1916–1920 Mississippi Legislature

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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]

Contents

District apportionment

Senate

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]

House

From 1916 to 1920, each county served as a district with representatives. There were some floater representatives that served between two different counties. [1]

Party breakdown

Senate

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 45
 Other party*0
 Seat Vacant**0
 Total45

House of Representatives

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 132
 Other party*1
 Seat Vacant**0
 Total133

Officers

Senate

Presiding Officer

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President Lee M. Russell Democratic Party n/a
President Pro Tempore Carroll Kendrick Democratic Party 37

House of Representatives

Presiding Officer

PositionNamePartyCounty
Speaker of the House Martin S. Conner Democratic Party Covington

Members of the Mississippi State Senate, 1916-1920

DistrictNamePartyResidence
1 Francis Marion Johnson (1916)DFord
Zachary Taylor Champlin (1918)D Biloxi
2 Columbus W. Walley D Waynesboro
3 John W. White D Rose Hill
4 Henry Clay Yawn (1916)D Lumberton
Bee King (1918)D Mendenhall
5 Edgar M. Lane D Taylorsville
6 Charles E. Thompson D Garden City
7 Daniel W. Huff D Centerville
8 E. Harvey McGehee D Monticello
9 William C. Bowman D Natchez
10 Battaille H. Wade D Tillman
11 James M. Coen D Mizpah
12 Joseph A. Baker D Jackson
G. Edward Williams (1916)D
George Anderson (1918)D Vicksburg
H. K. Murray D
13 Lamar Q. C. Williams D Union
14 Richard E. Thompson D Toomsuba
15 John A. Clark D DeKalb
16 John Q. Poindexter D Ravine
17 Earl S. Richardson D Philadelphia
18 Clarence B. Greaves D Flora
19 Peter Stubblefield D Yazoo City
20 Lorraine C. Dulaney D Grace
21 Homer H. Casteel D Pickens
22 David E. Crawley D Kosciusko
23 William R. Chrismond D Ackerman
24 Scheller A. Miller D West Point
25 William P. Stribling D Columbus
26 Lewis S. Hemphill D Valley Hill
27 William M. Whittington D Greenwood
28 James A. Blount D Grenada
29 Van Buren Boddie (1916)D Greenville
Walton Shields (1918)D
John F. Burrow D Ruleville
30 Walter B. Parks D Merigold
31 N. W. Bradford D Houston
Marshal T. Adams D Pontotoc
32 James C. Eskridge D DeLay
33 Calvin B. Vance D Batesville
34 Lester C. Franklin D Clarksdale
35 John W. Barbee (1916) [lower-alpha 1] D Hernando
Joseph N. Brown (1918)D Olive Branch
36 William H. Dyson D Hickory Flat
Sam C. Mims, Jr. D Holly Springs
Henry Clay Collins D Myrtle
37 Carroll Kendrick D Kendrick
38 Thomas K. Boggan D Tupelo
Anthony J. Cox D Smithville
39 S. J. Hathorn (1918)D Columbia
40 Henry Clay Yawn (1918)D Lumberton
41 Francis M. Johnson (1918)DFord
42 Claude E. Hill (1918)D Hattiesburg

