20th Texas Legislature explained

The 20th Texas Legislature met from January 11 to April 4, 1887, in regular session, and from April 16 to May 15, 1888, in a called session. All members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the members of the Senate were elected in the 1886 general election.

Sessions

Party summary

House of Representatives

AffiliationMembersNote
Democratic Party91
Republican Party2
People's Party1
Total94

Officers

Senate

House of Representatives

Source material was unclear in which order the two Presidents pro tempore served.

Members

Members of the Twentieth Texas Legislature as of the beginning of the Regular Session, January 11, 1887:

Senate

DistrictSenatorPartyTook office
1William L. Douglass1885
2Caleb Jackson GarrisonDemocrat1885
3William Henry PopeDemocrat1883
4William Thomas ArmisteadDemocrat1887
5Samuel D. Stinson1885
6John Lafayette Camp, Jr.1885
7Alexander White Gregg1887
8William W. Davis1887
9Leonard Anderson AbercrombieDemocrat1887
10John M. Claiborne1887
11John WoodsDemocrat1885
12Hermann Knittel1885
13Jonathan LaneDemocrat1887
14Scott Field1887
15Eldred James Simkins1887
16J. O. TerrellDemocrat1885
17William Allen1887
18Elbridge G. Douglass1887
19Temple Lea HoustonDemocrat1885
20James Jones JarvisDemocrat1887
21Samuel C. Upshaw1887
22Richard H. Harrison1885
23Charles Keith Bell1885
24George Washington Glasscock, Jr.Democrat1885
25William Henry BurgesDemocrat1887 (Prior: 1881–1883)
26William H. Woodward1887
27Francis E. MacManus1887
28Robert Hance Burney1887
29James Henry Calhoun1885
30Louis N. Frank1887
31Henry D. McDonald1887

House of Representatives

DistrictRepresentativeCityCountyPartyTook Office
1Hugh JacksonWallisvilleJeffersonalign=center Democrat1887
2Talvus WilsonDodgeSan Jacintoalign=center Democrat1887
3Delana TompkinsEmileeTyleralign=center Democrat1887
4J. GillelandMottNacogdochesalign=center Democrat1887
5John H. TruitTimpsonShelbyalign=center Democrat1887
6Robert Teague MilnerHendersonRuskalign=center Democrat1887
7J. Ras JonesPinehillPanolaalign=center Democrat1885
8George A. NewtonMount SelmanCherokeealign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1883–1885)
9Bedford ParksKickapooAndersonalign=center Democrat1887
10William LarkinAthensHendersonalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1879–1881)
11N. M. HarrisonGilmerUpshuralign=center Democrat1887
12Horatio L. TateLindaleSmithalign=center Democrat1885
13William PageCrockettHoustonalign=center Democrat1885
14Alexander PopeMarshallHarrisonalign=center Democrat1887
15Tom DavisCenterShelbyalign=center Democrat1887
16Lucius WhatleyAtlantaCassalign=center Democrat1887
17William HudginsTexarkanaBowiealign=center Democrat1887
William SkinnerDaingerfieldMorrisalign=center Democrat1887
18James ClarkWalnut GroveRed Riveralign=center Democrat1887
19John StringerMount VernonFranklinalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1883–1885)
20James M. BiardBiardstownLamaralign=center Democrat1887
21Andrew NicholsonHoney GroveFanninalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1874–1876)
22James SadlerDodd CityLamaralign=center Democrat1887
23George PattersonBen FranklinLamaralign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1874–1876)
24John MelsonSulphur SpringsHopkinsalign=center Democrat1887
25Frank P. AlexanderGreenvilleHuntalign=center Democrat1885
26John CurreyCantonVan Zandtalign=center Democrat1887
27John TolbertHoweGraysonalign=center Democrat1887
Free UtigerDenisonGraysonalign=center Democrat1887
28James B. WrightMcKinneyCollinalign=center Democrat1887
29George HulingLebanonCollinalign=center Democrat1887
30Samuel H. HargisGainesvilleCookealign=center Democrat1887
31Robert V. BellGainesvilleGraysonalign=center Democrat1887
32Charles C. BellDentonDentonalign=center Democrat1885
33Joseph C. RugelMesquiteDallasalign=center Democrat1887
Jesse StrongDallasDallasalign=center Democrat1887
34Elihu NewtonBransfordTarrantalign=center Democrat1887
35Ephraim HeathRockwallRockwallalign=center Democrat1887
36Samuel ChapmanStubblefieldJohnsonalign=center Democrat1887
37William WoodBristolEllisalign=center Democrat1887
38Charles ChristenberryHubbard CityHillalign=center Democrat1887
39George GroceWaxahachieEllisalign=center Democrat1887
40William McGaugheyGranburyHoodalign=center Democrat1885
W. SmithCranfills GapBosquealign=center Democrat1887
41Tully FullerDecaturWisealign=center Democrat1887
42Alexander LatimerMineral WellsPalo Pintoalign=center Democrat1887
43James BrowningMobeetieWheeleralign=center Democrat1883
44Felix G. BransfordNewportMontaguealign=center Democrat1887
45John HumphreysAuroraWisealign=center Democrat1887
46James JarrottMillsapParkeralign=center Democrat1887
47Sanctus WaskomTerrellKaufmanalign=center Democrat1887
48Marlin GarnerBremondRobertsonalign=center Democrat1887
49Clement M. RichardsonLeonaLeonalign=center Democrat1887
50Amos BuchananBryanBrazosalign=center Democrat1887
51William F. SharpDavillaMilamalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1883–1885)
52Houston A.P. BassettAndersonGrimesalign=center Republican1887
53J. Wesson ParkerRichmondFort Bendalign=center Democrat1887
54Gilford CleggTrinityTrinityalign=center Democrat1887
John KirlicksHoustonHarrisalign=center Democrat1887
Jesse McCalebWillisMontgomeryalign=center Democrat1887
55Jonathan DavisKosseFallsalign=center Democrat1887
56George Cassety PendletonBeltonBellalign=center Democrat1883
57James McKinneyJones PrairieMilamalign=center Democrat1885
58A. G. Camp, Jr.GroesbeckLimestonealign=center Democrat1883
59Robert SteeleCotton GinFreestonealign=center Democrat1883
60Abel GillPurdonNavarroalign=center Democrat1887
61Seth MillsWacoMcLennanalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1879–1881)
62Albert PrendergastWacoMcLennanalign=center Democrat1887
63Andrew GravesGatesvilleCoryellalign=center Democrat1887
64Benjamin Rush PlumleyGalvestonGalvestonalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1871–1873, 1881–1883)
65Walter GreshamGalvestonGalvestonalign=center Democrat1887
66Charles I. BattleSpanish CampWhartonalign=center Democrat1887
67John WoolseyOaklandColoradoalign=center Democrat1887
68James ShelburneBellvilleAustinalign=center Democrat1887
69George HumphreysBovineLavacaalign=center Democrat1887
70Wenzel MatejowskyNechanitzFayettealign=center Republican1887
James McGuireLedbetterFayettealign=center Democrat1887
71Robert J. MooreWashingtonWashingtonalign=center People's Party1883
72Thomas HuntCaldwellBurlesonalign=center Democrat1887
73John McClanahanLexingtonBurlesonalign=center Democrat1885
74Hiram GarwoodBastropBastropalign=center Democrat1887
75E. Taylor MooreAustinTravisalign=center Democrat1885
Emory W. SmithMerrilltownTravisalign=center Democrat1887
76Alexander NorthingtonLampasasLampasasalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1876–1879)
77John C.S. BairdThriftyBrownalign=center Democrat1887
78James H. FaubionLeanderWilliamsonalign=center Democrat1885
79Leonidas L. ShieldTrickhamColemanalign=center Democrat1887
80George Wythe BaylorYsletaEl Pasoalign=center Democrat1887
81John H. ClarkUvaldeUvaldealign=center Democrat1887
82James ConeUnionWilsonalign=center Democrat1887
83Thomas W. KennedyRio Grande CityStarralign=center Democrat1885
Watterson ShowalterLaredoWebbalign=center Democrat1887
84J. HainesJunction CityKimblealign=center Democrat1887
85Thomas A. BlairOakvilleLive Oakalign=center Democrat1887
86John LightSayersBexaralign=center Democrat1887
David RobinsonSan AntonioBexaralign=center Democrat1887
87Jonathan PayneGoliadGoliadalign=center Democrat1887 (prior: 1873–1874)
George StaplesEdnaJacksonalign=center Democrat1887
88Francis LathamBrownsvilleCameronalign=center Democrat1883 (prior: 1855–1859)
89Carl GoethCypress MillBlancoalign=center Democrat1887
90Joseph BootheGonzalesGonzalesalign=center Democrat1887
91Jacob EllisonMartindaleCaldwellalign=center Democrat1887
George McGeheeSan MarcosHaysalign=center Democrat1887
92Nelson DolenHoustonHarrisalign=center Democrat1887
93William C. "Cone" JohnsonTylerSmithalign=center Democrat1887
94John VoorheesAndrewsWoodalign=center Democrat1887

Source material was unclear in which order the representatives served or if they served concurrently.

Membership changes

Senate

House of Representatives

DistrictOutgoing RepresentativeReason for VacancySuccessorDate of Successor's Installation
District 45John HumphreysRepresentative Humphreys resigned after end of regular session (April 4, 1887).Joel W. BoothApril 16, 1888
District 46James JarrottRepresentative Jarrott resigned between sessions.None
District 64Benjamin Rush PlumleyRepresentative Plumley died on December 9, 1887.Guy Morrison BryanMay 2, 1888
District 81John H. ClarkRepresentative Clark resigned on June 4, 1888.None
District 86David RobinsonRepresentative Robinson resigned after end of First called session (May 15, 1888).None

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