3rd Oklahoma Legislature

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3rd Oklahoma Legislature
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House
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The Third 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 the Levy Building in Oklahoma City, beginning with a special session from November 28 to December 16, 1910, during the end of Governor Charles Haskell's term and ending with a regular session from January 3 to March 11, 1911, during the first year of the term of Governor Lee Cruce. [1] The Democratic Party, which already held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, further increased the number of seats they held after the 1910 election.

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Lieutenant Governor J. J. McAlester served as the President of the Senate and Elmer Thomas served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. W. B. Anthony served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the special session in 1910, while William A. Durant took over during the regular session in 1911.

Dates of sessions

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Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
311344
Voting share70.5%29.5%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
8326109
Voting share76.1%23.9%

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor J. J. McAlester served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. Elmer Thomas 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

The Democratic caucus held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. W.B. Anthony, of Marlow, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the special session in 1910, and William A. Durant served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the regular session in 1911. [1]

Members

Senate

President Pro Tem Elmer Thomas would go on to serve as a United States Senator. ElmerThomasOK.jpg
President Pro Tem Elmer Thomas would go on to serve as a United States Senator.
DistrictNameParty
Lt-Gov J. J. McAlester Dem
1J. H. Langston Rep
2E. L. MitchellDem
2R. E. EcholsDem
3William BriggsRep
4Henry J. DentonDem
5Guy HortonDem
6J. J. WilliamsDem
6George CoffeyDem
7J. W. McCullyRep
8P.J. GouldingDem
9William DuttonRep
9E. B. ChapmanRep
10J. Q. NewellDem
11Joseph JonesRep
12Ben BerkeyRep
13Michael EggermanDem
13William TilghmanDem
14Tom McMechanDem
14Frank ColvilleRep
15George BarefootDem
15Joe SmithDem
16Emory BrownleeDem
17F. W. AndersonDem
17 Elmer Thomas Dem
18C. B. KendrickDem
18Harry K. AllenDem
19 Joseph Bryan Thompson Dem
19Robert WynneDem
20Jesse HatchettDem
20T. F. MemmingerDem
21Edwin SorrelsDem
22Frank WarrenRep
23Reuben RoddieDem
24W. P. StewartDem
25William RedwineRep
26William FranklinDem
27Sid GarrettDem
27Harry B. BeelerRep
28J. H. CloonanRep
29E. C. HarlanDem
30Elias LandrumDem
31 A. F. Vandeventer Dem
32R. T. PotterRep
33Gid GrahamDem

House of Representatives

NamePartyCounty
George W. SmithDemAdair
G. N. KneelandRepAlfalfa
A. J. RentfrowRepAlfalfa, Grant
J. W. ClarkDemAtoka
William A. Durant DemAtoka, Bryan
A. W. TooleyRepBeaver
George W. LewisDemBeckham
George JamisonRepBlaine
J. H. BaldwinDemBryan
William F. SempleDemBryan
H. M. ChristianDemCaddo
G. M. FullerDemCaddo
Dan W. PerryDemCaddo, Canadian, Cleveland
U. S. BrownRepCanadian
J. B. ChampionDemCarter
U. T. RexroatDemCarter
Houston B. Teehee DemCherokee
M. L. WebbDemChoctaw
O. MarshallDemCimarron
Oliver AikenDemCleveland
George T. SearcyDemCoal
John M. MooreDemCoal, Johnston
Roy J. WilliamsDemComanche
J. W. LeftwichDemComanche, Stephens
Peter CoyneDemCraig
W. L. JeffordsDemCraig, Rogers
S. J. SmithRepCreek
W. V. PryorDemCreek, Tulsa
J. M. ThrashDemCuster
George W. CornellDemCuster, Washita
O. W. KillamDemDelaware
H. O. DevereauxRepDewey
Flavius RoseRepEllis
J. B. CampbellRepGarfield
Joseph M. PorterRepGarfield
Eugene WatrousRepGarfield, Kingfisher
O. W. PatchellDemGarvin
William TaborDemGarvin
E. W. FreyDemGrady
R. L. GloverDemGrady
W. T. ClarkRepGrant
K. C. CoxDemGreer
C. H. MaddenDemHarmon
Henry L. VogleRepHarper
H. H. EdwardsDemHaskell
Jasper CullopDemHaskell, Muskogee
Eugene KerrDemHaskell, Muskogee
N. J. JohnsonDemHughes
William A. HammondDemHughes, Pittsburg
S. G. AshbyDemJackson
Cham JonesDemJefferson
W. J. MilburnDemJohnston
W. H. ClarkeRepKay
T. O WilliamsDemKay
George L. KingRepKingfisher
O. J. LoganDemKiowa
W. H. NewDemLatimer
Charles W. BroomeDemLeFlore
S. J. FolsomDemLeFlore, Sequoyah
C. R. BlackburnRepLincoln
John B. CharlesRepLincoln
J. H. Maxey Jr.DemLincoln, Pottawatomie
O. B. ActonRepLogan
G. E. ClaytonDemLogan
John S. ShearerRepLogan
W. H. BrooksDemLove
S. S. DavisonRepMajor
J. W. McDuffeeDemMarshall
R. W. LindseyRepMayes
E. L. GreenDemMcClain
James R. KnightDemMcCurtain
J. W. SteenDemMcIntosh
Charles B. EmanuelDemMurray
W. C. JacksonDemMuskogee
W. P MillerDemMuskogee
E. T. TestermanRepNoble
C. L. MillerDemNowata
J. J. RolandDemOkfuskee
Hubert BolenDemOklahoma
C. H. DeFordRepOklahoma
R. L. PeeblyDemOklahoma
John H. WrightDemOklahoma
J. M. LenoxDemOkmulgee
Charles B. PetersDemOsage
James K. MooreDemOttawa
Ross BrubakerDemPawnee
Ed ClarkRepPawnee, Payne
T. H. StocktonRepPayne
Henry M. McElhaneyDemPittsburg
S. F. WhitmanDemPittsburg
John P. CrawfordDemPontotoc
J. S. BarhamDemPontotoc, Seminole
Charles F. Barrett DemPottawatomie
William S. CarsonDemPottawatomie
B. F. NesbittDemPottawatomie
H S P AshbyDemPushmataha
Perry MaddenDemRoger Mills
Joe ChambersDemRogers
E. E. JayneDemSeminole
J. W. BreedloveDemSequoyah
W. B. AnthonyDemStephens
J. V. McClinticDemSwanson
T. O. JamesDemTexas
Walter L. CoughlinDemTillman
J. I. GillespieDemTulsa
John S. MossDemWagoner
Lon FisherDemWashington
Eckles HarrisDemWashita
D. S. WoodsonDemWoods
E. G. VosburghRepWoodward

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References

  1. 1 2 A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. 1 2 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 21, 2013)