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 Affiliation Members Note Democratic Party 31 Total 31
House Affiliation Members Note Democratic Party 150 Total 150
Officers
Senate Lieutenant governor: Coke R. Stevenson (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 (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), Henderson
Dist. 3 Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine
Dist. 4 Allan Shivers (D), Port Arthur
Dist. 5 Clement Fain (D), Livingston
Dist. 6 Clay Cotten (D), Palestine
Dist. 7 T. C. Chadick (D), Quitman
Dist. 8 A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris
Dist. 9 Olin Van Zandt (D), Tioga
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
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 Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin
Dist. 20 Houghton Brownlee (D), Austin
Dist. 21 Karl Lovelady (D), Meridian
Dist. 22 Royston Lanning (D), Jacksboro
Dist. 23 George Moffett (D), Chillicothe
Dist. 24 John Lee Smith (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
Dist. 29 Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton
Dist. 30 Marshall Formby (D), McAdoo
Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo
House The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
House members included future Governor Price Daniel.
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