2nd Texas Legislature


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.

Sessions

2nd Regular session: December 13, 1847 – March 20, 1848

Officers

Senate

; Lieutenant Governor: John Alexander Greer, Democrat
; President pro tempore: Edward Burleson, Democrat

House of Representatives

; Speaker of the House : James Wilson Henderson, Democrat

Members

Senate

Members of the Texas Senate for the Second Texas Legislature:
DistrictSenatorTerm startTerm endParty
1William M. "Buckskin" WilliamsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
2James B. WoottenDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
3Edward Clark
4David Aaron GageDecember 17, 1847November 5, 1849
4Isaac ParkerFebruary 16, 1846November 5, 1849Democratic
5Benjamin Rush WallaceFebruary 16, 1846November 5, 1849
6John H. McRaeDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
7William C. AbbottDecember 14, 1847November 5, 1849
8Henry J. JewettFebruary 16, 1846November 5, 1849
9Jesse GrimesDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
10Isaac W. BrashearDecember 15, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
11Richard Bache Jr.December 28, 1847March 17, 1848
12Stephen W. PerkinsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
13Philip Minor CuneyDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
14John Winfield Scott DancyDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
15Edward BurlesonFebruary 16, 1846November 5, 1849
16Robert McAlpin WilliamsonFebruary 16, 1846November 5, 1849Democratic
17Alexander H. PhillipsFebruary 16, 1846March 1, 1848Anti tariff
18José Antonio NavarroDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
19Henry Lawrence Kinney
19Edward FitzgeraldFebruary 5, 1848March 20, 1848
FJames G. BourlandDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives for the Second Texas Legislature:
DistrictRepresentativeTerm startTerm endParty
AustinWilliam E. CrumpDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
AustinCharles RaileyDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
BastropThomas Jones HardemanDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
BexarMathew A. DooleyDecember 16, 1847November 5, 1849
BexarHenry Martyn LewisDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
BowieSamuel Fountain MoselyDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
BowieHardin Richard RunnelsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
BrazoriaGuy Morrison BryanDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
BrazoriaElisha M. PeaseDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
BrazosElliott McNeil MillicanDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
ColoradoJohn Forrester MillerDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
ColoradoWilliam B. PerryDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
FanninSamuel BogartDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
FanninThomas Jefferson ShannonDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
FayetteWilliam Henry CrutcherDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
FayetteWilliam Graham WebbDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
Fort BendWilliam S. RaynerDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
GalvestonMark Milton PotterDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
GalvestonHamilton StuartDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
GoliadJesse StoddardDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
GonzalesJames L. AllenDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
GonzalesJohn D. AndersonDecember 13, 1847January 10, 1848
GonzalesVacantJanuary 10, 1848February 15, 1848
GonzalesWilliam Henry StewartFebruary 15, 1848November 5, 1849
HarrisJames Wilson HendersonDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
HarrisMagnus T. RogersDecember 13, 1847January 26, 1848
HarrisVacantJanuary 26, 1848February 19, 1848
HarrisJacob Raphael De CordovaFebruary 19, 1848November 5, 1849
HarrisBenjamin Franklin TankersleyDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
HarrisonRichard Newton GoodeDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
HarrisonJames Franklin TaylorDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Whig
HarrisonErwin M. WilderDecember 13, 1847December 21, 1847Whig
HoustonSteward Alexander MillerDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
HoustonWilliam Turner SadlerDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
JacksonBenjamin Jobe WhiteDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
JasperZimri Williams EddyDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
JeffersonJames H. ArmstrongDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
LamarWilliam Howard BourlandDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
LamarJohnson WrenDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
LibertyJohn H. DavisDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
LibertyWilliam FieldsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
MatagordaThomas Mason DennisFebruary 26, 1848November 5, 1849
MilamJames ShawFebruary 26, 1848November 5, 1849
MontgomeryThomas CarothersDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
MontgomeryCharles G. KeenanDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
MontgomeryJerome B. McCownDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
MontgomeryArch McNeillDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
NacogdochesElisha Everett LottDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
NacogdochesJohn Henninger ReaganDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
NacogdochesAdolphus SterneDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
Red RiverBenjamin Holland EppersonDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Whig
Red RiverJames GilliamDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
Red RiverWilliam B. StoutDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
RefugioBenjamin Franklin NealDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
RobertsonJames M. DavisDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
RobertsonClinton McKamy WinklerDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
RuskJames H. LyonsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
RuskJesse WallingDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
SabineJames M. BurroughsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
SabinePeter F. RenfroDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
San AugustineWilliam C. EdwardsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Republican
San AugustineOtis M. WheelerDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
San PatricioMirabeau B. LamarDecember 13, 1847January 28, 1848
ShelbyEmory RainsDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
ShelbyJames Alfred TruittDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
TravisSamuel HaynieDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
VictoriaA.J. CunninghamDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
WashingtonVan Rensaeller IrionDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849Democratic
WashingtonJerome Bonaparte RobertsonDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849
WashingtonJames WillieDecember 13, 1847November 5, 1849

Membership Changes

Senate

DistrictOutgoing
Senator		Reason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's Installation
District 11Richard Bache Jr.Senator Bache died March 17, 1848-
District 17Alexander H. PhillipsSenator Phillips resigned March 1, 1848.-
District 19Henry Lawrence KinneySenator Kinney resigned before December 18, 1847.Edward FitzgeraldFebruary 5, 1848
District 19Edward FitzgeraldSenator Fitzgerald resigned March 20, 1848.-

House of Representatives

DistrictOutgoing
Representative		Reason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's Installation
GonzalesJohn D. AndersonRepresentative Anderson resigned due to ill health on January 10, 1848William Henry StewartFebruary 15, 1848
HarrisMagnus T. RogersRepresentative Rogers died on January 26, 1848.Jacob Raphael De CordovaFebruary 19, 1848
HarrisonErwin M. WilderRepresentative Wilder was granted compassionate leave and never returned.-
San PatricioMirabeau B. LamarRepresentative Lamar resigned on January 8, 1848.-
Gonzales: Stewart succeeded Anderson, who had resigned in January 1848, on February 15, 1848.Harris: Jacob Raphael De Cordova succeeded Magnus Rogers after his death and took the oath of office on February 19, 1848.