The Twelfth Texas Legislature met from 8 February 1870 to 2 December 1871 in four sessions — provisional, called, regular, and adjourned. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Sessions

• 12th Provisional session: 8 February–24 February 1870

Legislative members eligible to take the qualifying oath were required to convene 8 February 1870 to ratify the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution in order for Texas to be readmitted to the Union, and to elect two U.S. Senators. Both houses of the legislature were required to adjourn daily until all members had qualified.

• 12th Called session: 26 April–15 August 1870
• 12th Regular session: 10 January–31 May 1871
• 12th Adjourned session: 12 September–2 December 1871

February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the post-Civil War amendments and includes the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. ... Image:Joint Resolution Proposing the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, 7 December 1868. ... The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Party Summary

Officers

Senate

Lieutenant Governor

James W. Flanagan (Provisional) ^[1]

President pro tempore (Lieutenant Governor ex officio)

Donald Campbell, Republican, Called Session, Regular Session

David Webster Flanagan, Republican, Adjourned Session

Albert Jennings Fountain, Republican, Adjourned Session

David Webster Flanagan, Republican, Adjourned Session

^  Flanagan was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1869. He was declared “Provisional Lieutenant Governor” by Special Order No. 6, Fifth Military District, on 8 January 1870 and presided over the Provisional session of the Senate. During that session, he was elected to the U.S. Senate and was never sworn in as Lieutenant Governor. James Winright Flanagan (September 5, 1805– September 19, 1887) was an American merchant, lawyer, and farmer from Henderson, Texas. ... The Albert Jennings Fountain disappearance involved an event which occurred on February 1, 1896 when Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain and his son Henry disappeared near Las Cruces, New Mexico. ... Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House

Ira Hobart Evans, Republican, 1870–1871

William Henry Sinclair, Republican, 1871–1873

1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ...

Members

Members of the Twelfth Texas Legislature at the beginning of the provisional session, 8 February 1870: February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Senate

• ^  Petit did not attend the Provisional Session. He was sworn in on 26 February 1870 at the beginning of the Called Session.
• ^  Evans refused to qualify on 8 February 1870, but did qualify and was sworn in on 10 February 1870.

1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... District 4 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Liberty and Orange counties, and portions of Chambers, Harris, Jefferson and Montgomery counties in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... District 6 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves a portion of Harris County in the state of Texas. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Albert Jennings Fountain disappearance involved an event which occurred on February 1, 1896 when Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain and his son Henry disappeared near Las Cruces, New Mexico. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

House of Representatives

• Richard Allen
• James Buckner Barry
• D. W. Burley
• Giles Cotton
• J. Goldsteen Dupree
• Ira Hobart Evans
• Jeremiah Hamilton
• Gustav Hoffmann
• Orlando Newton Hollingsworth
• Mitchell Kendall
• Fergus Kyle
• David Medlock
• John Mitchell
• Henry Moore
• Shepherd Mullens
• Henry Phelps
• Julius Schuetze
• William Henry Sinclair
• Richard Williams
• Benjamin Franklin Williams

Membership Changes

• ^  District 2: Swift elected in special election 3 October–6 October 1871.
• ^  District 3: Dillard elected in special election 28 November–1 December 1870.
• ^  District 3: Dillard reelected in special election 3 October–6 October 1871.
• ^  District 26: Hillebrand elected in special election 28 November–1 December 1870.

February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

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