The 7th Texas Legislature met from November 2, 1857 to February 16, 1858 in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1857.
Sessions
7th Regular session: November 2, 1857 – February 16, 1858
Party summary
Officers
Senate
Lieutenant Governor Francis Richard Lubbock, Democrat
President pro tempore M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat, Regular session
Samuel A. Maverick, Democrat, Ad interim
House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
William S. Taylor, Democrat, 1857–18 January 1858
Matthew Fielding Locke, Democrat, 18 January 1858–1859
Members
Members of the Seventh Texas Legislature at the beginning of the regular session, November 2, 1857: