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Matagorda
County Historical Marker
First Speaker of the
Texas House of Representatives
IRA INGRAM
(1788 - 1837)
Courthouse Square - West Side
28°58'56.99"N
95°58'10.12"W
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first speaker of the
texas house of representativeS
ira ingram
(1788 - 1837)
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Born in Vermont.
Came to Texas in 1824. Worked to establish the
Republic. Represented Matagorda in
the First Congress of the
Republic where he served
as speaker, Oct. 1836 to April
1837 . At his death in
Sept. 1837 left $70,000 to
schools in Matagorda.
Since Ingram's term, 62 men have served Texas as speaker.
Five have gone on to become governor. One, Sam Rayburn,
became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and
served 21 years in that office.
The speaker, elected from the 150 members of the
house, is one of the most powerful men in state government
-- being third in line of succession to
the governorship. Through his power of appointment
of the 41 standing committees, and a presiding
officer, he directs the course of legislation.
He is chairman of the
Legislative Audit Committee;
vice-chairman of the Legislative Budget Board; and
vice-chairman of the Texas Legislative Council. He
signs all legislative acts and resolutions, appoints
conference and interim committees, and performs many
administrative duties spanning his two year term.
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IRA INGRAM TEXAS CENTENNIAL
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HOUSE SPEAKERS DURING THE
PERIOD OF THE REPUBLIC
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IRA INGRAM |
1836 |
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BRANCH T. ARCHER |
1837 |
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JOSEPH ROWE |
1837 |
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JOHN M. HANSFORD |
1838 |
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DAVID S. KAUFMAN |
1839 |
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KENNETH L. ANDERSON |
1841 |
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N. H. DARNELL |
1842 |
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RICHARDSON SCURRY |
1843 |
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JOHN M. LEWIS |
1844 |
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W. E.
CRUMP |
1846 |
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A. M.
KENNEDY |
1909 |
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J. W.
HENDERSON |
1847 |
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JOHN
MARSHALL |
1909 |
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C. G.
KEENAN |
1849 |
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SAM
RAYBURN |
1911 |
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D. C.
DICKSON |
1851 |
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CHESTER H.
TERRELL |
1913 |
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H. R.
RUNNELS |
1853 |
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JOHN W.
WOODS |
1915 |
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H. P. BEE |
1855 |
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F. O.
FULLER |
1917 |
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WM. S.
TAYLOR |
1857 |
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R. E.
THOMASON |
1919 |
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DR. M. D.
K. TAYLOR |
1859,
1863, 1873 |
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CHARLES G.
THOMAS |
1921 |
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N. H.
DARNELL |
1861 |
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R. E.
SEAGLER |
1923 |
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N. M.
BURFORD |
1866 |
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LEE
SATTERWHITE |
1925 |
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IRA H.
EVANS |
1870 |
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R. L.
BOBBITT |
1927 |
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GUY M.
BRYAN |
1874 |
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W. S.
BARROW |
1929 |
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T. R.
BONNER |
1876 |
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FRED MINOR |
1931 |
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JOHN H.
COCHRAN |
1879, 1893 |
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COKE R.
STEVENSON |
1933, 1935 |
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GEORGE R.
REEVES |
1881 |
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ROBERT W.
CALVERT |
1937 |
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C. R.
GIBSON |
1883 |
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R. EMMET
MORSE |
1939 |
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L. L.
FOSTER |
1885 |
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HOMER
LEONARD |
1941 |
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GEORGE C.
PENDLETON |
1887 |
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PRICE
DANIEL |
1943 |
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F. P.
ALEXANDER |
1889 |
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CLAUD
GILVER |
1945 |
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R. T.
MILNER |
1891 |
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W. O. REED |
1947 |
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T. S.
SMITH |
1895 |
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DURWOOD
MANFORD |
1949 |
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L. T.
DASHIELL |
1897 |
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REUBEN
SENTERFIETT |
1951, 1953 |
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J. S.
SHERRILL |
1899 |
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JIM
LINDSEY |
1955 |
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R. E.
PRINCE |
1901 |
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WAGGONER
CARR |
1957, 1959 |
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PAT M.
NEFF |
1903 |
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JAMES
TURMAN |
1961 |
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F. W.
SEABURY |
1905 |
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BYRON
TUNNELL |
1963 |
THOMAS B.
LOVE
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1907
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BEN BARNES
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1965
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