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Constantine W. Buckley
Constantine W. Buckley (January 22, 1815 – December 19, 1865) was an American politician in Texas who served two non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives between 1861 and 1863. Buckley was born January 22, 1815, in Surry County, North Carolina, but had moved to Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia by 1828 where he began working as a store clerk. In 1834 in Columbus, Georgia, Columbus, Buckley opened a store of his own, which closed after the Panic of 1837. After losing everything, he moved to Houston, Texas, Houston in the Republic of Texas, where he was a clerk in the State Department. While Buckley worked there, he was tutored in law by Attorney General John Birdsall (politician, born 1802), John Birdsall, which enabled Buckley's admission to the bar association, bar in November 1839. Gov. James Pinckney Henderson appointed him a District Judge in 1847, but Buckley resigned in 1854 in order to resume private practice. Buckley was first elected to the Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speaker Of The Texas House Of Representatives
The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives. The Speaker's main duties are to conduct meetings of the House, appoint committees, and enforce the Rules of the House. The current speaker is Dade Phelan, a Republican from Beaumont Beaumont may refer to: Places Canada * Beaumont, Alberta * Beaumont, Quebec England * Beaumont, Cumbria * Beaumont, Essex ** Beaumont Cut, a canal closed in the 1930s * Beaumont Street, Oxford France (communes) * Beaumont, Ardèche * ..., who was elected Speaker on January 12, 2021. Election The speaker is elected from the legislature of Texas, by a vote of its fellow members.Specified b§302.001of the Texas government code. On the first day of each regular session, the members may nominate a fellow member, and a record vote is held to determine who the speaker will be. The Secretary of State calls the House to order, and presides over the chamber until a speaker is electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |