47th Texas Legislature

The 47th Texas Legislature met from January 14, 1941, to July 3, 1941, and in special session from September 9 to September 19, 1941. All members present during this session were elected in the 1940 general elections.

Sessions

Regular session: January 14, 1941 - July 3, 1941

1st called session: September 9, 1941 - September 19, 1941

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	31
Total		31

House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	150
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant governor: Coke R. Stevenson (D) until he became governor on August 4, 1941, upon the resignation of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel who was elected to the U.S. Senate. After that, the post was vacant until 1943.
• President pro tempore: Clay Cotten (D), Rudolph A. Weinert (D), E. Harold Beck (D), Henry L. Winfield (D)

House

• Speaker of the House: Homer Lakerby Leonard (D)

Members

Senate

Dist. 1 E. Harold Beck (D), Texarkana Dist. 2 Joe Hill (D), Henderson Dist. 3 Ben Ramsey (D), San Augustine Dist. 4 Allan Shivers (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 Clement Fain (D), Livingston Dist. 6 Clay Cotten (D), Palestine Dist. 7 T. C. Chadick (D), Quitman Dist. 8 A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris Dist. 9 Olin Van Zandt (D), Tioga Dist. 10 Claude Isbell (D), Rockwall

Dist. 11 William Graves (D), Dallas Dist. 12 Vernon Lemmons (D), Waxahachie Dist. 13 Kyle Vick (D), Waco Dist. 14 Joseph Alton York (D), Bryan Dist. 15 Louis Sulak (D), La Grange Dist. 16 Weaver Moore (D), Houston Dist. 17 William Stone (D), Galveston Dist. 18 Fred Mauritz (D), Ganado Dist. 19 Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin Dist. 20 Houghton Brownlee (D), Austin

Dist. 21 Karl Lovelady (D), Meridian Dist. 22 Royston Lanning (D), Jacksboro Dist. 23 George Moffett (D), Chillicothe Dist. 24 John Lee Smith (D), Throckmorton Dist. 25 Penrose Metcalfe (D), San Angelo Dist. 26 J. Franklin Spears (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 Rogers Kelly (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 Jesse Martin (D), Fort Worth Dist. 29 Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton Dist. 30 Marshall Formby (D), McAdoo Dist. 31 Grady Hazlewood (D), Amarillo

House

The House was composed of 150 Democrats.

House members included future Governor Price Daniel.

Sources

• Legislative Reference Library of Texas

External links

• Texas Legislature Online
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives
• Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
• Legislative Reference Library