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The 4th Texas Legislature met from November 3, 1851 to February 7, 1853 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 1850.
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Add to Representatives: Issac B. McFarland, Democrat, elected in 1851 from La Grange, Fayette County
Sources: several obituaries, family history, list of One Hundredth Anniversary of the District Courts of Travis County, Texas
Members of the Texas Senate for the Fourth Texas Legislature:
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph H. Burks | Democrat | 1851 |
| 2 | William M. "Buckskin" Williams | Democrat | 1851 (First time:1846–1849) |
| 3 | Sam Bogart | Democrat | 1851 |
| 4 | Hart Hardin | Democrat | 1849 |
| 5 | M. D. K. Taylor | Democrat | 1851 |
| 6 | George Washington Hill | Democrat | 1851 |
| 7 | Isaac Parker | Democrat | 1847 |
| 8 | Stephen Reaves | Democrat | 1851 |
| 9 | William Thomas Scott | Democrat | 1851 (First time:1846–1847) |
| 10 | Z. Williams Eddy | Democrat | 1851 |
| 11 | Adolphus Sterne | Democrat | 1851 |
| 12 | James A. Truitt | Democrat | 1851 |
| 13 | James Davis | Democrat | 1851 |
| 14 | James H. Armstrong | Democrat | 1851 |
| 15 | Jesse Grimes | Democrat | 1846 |
| 16 | William S. Day | Democrat | 1851 |
| 17 | Peter W. Gray | Democrat | 1851 |
| 18 | Franklin H. Merriman | Democrat | 1851 |
| 19 | James Charles Wilson | Democrat | 1851 |
| 20 | John Winfield Scott Dancy | Democrat | 1851 (First time:1847–1849) |
| 21 | Edward Burleson | Democrat | 1846 |
| 22 | Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach | Democrat | 1851 |
| 23 | Thomas Hinds Duggan | Democrat | 1851 |
| 24 | Israel B. Bigelow | Democrat | 1851 |
| 25 | Henry Lawrence Kinney | Democrat | 1846 |
| 26 | Rufus Doane | Democrat | 1851 |
Members of the House of Representatives for the Fourth Texas Legislature:
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| District | Representative | First day of term | Last day of term | Counties Represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Jefferson, Tyler |
| 2 | William Fields | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Liberty, Polk |
| District | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 11 | Adolphus Sterne | Senator Sterne died March 27, 1852. | Steward Alexander Miller | January 20, 1852 |
| District 18 | Franklin H. Merriman | Senator Merriman resigned August 31, 1852. | Mark M. Potter | January 20, 1852 |
| District 21 | Edward Burleson | Senator Burleson died December 26, 1851. | John Salmon "Rip" Ford | January 20, 1852 |
The 21st Texas Legislature met from January 8 to April 6, 1889, in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1888 general election.
The 1st Texas Legislature convened from February 16 to May 13, 1846 in regular session. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in December 1845, after an election on October 13, 1845 that ratified the proposed state constitution.
The 2nd Texas Legislature met from December 13, 1847 to March 20, 1848 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1847.
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.
The 5th Texas Legislature met from November 7, 1853, to February 13, 1854, in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1853.
The 6th Texas Legislature met from November 5, 1855 to September 1, 1856 in its regular session and one adjourned session. All 80 members of the Texas House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Texas Senate were elected in 1855.
The 7th Texas Legislature met from November 2, 1857 to February 16, 1858 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1857.
The 8th Texas Legislature met from November 7, 1859 to April 9, 1861 in its regular session, a first called session, and an adjourned session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1859.
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.
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.
The 14th Texas Legislature met from January 13, 1874 to March 15, 1875 in two regular sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1873.
The 15th Texas Legislature met from April 18 to August 21, 1876, in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1875.
The 16th Texas Legislature met from January 14 to July 9, 1879 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 1878 General Election.
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.
The 18th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1883 to February 6, 1884 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 the 1882 general election.
The 19th Texas Legislature met from January 13 to March 31, 1885 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1884 General Election.
David Catchings Dickson was an American politician and physician in early Texas who served as the ninth Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He was also a State Senator and unsuccessfully ran for governor of Texas.
Marion DeKalb Taylor or M. D. K. Taylor was an American politician in Alabama and Texas, and a Texas militia colonel during the American Civil War. He was a member of the Alabama Legislature for two stints between 1842 and 1846, and served in both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. In the Texas House, Taylor served three non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House, and, in the Texas Senate, was twice elected President pro tempore of the Texas Senate.
The 1852–53 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the 1852 presidential election. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1852 and 1853, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
The 1850–51 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1850 and 1851, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
