The 47th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1941, to July 3, 1941, and in special session from September 9 to September 19, 1941. All members present during this session were elected in the 1940 general elections.

Sessions

Regular session: January 14, 1941 - July 3, 1941 1st called session: September 9, 1941 - September 19, 1941

Party summary

Senate

House

Officers

Senate

* Lieutenant governor:

Coke R. Stevenson Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold its three highest offices (Speaker of the Texas House ...

(D) until he became governor on August 4, 1941, upon the resignation of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel who was elected to the U.S. Senate. After that, the post was vacant until 1943. * President pro tempore: Clay Cotten (D),

Rudolph A. Weinert Rudolph A. Weinert (December 19, 1894 – January 24, 1974) was a politician from Seguin, Texas, who served in the Texas Senate for 27 years. Early life and family Rudolph A. Weinert was born December 19, 1894. Weinert was married to Johnnye Po ...

(D), E. Harold Beck (D), Henry L. Winfield (D)

House

* Speaker of the House: Homer Lakerby Leonard (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 * E. Harold Beck (D), Texarkana Dist. 2 * Joe Hill (D),

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Dist. 3 * Ben Ramsey (D),

San Augustine San Augustine is the county seat city of San Augustine County, Texas, in East Texas, United States. The population was at the 2020 census. History The first European settlement in the area began in 1717 with the establishment of Mission Nuestra ...

Dist. 4 *

Allan Shivers Robert Allan Shivers (; October 5, 1907 – January 14, 1985) was an American politician who served as the 37th governor of Texas. Shivers was a leader of the Texas Democratic Party during the turbulent 1940s and 1950s and developed the lieutenan ...

(D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 * Clement Fain (D),

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Dist. 6 * Clay Cotten (D),

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Dist. 7 * T. C. Chadick (D), Quitman Dist. 8 * A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris Dist. 9 * Olin Van Zandt (D),

Tioga Tioga may refer to: United States communities *Tioga, California, former name of Bennettville, California *Tioga, Colorado *Tioga, Florida * Tioga, Iowa *Tioga, Louisiana *Tioga, New York, a town in Tioga County *Tioga County, New York, a county at ...

Dist. 10 * Claude Isbell (D), Rockwall Dist. 11 * William Graves (D), Dallas Dist. 12 * Vernon Lemmons (D), Waxahachie Dist. 13 * Kyle Vick (D), Waco Dist. 14 * Joseph Alton York (D),

Bryan Bryan may refer to: Places United States * Bryan, Arkansas * Bryan, Kentucky * Bryan, Ohio * Bryan, Texas * Bryan, Wyoming, a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming * Bryan Township (disambiguation) Facilities and structur ...

Dist. 15 * Louis Sulak (D), La Grange Dist. 16 * Weaver Moore (D), Houston Dist. 17 * William Stone (D), Galveston Dist. 18 * Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado Dist. 19 *

(D), Seguin Dist. 20 * Houghton Brownlee (D),

Austin Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...

Dist. 21 * Karl Lovelady (D),

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Dist. 22 * Royston Lanning (D), Jacksboro Dist. 23 * George Moffett (D), Chillicothe Dist. 24 *

John Lee Smith John Lee Smith (May 16, 1894 – September 26, 1963) was the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas serving under Governor Coke R. Stevenson during World War II and a vocal opponent of Texas labor unions during his tenure. Born May 16, 1894 at Chico, ...

(D), Throckmorton Dist. 25 * Penrose Metcalfe (D), San Angelo Dist. 26 * J. Franklin Spears (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 * Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 * Jesse Martin (D),

Fort Worth Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

Dist. 29 * Henry L. Winfield (D),

Fort Stockton Fort Stockton is a city in and the county seat of Pecos County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 10, future Interstate 14, U.S. Highways 67, 285, and 385, and the Santa Fe Railroad, northwest of San Antonio and southeast of ...

Dist. 30 *

Marshall Formby Marshall may refer to: Places Australia * Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Islands * Marshall Islands, an i ...

(D), McAdoo Dist. 31 * Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 150 Democrats. House members included future Governor

Price Daniel Marion Price Daniel Sr. (October 10, 1910August 25, 1988), was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the Natio ...

Sources

Legislative Reference Library of Texas

External links

{{TexasLegislatures Texas legislative sessions 1941 in Texas 1941 U.S. legislative sessions