Texas: State Governors: 1846-1865 Governor of the State of Texas 19 Feb 1846 - 21 Dec 1847 James Pinckney Henderson 21 Dec 1847 - 21 Dec 1849 George Tyler Wood 21 Dec 1849 - 23 Nov 1853 Peter Hansborough Bell 23 Nov 1853 - 21 Dec 1853 James Wilson Henderson 21 Dec 1853 - 21 Dec 1857 Elisha Marshall Pease 21 Dec 1857 - 21 Dec 1859 Hardin Richard Runnels 21 Dec 1859 - 16 Mar 1861 Samuel Houston 16 Mar 1861 - 7 Nov 1861 Edward Clark 7 Nov 1861 - 5 Nov 1863 Francis Richard Lubbock 5 Nov 1863 - 12 Jun 1865 Pendleton Murrah [1] [1] Ceased to exercise the functions of office de facto upon departure from the seat of government (12 Jun 1865); left national territory after 22 Jun 1865. Last updated on: 03 Jan 2019 21:00:00
