Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	5	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 4, 1861	7th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 8th ⁽¹⁾		Birdville / Tarrant		Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant
S	4	Nov 5, 1849 - Mar 30, 1850	3rd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾		Birdville / Tarrant		Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Grayson, Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt

(1) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover senators), 11/7/1859, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(2) 7th and 8th Legislatures - Birdville, Tarrant County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats." Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(6) Samuel R. Campbell, in special election 7/22/1850, sworn 8/12/1850, succeeded Albert G. Walker, resigned 3/30/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical information, "Brave Pioneers Who Blazed the Way for Tarrant's Present Greatness," 12/15/1912, Part Four, p. 1. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Biographical sketch, p. 419, Peters Colony of Texas: a History and Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers, 1959.

Other Resources

Biographical information, including an account of the "difficulty" between J. Jeff Courtney and Albert Walker in which Courtney was mortally wounded, 5/24/1881. Lists birth year of 1805. Fort Worth Democrat.
Migration steps and additional notes. Migrations.org, 2004.
Portrait of A.G. Walker and an account of the battle over the location of the Tarrant County Seat. Reminiscences of the Early Days of Fort Worth, 1906.
Mentioned in 3rd Legislature, p. 196. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
Decedents chart lists birth date of 8/25/1807, death date 11/7/1882. Working Files of Margaret P. Kronauge.
Map of the town of Birdville, TX, showing the scene of the 1857 gunfight between A.G. Walker and John H. Courtenay. "Courtenay was killed over the battle of the Tarrant County seat." Working Files of Margaret P. Kronauge.

Photographs

Photograph. Albert Walker, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Committee Information top

8th R.S. - 1859 Apportionment Counties and County Boundaries Indian Affairs Judicial Districts Public Lands (Chair) Reduction of Expenditures of the State Government Roads, Bridges and Ferries
7th R.S. - 1857 Counties and County Boundaries Education Public Lands Roads, Bridges and Ferries
3rd R.S. - 1849 Internal Improvements Judiciary Private Land Claims Privileges and Elections Public Lands

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