The 17th Texas Legislature met from January 11, 1881, to May 5, 1882, 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
1880 General Election.
Sessions
*17th Regular session: January 11–April 1, 1881
*17th First called session: April 6–May 5, 1882
Party summary
Officers
Senate
; Lieutenant Governor
:
Leonidas Jefferson Storey
Leonidas Jefferson Storey (October 6, 1834 – March 28, 1909) was an American politician and military officer who served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Texas from 1881 to 1883. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in both houses ...
, Democrat
; President ''pro tempore''
:
Edwin Hobby
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, Regular session
:
Francis Marion Martin, Democrat, ''ad interim'', First called session
House of Representatives
; Speaker of the House
:
George Robertson Reeves, Democrat
Members
Members of the Seventeenth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 11, 1881:
Senate
House of Representatives
*
Benjamin M. Baker
*
Thomas Beck
*
William John Caven
*
R. J. Evans
*
George Finlay
*
George Washington Lafayette Fly
*
Lafayette Lumpkin Foster
*
Charles Reese Gibson
*
Andrew Jackson Harris
*
William Kercheval Homan
*
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Sr. (May 18, 1842 – May 25, 1924), was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives.
Biography
Hutcheson was born near Boydton, V ...
*
Robert A. Kerr
*
Felix J. McCord
*
Absolom C. Oliver
*
Henry Joseph Richarz
*
Thomas A. Rodríguez
*
George Robertson Reeves
*
Benjamin Dudley Tarlton
*
George T. Todd
*
Arthur Tompkins
*
John Henry Traylor
*
James W. Truitt
*
William Wallace Weatherred
*
Charles Louis Wurzbach
Membership Changes
External links
{{TexasLegislatures
17th Texas Legislature
1881 in Texas
1882 in Texas
1881 U.S. legislative sessions
1882 U.S. legislative sessions