The 1916-1920 (or 84th) [1] Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions, from January to April 1916, from September to October 1917, and from January to March 1918. [2] 45 senators and 133 representatives were in each session. [1]
In the 1916 session, the Senate was made of 38 senatorial districts. [1] After the constitutional amendment of 1916, 4 more districts were added. [1] Some districts had more than one representative. [1]
From 1916 to 1920, each county served as a district with representatives. There were some floater representatives that served between two different counties. [1]
Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Democratic Party | 45 | |
Other party* | 0 | |
Seat Vacant** | 0 | |
Total | 45 |
Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 132 | |
Other party* | 1 | |
Seat Vacant** | 0 | |
Total | 133 |
Position | Name | Party | District | |
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President | Lee M. Russell | Democratic Party | n/a | |
President Pro Tempore | Carroll Kendrick | Democratic Party | 37 |
Position | Name | Party | County | |
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Speaker of the House | Martin S. Conner | Democratic Party | Covington |
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