuel R. Campbell | Democrat | 1850 | |
| 5 | David Gage | Democrat | 1847 |
| 6 | James F. Taylor | Democrat | 1849 |
| 7 | Alfred M. Truitt | Democrat | 1849 |
| 8 | John H. McRae | Democrat | 1847 |
| 9 | John H. Moffitt | Democrat | 1849 |
| 10 | Isaac Parker | Democrat | 1847 |
| 11 | John B. Jones | Democrat | 1849 |
| Elisha Marshall Pease | Democrat | 1849 | |
| 12 | Isaac Wright Brashear | Democrat | 1846 |
| 13 | Jesse Grimes | Democrat | 1846 |
| 14 | Jerome Bonaparte "Polly" Robertson | Democrat | 1849 |
| 15 | Wilds K. Cooke | Democrat | 1849 |
| 16 | Edward Burleson | Democrat | 1846 |
| 17 | David Young Portis | Democrat | 1849 |
| 18 | Alexander H. Phillips | Democrat | 1846 |
| 19 | Henry Lawrence Kinney | Democrat | 1846 |
| 20 | David Campbell Van Derlip | Democrat | 1849 |
| 21 | Henry Clay Davis | Democrat | 1849 |
| 22 | Benjamin Rush Wallace | Democrat | 1846 |
Members of the House of Representatives for the Third Texas Legislature:
| District | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burrell Perry Smith | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Red River |
| 2 | Hardin Richard Runnels | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 21, 1850 | Bowie, Red River |
| 3 | James S. Gillet | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Lamar |
| 4 | Alfred Elkins Pace | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | September 7, 1850 | Fannin |
| Vacant | — | September 7, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Harrison G. Hendricks | [ data missing ] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 5 | William M. Williams | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Fannin, Lamar |
| 6 | Samuel Bogart | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Collin, Grayson |
| 7 | William M. Cochran | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Dallas, Denton |
| 8 | Johnson Wren | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Hopkins, Hunt |
| 9 | Joshua F. Johnson | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Titus |
| 10 | Marion DeKalb Taylor | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cass |
| 11 | Jeremiah M. Clough | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | September 6, 1850 | Harrison |
| Vacant | — | September 6, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Louis Trezevant Wigfall | [ data missing ] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 12 | John H. McNairy | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | July 22, 1850 | Harrison, Upshur |
| Vacant | — | July 22, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Joseph Taylor | [ data missing ] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 13 | Emory Lloyd | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Rusk |
| 14 | James K. Holland | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Panola, Rusk |
| 15 | Elisha Everett Lott | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Henderson, Smith |
| 16 | Benjamin F. Selman | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cherokee |
| 17 | William N. Hardeman | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Nacogdoches |
| 18 | William G. W. Jowers | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Anderson, Houston |
| 19 | Nicholas Adolphus Sterne | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches |
| 20 | John Polk Jr. | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | San Augustine |
| 21 | Josiah M. Smith | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Shelby |
| 22 | Edgar A. Whittlesey | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | July 14, 1850 | Newton, Sabine |
| Vacant | — | July 14, 1850 | August 16, 1850 | ||
| Joshua H. Speights | [ data missing ] | August 16, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 23 | Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler |
| 24 | William Fields | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Liberty, Polk |
| 25 | Benjamin Cromwell Franklin | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Galveston |
| Thomas Freeman McKinney | [ data missing ] | November 21, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 26 | J. M. Reynolds | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Harris |
| John Shea | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| James W. Scott | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 27 | Guy Morrison Bryan | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Brazoria, Fort Bend |
| 28 | David Catchings Dickson | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Grimes, Montgomery |
| 29 | Charles Gradison Keenan | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Walker |
| '30 | Elliott M. Millican | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | July 15, 1850 | Brazos, Leon, Robertson |
| Vacant | — | July 15, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| John Patrick | [ data missing ] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 31 | Edward H. Tarrant | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Limestone, Navarro |
| 32 | James Charles Wilson | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | October 15, 1850 | Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton |
| Vacant | — | October 15, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Clark L. Owen | [ data missing ] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 33 | William Edmund Crump | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | October 13, 1850 | Austin, Colorado |
| Vacant | — | October 13, 1850 | November 18, 1850 | ||
| Zimri Hunt | [ data missing ] | November 18, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 34 | William J. Russell | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Fayette |
| 35 | Benjamin E. Tarver | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | July 21, 1850 | Washington |
| Vacant | — | July 21, 1850 | August 12, 1850 | ||
| James E. Shepard | [ data missing ] | August 12, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| James G. Sheppard | [ data missing ] | August 12, 1850 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 36 | James Shaw | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Bastrop, Burleson |
| 37 | George E. Burney | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Milam, Williamson |
| 38 | Thomas M. Hardeman | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Caldwell, Hays, Travis |
| 39 | Darwin M. Stapp | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | DeWitt, Lavaca, Victoria |
| 40 | William H. Stewart | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe |
| 41 | William G. Crump | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Bexar |
| Henry M. Lewis | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | ||
| 42 | Reuben E. Clements | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cameron, Nueces, Starr, Webb |
| 43 | Hamilton Prioleau Bee | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cameron, Goliad, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Webb |
| 44 | Edward H. Winfield | [ data missing ] | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Cameron, Starr, Webb |
| District | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 4 | Albert G. Walker | Senator Walker resigned March 30, 1850 | Samuel R. Campbell | August 12, 1850 |
| District 6 | James F. Taylor | Senator Taylor resigned October 5, 1850. | James F. Taylor | November 18, 1850 |
| District 11 | John B. Jones | In an election contest, Elisha M. Pease unseated Senator Jones on November 9, 1849. | Elisha M. Pease | November 9, 1849 |
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