The 18th Texas Legislature met from January 9, 1883 to February 6, 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 the 1882 general election.
Sessions 18th Regular session: January 9–April 13, 1883 18th First called session: January 8–February 6, 1884
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, January 9, 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 Democrat 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
Benjamin M. Baker 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 John Marks Moore 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 OutgoingSenator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation District 10 Asa E. Stratton, Jr. Stratton resigned May 14, 1884. Vacant District 19 Avery L. Matlock Matlock resigned September 24, 1884. Vacant
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