Eighteenth Texas Legislature
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The Eighteenth Texas Legislature met from 9 January 1883 to 6 February 1884 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 1882 General Election.
Contents
Sessions
- 18th Regular session: 9 January–13 April 1883
- 18th First called session: 8 January–6 February 1884
Party summary
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Officers
Senate
- Lieutenant Governor
- Francis Marion Martin, Democrat
- President pro tempore
- Augustus W. Houston, Democrat, Regular session
- Samuel Bronson Cooper, Democrat, ad interim, First called session
House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Charles Reese Gibson, Democrat
Members
Members of the Eighteenth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, 9 January 1883:
Senate
| District | Senator | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Bronson Cooper | Democrat | 1881 |
| 2 | Frank L. Johnson | 1883 | |
| 3 | William Henry Pope | Democrat | 1883 |
| 4 | John A. Peacock | 1883 | |
| 5 | E. A. King | 1883 | |
| 6 | John C. Buchanan | 1879 | |
| 7 | John Young Gooch | 1879 | |
| 8 | Mansel Y. Randolph | 1883 | |
| 9 | James W. Jones | 1883 | |
| 10 | Asa E. Stratton, Jr. | 1883 | |
| 11 | Samuel C. Patton | 1879 | |
| 12 | Alvah Chesley | 1883 | |
| 13 | John P. Fowler | 1883 | |
| 14 | James S. Perry | 1883 | |
| 15 | Lochlin Johnson Farrar | 1883 | |
| 16 | Barnett Gibbs | 1883 | |
| 17 | John Johnson | 1883 | |
| 18 | William O. Davis | 1882 | |
| 19 | Avery L. Matlock | 1883 | |
| 20 | William R. Shannon | Democrat | 1879 (Prior: 1865–1867) |
| 21 | William H. Getzendaner | 1883 | |
| 22 | John A. Martin | 1883 | |
| 23 | Andrew Jackson Harris | 1881 | |
| 24 | Alexander Watkins Terrell | Democrat | 1876 |
| 25 | George Pfeuffer | 1883 | |
| 26 | Rudolph Kleberg | 1883 | |
| 27 | Norman G. Collins | 1883 | |
| 28 | Augustus W. Houston | Democrat | 1879 |
| 29 | James Richard Fleming | Democrat | 1883 |
| 30 | John Henry Traylor | 1883 | |
| 31 | William A. Evans | 1883 |
House of Representatives
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- 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
- Absolom C. Oliver
- George C. Pendleton--District 24
- 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
- G. W. Wyatt
- Alexander John Leo
Membership changes
| District | Outgoing Senator |
Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 10 | Asa E. Stratton, Jr. | Stratton resigned 14 May 1884. | Vacant | |
| District 19 | Avery L. Matlock | Matlock resigned 24 September 1884. | Vacant |
External links
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
- Legislative Reference Library
