6th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
C. W. Board (D)
Composition:
Senate
38   5   1
House
83   26  

The Sixth 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 2 to March 16, 1917, during the third year of the term of Governor Robert L. Williams.[1]

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate and C. W. Board served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Paul Nesbitt served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

Previous: 5th Legislature • Next: 7th Legislature

Major legislation

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Socialist
38 5 1 44
Voting share 86.4% 11.3% 2.3%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
83 26 109
Voting share 76.1% 23.9%

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. C.W. Board was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the primary presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate.[3]

House

Paul Nesbitt of McAlester, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Tom L. Waldrep of Shawnee, Oklahoma, served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

District Name Party
Lt-Gov Martin E. Trapp Dem
1 W. J. Risen Dem
2 Arthur Leach Dem
2 G. E. Wilson Soc
3 W. M. Bickel Dem
4 G.L. Wilson Dem
5 Harry Cordell Dem
6 R.L. Knie Dem
6 O.J. Logan Dem
7 Walter Ferguson Rep
8 Eugene Watrous Rep
9 William Cline Dem
9 R.L. Hall Dem
10 Tom Testerman Rep
11 Clarence Davis Dem
12 John Golobie Rep
13 T.B. Hogg Dem
13 C.L. Edmonson Dem
14 Robert Burns Dem
14 W.K. Snyder Dem
15 Thomas O'Neill Dem
15 Frank Carpenter Dem
16 H. Brown Rep
17 Frank Beauman Dem
17 J. Elmer Thomas Dem
18 R.A. Keller Dem
18 Fred Tucker Dem
19 Joe Edwards Dem
19 Jep Knight 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 John Vaughan Dem
27 T.H. Davidson Dem
27 Eugene Kerr Dem
28 T.L. Rider Dem
29 O.W. Killam Dem
30 J.J. Smith Dem
31 R.L. Davidson Dem
32 S.L. Johnson Dem
33 W.A. Chase Dem

House of Representatives

Name Party County
D. B. Collums Dem Adair
J. C. Smith Rep Alfalfa
James Thurmond Dem Atoka
E. L. Adams Dem Beaver, Harper
Algernon Mansur Dem Beckham
L. A. Everhart Rep Blaine
William A. Durant Dem Bryan
Porter Newman Dem Bryan
Newt Dickinson Dem Caddo
S. C. Kelly Dem Caddo
Jack Barker Dem Canadian
T. F. Hensley Dem Canadian
Thad Baker Dem Carter
Roy Shores Dem Carter
Roy Hinds Dem Cherokee
R. K. Warren Dem Choctaw
M. W. Pugh Dem Cimarron, Texas
H. O. Miller Dem Cleveland
Wilburn Cartwright Dem Coal
Lewis Hunter Dem Comanche, Cotton
William Powell Dem Comanche, Cotton
Fletcher Riley Dem Comanche, Cotton
J. H. Butler Rep Craig
William Cheatham Dem Creek
J. M. Morgan Dem Creek
Oscar Houston Dem Custer
E. J. Meacham Dem Custer
John Gibson Dem Delaware
M. L. Jones Dem Dewey
Bert Hill Rep Ellis
J. B. Campbell Rep Garfield
J. A. Eakins Rep Garfield
E. O. Northcutt Dem Garvin
Alfred Stevenson Dem Garvin
Bert Jackson Dem Grady
Ed Shegog Dem Grady
T. E. Beck Rep Grant
J. O. McCollister Dem Greer
H. Treadway Dem Harmon
J. L. Hendrickson Dem Haskell
H. A. Hicks Dem Hughes
Silas Shirley Dem Hughes
Everett Petry Dem Jackson
G. M. Bond Dem Jefferson
B. N. Hultzman Dem Johnston
Samuel Elder Rep Kay
Henry Headley Rep Kay
J. A. Marsh Rep Kingfisher
R. R. Fitzgerald Dem Kiowa
L. P. Bobo Dem Latimer
J. B. Harper Dem LeFlore
Tom Neal Dem LeFlore
Ed Keegan Rep Lincoln
W. F. Pardoe Rep Lincoln
O. B. Acton Rep Logan
Amos Ewing Rep Logan
Asa Walden Dem Love
S. J. Bardsley Rep Major
Sid Wheeler Dem Marshall
D. C. Hughes Dem Mayes
G.H.A. Thomas Dem McClain
G. E. Rowland Dem McCurtain
S. S. Mayfield Dem McIntosh
R. H. Berry Dem McIntosh
James Draughon Dem Murray
R. L. Disney Dem Muskogee
L. E. Neff Dem Muskogee
Robert West Dem Muskogee
Roy Harvey Rep Noble
A. R. Garrett Rep Nowata
W. N. Berry Dem Okfuskee
S. S. Butterfield Dem Oklahoma
Tom Dolan Dem Oklahoma
Rollin Gish Dem Oklahoma
I. L. Harris Rep Oklahoma
W. W. Robertson Dem Oklahoma
H. L. Christopher Dem Okmulgee
Bert Hodges Dem Okmulgee
L. A. Wismeyer Rep Osage
John N. Scott Dem Ottawa
Millard Grubb Rep Pawnee
A. J. Hartenbower Dem Payne
Charles Platt Rep Payne
S. J. Fitzgerald Dem Pittsburg
Tom Haile Dem Pittsburg
Paul Nesbitt Dem Pittsburg
J. W. Vaden Dem Pontotoc
Robert Wimbish Dem Pontotoc
W. L. Chapman Dem Pottawatomie
N. A. J. Ticer Dem Pottawatomie
Tom Waldrep Dem Pottawatomie
C. A. Welch Dem Pushmataha
J. T. Nicholson Dem Roger Mills
E. E. Woods Rep Rogers
A. S. Norvell Dem Seminole
M. M. Turlington Dem Seminole
J. Blackard Jr. Dem Sequoyah
C. B. Johnson Dem Sequoyah
J. P. Speer Dem Stephens
W. G. Woodard Dem Swanson
Squire Humble Dem Tillman
Glenn Condon Rep Tulsa
Harry Rogers Rep Tulsa
P. A. Fox Dem Wagoner
J. C. Hamilton Dem Wagoner
A. E. Craver Rep Washington
I. B. Hurst Dem Washita
W. H. Olmstead Rep Woods
B. H. Beatte Dem Woodward

References

  1. ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. ^ a b c Cunningham, Tobie. BONE-DRY Law, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed July 27, 2013)
  3. ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  4. ^ All Senate List Archived 2013-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013).
  5. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)

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Oklahoma State Legislatures by year convened
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