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.

Sessions

* 20th Regular session: January 8, 1889 – April 6, 1889

Party summary

House of Representatives

Officers

Senate

* Lieutenant Governor:

Thomas Benton Wheeler Thomas Benton Wheeler (7 June 1840 – 21 February 1913) was an American judge and politician who served as the 16th List of lieutenant governors of Texas, Lieutenant Governor of Texas as a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democrat ...

, Democrat * President ''pro tempore'': ** Henry D. McDonald, Democrat, Regular session **

William H. Burges William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

, Democrat, ''ad interim''

House of Representatives

* Speaker of the House:

Frank P. Alexander Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Cur ...

, Democrat

Members

Senate

Members of the Texas Senate for the Twenty-first Texas Legislature: * Leonard Anderson Abercrombie, Democrat * William Allen, Unaffiliated *

William T. Armistead William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

, Democrat *

Edwin Augustus Atlee The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (die ...

, Democrat *

, Democrat * Robert H. Burney, Democrat *

John Marshall Claiborne John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, Democrat *

John Walter Cranford John Walter Cranford (July 28, 1859March 3, 1899) was an American attorney and politician from Texas. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as president pro tem of the Texas Senate and a member of the United States House of Representat ...

, Democrat * William Wallace Davis, Democrat * Elbridge Geary Douglass, Democrat * Scott Field, Democrat * Louis Napoleon Frank, Democrat * George Washington Glasscock, Jr., Unaffiliated * John H. Harrison, Democrat *

James Melville Ingram James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, Democrat *

James J. Jarvis James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

, Democrat * William C. "Cone" Johnson, Democrat * R.S. Kimbrough, Democrat * Jonathan Lane, Democrat *

Ernst Gustav Maetze Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) ...

, Democrat * Henry D. McDonald, Democrat * Robert Morris, Democrat * William Henry Pope, Democrat *

Kennan Benjamin Seale Kennan may refer to: Places ;United States * Kennan, Wisconsin, a village * Kennan (town), Wisconsin, a town Other uses * Kennan (name) * KH-11 Kennan, a type of American reconnaissance satellite See also *Cannan Cannan is a surname of M ...

, Democrat *

Henry Taylor Sims Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

, Democrat *

John Hall Stephens John Hall Stephens (November 22, 1847 – November 18, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Texas. Born in Shelby County, Texas, Stephens attended the common schools in Mansfield, Texas. He graduated from Mansfield College, and from the law dep ...

, Democrat *

M.H. Townsend MH or mH may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Malaysia Airlines, by IATA airline designator * Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð, a gymnasium in Reykjavík, Iceland * Miami Heat, an NBA basketball team Places * Mahalle, (abbreviated mh. o ...

, Democrat * George W. Tyler, Democrat * Samuel Crockett Upshaw, Democrat *

William H. Woodward William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

, Democrat

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives for the Twentieth Texas Legislature: These are multimember or flotorial districts.

Membership Changes

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External links

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