Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government.
For more information about the office and powers of the Lieutenant Governor see Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Lieutenant Governors of Texas
| Name | Years in Office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Clinton Horton | 1846-1847 | Democrat |
| John Alexander Greer | 1847-1851 | Democrat |
| James Wilson Henderson | 1851-1853 | Democrat |
| David Catchings Dickson | 1853-1855 | Democrat |
| Hardin Richard Runnels | 1855-1857 | Democrat |
| Francis R. Lubbock | 1857-1859 | Democrat |
| Edward Clark | 1859-1861 | Democrat |
| John McClannahan Crockett | 1861-1863 | Democrat |
| Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale | 1863-1865 | Democrat |
| Vacant | 1865-1866 | – |
| George Washington Jones[1] | 1866-1867 | Democrat |
| Vacant | 1867-1870 | – |
| James W. Flanagan[2] | elected 1869 | Republican |
| Vacant | 1871-1874 | – |
| Donald Campbell ex officio | 1870-1871 | Republican |
| David Webster Flanagan ex officio | 1871 | Republican |
| Albert Jennings Fountain ex officio | 1871–1873 | Republican |
| Edward Bradford Pickett ex officio | 1873–1874 | Democrat |
| Richard Bennett Hubbard, Jr. | 1874-1876 | Democrat |
| Vacant | 1876-1879 | – |
| Joseph Draper Sayers | 1879-1881 | Democrat |
| Leonidas Jefferson Storey | 1881-1883 | Democrat |
| Francis Marion Martin | 1883-1885 | Democrat |
| Barnett Gibbs | 1885-1887 | Democrat |
| Thomas Benton Wheeler | 1887-1891 | Democrat |
| George Cassety Pendleton | 1891-1893 | Democrat |
| Martin McNulty Crane | 1893-1895 | Democrat |
| George Taylor Jester | 1895-1899 | Democrat |
| James Nathan Browning | 1899-1903 | Democrat |
| George D. Neal | 1903-1907 | Democrat |
| Asbury Bascom Davidson | 1907-1913 | Democrat |
| William Harding Mayes | 1913-1915 | Democrat |
| William Pettus Hobby, Sr. | 1915-1917 | Democrat |
| Vacant | 1917-1919 | – |
| Willard Arnold Johnson | 1919-1921 | Democrat |
| Lynch Davidson | 1921-1923 | Democrat |
| Thomas Whitfield Davidson | 1923-1925 | Democrat |
| Barry Miller | 1925-1931 | Democrat |
| Edgar E. Witt | 1931-1935 | Democrat |
| Walter Frank Woodul | 1935-1939 | Democrat |
| Coke Robert Stevenson | 1939-1941 | Democrat |
| Vacant | 1941-1943 | – |
| John Lee Smith | 1943-1947 | Democrat |
| Robert Allan Shivers | 1947-1949 | Democrat |
| Vacant | 1949-1951 | – |
| Ben Ramsey | 1951-1963 | Democrat |
| Preston Earnest Smith | 1963-1969 | Democrat |
| Ben Barnes | 1969-1973 | Democrat |
| William Pettus Hobby, Jr. | 1973-1991 | Democrat |
| Bob Bullock | 1991-1999 | Democrat |
| Rick Perry[3] | 1999-2000 | Republican |
| Bill Ratliff[4] | 2000-2003 | Republican |
| David Dewhurst | 2003-present | Republican |
- ^ Jones was removed by General Philip Sheridan, commander of the Fifth Military District during Reconstruction and the office remained vacant until the 14th Legislature in 1874.
- ^ Flanagan was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1869 but was not inaugurated. He presided over the Provisional session, but left office after being selected as an at-large representative to the U.S. Congress.
- ^ Perry vacated the office when he succeeded George W. Bush as Governor of Texas on December 21, 2000.
- ^ Ratliff was chosen by the Texas Senate to finish the unexpired term due to the vacancy of Rick Perry's succession to the Governorship. Ratliff served until David Dewhurst was elected in 2002 and inaugurated in 2003.
Living former lieutenant governors
As of February 2009[update], four former lieutenant governors were alive. The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor was that of Preston Smith (1963–1969), on October 18, 2003. The most recent serving lieutenant governor to die was Bob Bullock (1991–1999), on June 18, 1999.
| Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Barnes | 1969–1973 | April 17, 1938 |
| Bill Hobby | 1973–1991 | January 19, 1932 |
| Rick Perry | 1999–2000 | March 4, 1950 |
| Bill Ratliff | 2000–2003 | January 1, 1937 (unknown birthdate) |
Source
- Legislative Reference Library of Texas
- Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846–1982, Texas Legislative Council, Austin, Texas, August 1982.
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