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, Democrat President pro tempore Edwin Hobby, 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 District Senator Party Took office 1 Samuel Bronson Cooper Democrat 1881 2 William Wallace Weatherred 1881 3 Richard M. Wynne 1881 4 Richard L. Hightower 1881 5 William H. Tilson 1879 6 William Jesse Swain 1879 7 John Martin Duncan 1879 8 John Young Gooch 1879 9 Henry W. Lightfoot 1881 10 John C. Buchanan 1879 11 J. M. Martin 1881 12 William D. Lair Democrat 1879 (Prior: 1861–1863) 13 Anson Rainey 1881 14 Francis Marion Martin Democrat 1879 (Prior: 1859–1861) 15 John Nathaniel Henderson 1881 16 John T. Buchanan 1879 17 Walter Moses Burton Republican 1874 18 Charles Stewart 1879 19 James B. Stubbs 1881 20 William Kercheval Homan 1879 21 Andrew Jackson Harris 1881 22 Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democrat 1881 23 William R. Shannon Democrat 1879 (Prior: 1865–1867) 24 Jewett H. Davenport 1879 (Prior: 1874–1876) 25 Alexander Watkins Terrell Democrat 1876 26 A. W. Moore Democrat 1881 (Prior: 1861–1865) 27 Samuel C. Patton 1879 28 Ellsberry R. Lane 1876 29 Stephen Powers 1881 30 Augustus W. Houston Democrat 1879 31 William Henry Burges Democrat 1881
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 Robert A. Kerr Fergus Kyle 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
District OutgoingSenator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation District 11 J. M. Martin Martin died March 9, 1882. William O. Davis April 6, 1882 District 16 John T. Buchanan Buchanan died January 29, 1882. James G. McDonald April 6, 1882 District 28 Ellsberry R. Lane Lane resigned February 1, 1882. Lucas H. Brown April 6, 1882 District 29 Stephen Powers Powers died after the Regular Session. Charles A. McLane April 6, 1882
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