9th Texas Legislature
The 9th Texas Legislature met from November 4, 1861 to March 7, 1863 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 1861.
Sessions
9th Regular session: November 4, 1861 – January 14, 1862
9th First called session: February 2–March 7, 1863]
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(July 2010 )
Officers
Senate
Lieutenant Governor
John McClannahan Crockett
President pro tempore
Robert Henry Guinn , Regular session, First called session
House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Constantine W. Buckley , Democrat, November 4, 1861 – December 7, 1861
Nicholas Henry Darnell ,[ 1] Democrat, 7 December 1861–1862
Constantine W. Buckley , Democrat, 1863
Members
Members of the Ninth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 4, 1861
Senate
House of Representatives
Membership Changes
Senate
District
Outgoing Senator
Reason for Vacancy
Successor
Date of Successor's Installation
2
Anderson F. Crawford
Crawford resigned before February 2, 1863.
James W. Andres
February 2, 1863
6
Matthew Fielding Locke
Locke resigned before December 16, 1861.
Stephen W. Beasley
December 16, 1861
9
Samuel Bell Maxey
Samuel B. Maxey joined the Confederate States Army and did not return to serve in the legislature.
Rice Maxey [ 5]
after August 4, 1862
11
John H. Burnett
Burnett resigned before February 2, 1863.
Leroy W. Cooper
February 2, 1863
14
John F. Crawford
Crawford resigned September 21, 1863.
James B. Davis [ 6]
after October 24, 1863
15
J. J. Dixon
Dixon resigned before February 2, 1863.
William D. Lair
February 2, 1863
17
Anthony Martin Branch
Senator Branch resigned in 1862 to serve in the Confederate States Army .
David Catchings Dickson
February 2, 1863
20
Alfred T. Obenchain
Obenchain resigned February 15, 1862
William Quayle
February 3, 1863
24
George Preston Finlay
Finlay resigned before February 2, 1863.
Samuel Addison White
February 2, 1863
25
Stephen Heard Darden
Darden resigned before February 2, 1863.
Spencer Ford
February 2, 1863
26
Nathan George Shelley
Shelley resigned April 1, 1862.
A. W. Moore
February 2, 1863
28
George Bernard Erath
Erath resigned before February 2, 1863.
George E. Burney
February 2, 1863
32
Edwin B. Scarborough
Scarborough was murdered on October 7, 1862.
Edward R. Hord
February 11, 1863
House of Representatives
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