Members of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1916-1920

CountyNamePartyFull terms of officeResidence
Adams Walter G. Green D1916–1920 Natchez
L. T. Kennedy D1918–1932 Natchez
Albert B. Sojourner D1916–1924 Natchez
Alcorn Robert B. Cotton [lower-alpha 2] (1916)D1911–1917 Corinth
J. R. Hill (1918)D1917-1920
John B. Splann D1916–1920 Kendrick
Amite John F. Cassels D1916–1920Gloster
Drury Wall D1916–1920Peoria
Attala James C. Wasson D1916–1920 Ethel
Icey W. Day D1916–1920; 1932–1940; 1944–1952 Ethel
Benton Roderick McGill D1916–1920 Falkner
Bolivar Walter Sillers, Jr. D1916–1966 Rosedale
Stanley F. Gaines D1916–1920 Boyle
Calhoun John B. Going D1908–1920, 1940-1948 Calhoun City
Dennis Murphree D1911–1924 Pittsboro
Carroll George I. Redditt D1916–1920 McCarley
Lafayette J. Lott D1916–1920 Grenada
Chickasaw Irvin Abernathy D1916-1925 Okolona
Eugene Verrell D1916-1920 Houston
Choctaw Carlton A. Lindsey D1908-1920; 1928-1932 Eupora
Claiborne Talbert Luster D1912-1920 Utica
Clarke Howard L. Miller D1916-1920 Quitman
Clay Barney S. Semmelman (1916) [lower-alpha 3] D1916-1917 West Point
J. A. McArthur (1918)1917-1920 West Point
Frank B. Stephens D1916-1920 West Point
Coahoma Oscar G. Johnston D1908-1920 Clarksdale
Robert L. Ralston D1916-1920 Coahoma
Copiah John A. Smylie D1916-1920 Crystal Springs
Benjamin King D1916-1920 Hazlehurst
George W. Russell D1916-1924 Hazlehurst
Covington Martin Sennet Conner D1916-1924 Seminary
DeSoto Dalton F. Warren D1916-1920 Olive Branch
John C. Lauderdale D1916-1920Bright
Forrest Elisha A. Anderson D1912- Hattiesburg
Franklin Charles A. Everett D1916-1920Monroe
George Luther W. Maples D1916-1920Clarence
Greene William I. McLain D1916-1920Richton
Grenada William Aylmer Winter D1916-1924 Grenada
Hancock Robert L. Genin D1912-1920; 1926-1928 Bay St. Louis
Harrison Ernest E. O'Neal D1916- Saucier
Hinds Verell P. Ferguson D1912-1923 Learned
Edward H. Green D1916- Jackson
John Sivley Rhodes D1916- Jackson
Holmes Thomas G. Stephenson D1912- Lexington
Leland N. White D1916- Lexington
Henry H. Johnson D1916- Lexington
Issaquena Robert E. Foster D1912-1931 Shiloh
Itawamba William C. Gray D1916- Fulton
Jackson William R. David D1916-Carterville
Jasper Henry Lloyd Finch D1916-1924 Heidelberg
Jefferson William M. Darden D1912-McNair
Jefferson Davis Oliver C. Luper D1916- Prentiss
Jones James H. Bush D1912- Laurel
Kemper Joseph J. Daniel D1916- DeKalb
Edmund J. Irby D1916- Scooba
Lafayette David F. Hoyle D1916- Paris
Henry L. Davis D1916-1920; 1924-1928 Tula
Lamar John A. Yeager D1916-1932 Lumberton
Lauderdale Thomas L. Bailey D1916-1940 Meridian
Willis M. Taylor D1916-1920 Meridian
Jesse D. Bounds D1916-1920; 1928-1932 Bailey
Lawrence Charles E. Gibson D1916- Monticello
Leake Martin M. Miller D1916-1920 Edinburg
Lee Frank L. Kincannon D1916- Tupelo
James S. Howerton D1912- Baldwyn
Leflore William S. Barry D1888-1892; 1916-1920 Greenwood
Lincoln John F. Cole D1916- Bogue Chitto
Lowndes John F. Frierson D1916- Columbus
Dabney L. Ervin D1912- Columbus
Joseph R. Thomas D1916- Columbus
Madison John B. Dendy D1912- Pickens
Tip Ray D1916- Canton
