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:
- John David German Adrian
- Hamilton P. Bee
- William H. Bourland, Democrat
- George E. Burney
- Horace Cone
- David Catchings Dickson, Democrat
- Benjamin Cromwell Franklin
- Lindsay Hagler, San Patricio County
- Bird Holland
- John Byler Mallard
- Samuel A. Maverick, Democrat,
- William Menefee
- Emory Rains
- James Reily
- Hardin Richard Runnels, Democrat
- Moses Fisk Roberts
- Gustav Schleicher
- Charles William Tait
- Robert H. Taylor
- Amasa Turner
- George Washington Whitmore
- Wesley Clark Walker, Democrat
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 |
External links
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
- Legislative Reference Library
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