5th Texas Legislature

The 5th Texas Legislature met from November 7, 1853, to February 13, 1854, in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1853.

Sessions

  • 5th Regular session: November 7, 1853 – February 13, 1854

Party summary

Officers

Senate

Lieutenant Governor
David Catchings Dickson, Democrat
President pro tempore
M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat, Regular session
Guy Morrison Bryan, Democrat, Regular session

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Hardin Richard Runnels, Democrat

Members

Senate

Members of the Texas Senate for the Fifth Texas Legislature:

District Senator Party Took office
1 Joseph H. Burks Democrat 1851
2 Johnson Wren Democrat 1853
3 Hart Hardin Democrat 1853
4 Malachi W. Allen Democrat 1853
5 Jefferson Weatherford Democrat 1853
6 Simpson C. Newman Democrat 1853
7 M. D. K. Taylor Democrat 1851
8 William Thomas Scott Democrat 1851 (First time:1846–1847)
9 David Gage Democrat 1853
10 Elisha Everett Lott Democrat 1853
11 Robert Henry Guinn Democrat 1853
12 William G. W. Jowers Democrat 1853
13 Madison G. Whitaker Democrat 1853
14 James K. Holland Democrat 1853
15 William C. Edwards Democrat 1853
16 Henry C. Pedigo Democrat 1853
17 Mark M. Potter Democrat 1851
18 Cornelius McAnelly Democrat 1853
19 Charles G. Keenan Democrat 1853
20 James W. McDade Democrat 1853
21 Elliot McNeil Millican Democrat 1853
22 William Harrison "Howdy" Martin Democrat 1853
23 James H. Armstrong Democrat 1851
24 Guy Morrison Bryan Democrat 1853
25 Henry Williams Sublett Democrat 1853
26 James T. Lytle Democrat 1853
27 Claiborne Kyle Democrat 1853
28 Edwin B. Scarborough Democrat 1853
29 James H. Durst Democrat 1853
30 Antoine Supervièle Democrat 1853
31 Isaiah Addison Paschal Democrat 1853
32 Isaac Lafayette Hill Democrat 1853
33 Rufus Doane Democrat 1851

House of Representatives

Members of the House of Representatives for the Fifth Texas Legislature. There are 73 districts at this time, 16 of them just created this session:

Membership changes

Senate

District Outgoing
Senator 		Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
District 26 James T. Lytle Senator Lytle died February 5, 1854 None