Marion Ethelbert I. Singley I1916-1920 Columbia
Marshall William W. Stamps D1916-Colliersville, TN
Wilfred I. Spears D1916- Byhalia
John A. Hardin D1916- Potts Camp
Monroe William H. Kolb D1916- Aberdeen
William L. C. Bailey D1916- Aberdeen
Arna A. Tubb D1916- Amory
Montgomery Elijah M. Thompson D1912- Winona
Neshoba Thomas B. Williams D1916- Philadelphia
Newton Nathan M. Everett D1912- Hickory
Bennie W. Dearing D1916- Newton
Noxubee Thomas W. Brame D1912- Macon
Clinton E. Dorroh D1916- Macon
Prince DeWitt Hubbard D1916- Shuqualak
Oktibbeha Joseph S. Rice D1916- Starkville
John D. Greene Jr. D1916- Sturgis
Panola Albert Sidney Kyle D1900-1912; 1916- Batesville
Felix H. Nelson D1916- Pope
Robert T. Keys D1916- Sardis
Pearl River Jess E. Stockstill D1916- Picayune
Perry Gabriel D. Draughn D1916- New Augusta
Pike Joseph E. Norwood D1916- Magnolia
Fenelon D. Hewitt D1916- McComb
Pontotoc William T. Stegall D1896- Pontotoc
Frank Roberson D1916-1917 Pontotoc
Thomas J. Wingo D1917- Toccopola
Prentiss Robert E. L. Sutherland D1916- Wheeler
Bartho L. Breedlove D1916- Booneville
Quitman Ula B. Ross D1916-1920 Lambert
Rankin William E. McIntyre D1916- Brandon
Richard H. Watts D1916- Pelahatchie
Scott William L. Weems DSun
Sharkey Samuel B. Alexander D1916- Rolling Fork
Simpson William F. Stroud D1916- Pinola
Smith Henry C. Thornton D1916- Taylorville
Stone A. Batson D1916-1920
Sunflower Arthur B. Clark D1916-1924 Indianola
Tallahatchie Rowe Hays D1916- Sumner
Tate William J. East D1896-1900; 1904-1908; 1916–1920 Senatobia
Servetus L. Crockett D1916- Tyro
Tippah William R. Wildman D1916- Ripley
Tishomingo James R. Mann D1916- Iuka
Tunica James M. Anderson D1916- Tunica
Union John N. Magill D1916-Bethany
Sam J. Purvis D1916- Blue Springs
Walthall William W. Pope D Tylertown
Warren Thomas R. Foster D1902-1912; 1916- Vicksburg
George R. Hawkins D1908-1912; 1916- Vicksburg
Robert L. C. Barret D1916- Vicksburg
Washington Alfred H. Stone D1916-1924Dunleith Plantation
Alexander G. Paxton D1916- Greenville
Walter S. Knotts D1916- Belzoni
Wayne Grover C. Clark D1916- Heidelberg
Webster Solon S. Gore D1916- Embry
Wilkinson James R. Hutcheson D1916- Centerville
C. T. Netterville, Jr. D1916- Wilkinson
Winston Frank McGehee Glenn D1916- Noxapater
Yalobusha George E. Denley D1916- Coffeeville
William A. Nolen D1916- Water Valley
Yazoo Benjamin F. Roberts D1916- Satartia
Patrick C. Meagher D1916-1920 Yazoo City
Excell Coody D1916- Phoenix
Franklin &

Lincoln

Fred A. Wright D1916- Lucien
Tippah &

Benton

Frederick B. Smith D1916- Ripley
Claiborne &

Jefferson

Samuel R. Young D1916- Pattison
Clarke &

Jasper

William L. West D1916- Vossburg
Grenada &

Montgomery

William H. Dyre D1916-1920 Winona
Leake &

Winston

John C. Holton D1916- Louisville
Harrison &

Jackson

John M. Hairston D1916- Gulfport
Lee &

Itawamba

Robert S. Sheffield D1916- Dorsey
Yazoo &

Hinds

Dr. Virgil M. Perry D1916- Satartia
R. S. Bowman D1916- Benton

Notes

  1. Resigned before 1918 session
  2. Died in 1917
  3. Resigned to fight in World War I

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