The Fourth 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.

Sessions

* 4th Regular session: November 3, 1851 – February 16, 1852 * 4th First called session: January 10–February 7, 1853

Party summary

Officers

Senate

; Lieutenant Governor:

James Wilson Henderson James Wilson Henderson (August 15, 1817 – August 30, 1880) was the fourth Governor of Texas from November 23, 1853, to December 21, 1853. Biography Born on August 15, 1817, in Sumner County, Tennessee, Henderson moved to Texas when he was ...

, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'':

Edward Burleson Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798 – December 26, 1851) was the third vice president of the Republic of Texas. After Texas was annexed to the United States, he served in the State Senate. Prior to his government service in Texas, he was a co ...

, Democrat, Regular session :

Jesse Grimes Jesse Grimes (1788–1866) was a Texas pioneer and politician. Before moving to Texas, he fought in the War of 1812. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He served as Senator in the Republic of Texas Congress and in the Texas ...

, Democrat, Regular session, First called session * Senator Burleson died during the regular session on December 26, 1851.

House of Representatives

; Speaker of the House :

David Catchings Dickson David Catchings Dickson (February 25, 1818 – June 5, 1880) 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 als ...

, Democrat 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

Senate

Members of the Texas Senate for the Fourth Texas Legislature:

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives for the Fourth Texas Legislature: * Hamilton P. Bee * Guy Morrison Bryan *

Randolph C. Doom Randolph may refer to: Places In the United States * Randolph, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Randolph, Arizona, a populated place * Randolph, California, a village merged into the city of Brea * Randolph, Illinois, an unincorporated comm ...

* Memucan Hunt, Jr. * William G. W. Jowers * William H. Johnson * Evans Mabry * Robert Simpson Neighbors * John Patrick * Robert Peebles *

Emory Rains Emory Rains (May 4, 1800 – March 4, 1878) was a lawyer, judge and political leader in the Republic of Texas and thereafter in the State of Texas. Rains was born in Warren County, Tennessee, and moved to Texas in 1817. Emory Rains held many publi ...

* James Rowe *

Hardin Richard Runnels Hardin Richard Runnels (August 30, 1820 – December 25, 1873) was a United States politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Texas for one term but notably was the only person to ever defeat Sam Houston in a political contest. Early lif ...

* Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart * Benjamin E. Tarver *

Robert H. Taylor Robert H. Taylor (died, aged 76, on 5 May 1985) was a bibliophile who was president of the Grolier Club, the Keats-Shelley Association of America and the Bibliographical Society of America. He donated his collection of 7,000 books, manuscripts and d ...

* Andrew Jackson Titus *

Amasa Turner Amasa (עמשא) or Amessai is a person mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His mother was Abigail (), a sister of King David (). Hence, Amasa was a nephew of David, and cousin of Joab, David's military commander, as well as a cousin of Absalom, Dav ...

Membership Changes

Senate

External links

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