5th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
E. L. Mitchell (D)
A. A. McCrory (D)
Composition:
Senate
37   6   1
House
73   18   6

The Fifth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 5 to March 23, 1915, and in special session from January 17 to February 22, 1916, during the first two years of the term of Governor Robert L. Williams.[1] The legislature included six Socialists, who only served for a single term.[1] The only bill sponsored by a Socialist that became Oklahoma law involved hunting.[1] The 1916 special session was called after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Oklahoma's Jim Crow law.[1]

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate and E. L. Mitchell served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. A. A. McCrory served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

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Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Socialist
37 6 1 44
Voting share 84.1% 13.6% 2.3%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Socialist
73 18 6 97
Voting share 75.3% 18.5% 6.2%

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. E. L. Mitchell was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the primary presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate.[2]

House

A. A. McCrory of Ringling, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and William A. Durant served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

District Name Party
Lt-Gov Martin E. Trapp Dem
1 W. J. Risen Dem
2 E. L. Mitchell Dem
2 G. E. Wilson Soc
3 W. M. Bickel Dem
4 J. L. Carpenter Dem
5 Harry Cordell Dem
6 James Austin Dem
6 O. J. Logan Dem
7 A. C. Beeman Rep
8 Eugene Watrous Rep
9 William Cline Dem
9 J. E. Curran Rep
10 George Waters Dem
11 Clarence Davis Dem
12 John H. Burford Rep
13 Charles F. Barrett Dem
13 C. L. Edmonson Dem
14 Tom McMechan Dem
14 Ben Wilson Dem
15 Thomas O'Neill Dem
15 John Pugh Dem
16 S. W. Hogan Rep
17 Frank Beauman Dem
17 Elmer Thomas Dem
18 R. A. Keller Dem
18 Fred Tucker Dem
19 Joe Edwards Dem
19 Ben Franklin Dem
20 J. T. McIntosh Dem
20 John Hickman Dem
21 M. M. Ryan Dem
22 C. W. Board Dem
23 R. H. Chase Dem
24 W. C. McAlister Dem
25 W. V. Buckner Dem
26 C. C. Shaw Dem
27 T. H. Davidson Dem
27 Campbell Russell Dem
28 M. S. Blassingame Dem
29 O. W. Killam Dem
30 George W. Fields Jr. Dem
31 R. L. Davidson Dem
32 Jason Sutherlin Rep
33 W. A. Chase Dem

House of Representatives

Name Party County
Thomas J. Welch Dem Adair
J. C. Smith Rep Alfalfa
James Thurmond Dem Atoka
Howard Drake Rep Beaver, Harper
Thomas McLemore Soc Beckham
L. A. Everhart Rep Blaine
William A. Durant Dem Bryan
G. A. Ramsey Dem Bryan
Joseph Baker Dem Caddo
Frank Carpenter Dem Caddo
T. F. Hensley Dem Canadian
Kelly Brown Dem Carter
J. D. Cox Dem Cherokee
W. L. Garner Dem Choctaw
Thomas W. Hunter Dem Choctaw
Charles Williams Dem Cimarron, Texas
H. O. Miller Dem Cleveland
Wilburn Cartwright Dem Coal
Lewis Hunter Dem Comanche, Cotton
William Powell Dem Comanche, Cotton
Bryant Cash Dem Craig
William J. Ladd Rep Creek
John Simpson Dem Custer
Lee Howe Dem Delaware
David C. Kirkpatrick Soc Dewey
C. H. Holmes Rep Ellis
C. C. Childers Dem Garfield
Marvin McCord Rep Garfield
L. B. Abney Dem Garvin
Cicero Murray Dem Garvin
L. N. Barbee Dem Grady
Bert Jackson Dem Grady
J. E. Lemon Dem Grant
J. O. McCollister Dem Greer
H. Treadway Dem Harmon
A. H. Huggins Dem Haskell
Ben F. Harrison Dem Hughes
R. J. Morgan Dem Jackson
A. A. McCrory Dem Jefferson
J. J. Clark Dem Johnston
Henry Headley Rep Kay
C. L. Pinkham Dem Kay
J. A. Marsh Rep Kingfisher
R. R. Fitzgerald Dem Kiowa
N. D. Pritchett Soc Kiowa
Cliff Peery Dem Latimer
G. L. Council Dem LeFlore
T. G. McMahan Dem LeFlore
Ed Keegan Rep Lincoln
Jake Zabloudil Rep Lincoln
O. B. Acton Rep Logan
Amos Ewing Rep Logan
Asa Walden Dem Love
Charles Henry Ingham Soc Major
O. G. Rollins Dem Marshall
Johnson Crawford Dem Mayes
E. E. Glasco Dem McClain
Tom G. Taylor Dem McCurtain
W. M. Duffy Dem McIntosh
George Pullen Democrat Murray
R. L. Disney Dem Muskogee
N. B. Maxey Dem Muskogee
E. T. Testerman Rep Noble
Eldon Sams Rep Nowata
W. N. Berry Dem Okfuskee
Joseph Dickerson Rep Oklahoma
Jesse Norton Rep Oklahoma
R. L. Peebly Dem Oklahoma
John H. Wright Dem Oklahoma
James Young Dem Oklahoma
S. L. Johnson Dem Okmulgee
Louis Bryant Dem Osage
James Moore Dem Ottawa
G. W. Goodwin Rep Pawnee
J. L. McKeown Dem Payne
Tom Haile Dem Pittsburg
Paul Nesbitt Dem Pittsburg
T. G. Wilkes Dem Pittsburg
Sam Hargis Dem Pontotoc
W. K. Dunn Dem Pottawatomie
R. R. Hendon Dem Pottawatomie
Tom Waldrep Dem Pottawatomie
J. H. Reigner Dem Pushmataha
Sydney W. Hill Soc Roger Mills
A. E. Ball Dem Rogers
Luther Harrison Dem Seminole
J. N. Davis Dem Sequoyah
Henry Sitton Dem Stephens
A. North Dem Tillman
Wash Hudson Dem Tulsa
James Sykes Dem Tulsa
William E. Long Dem Wagoner
M. W. Bovee Dem Washington
C. C. Hill Dem Washita
W. H. Olmstead Rep Woods
E. O. McCance Dem Woodward

References

  1. ^ a b c d e A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  3. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)

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