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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.
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Members of the Ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 4, 1861
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| District | Outgoing Senator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
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| 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 |
| District | Outgoing Representative | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
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| 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 |
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