6th Oklahoma Legislature

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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]

Contents

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

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Socialist
385144
Voting share86.4%11.3%2.3%

House of Representatives

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

DistrictNameParty
Lt-Gov Martin E. Trapp Dem
1W. J. RisenDem
2Arthur LeachDem
2 G. E. Wilson Soc
3W. M. BickelDem
4G.L. Wilson Dem
5Harry Cordell Dem
6R.L. Knie Dem
6O.J. Logan Dem
7 Walter Ferguson Rep
8Eugene Watrous Rep
9William Cline Dem
9R.L. Hall Dem
10Tom Testerman Rep
11Clarence Davis Dem
12 John Golobie Rep
13T.B. Hogg Dem
13C.L. Edmonson Dem
14 Robert Burns Dem
14W.K. Snyder Dem
15Thomas O'Neill Dem
15Frank Carpenter Dem
16H. Brown Rep
17Frank Beauman Dem
17J. Elmer Thomas Dem
18R.A. Keller Dem
18Fred Tucker Dem
19Joe Edwards Dem
19Jep Knight Dem
20J.T. McIntosh Dem
20John Hickman Dem
21M.M. Ryan Dem
22C.W. Board Dem
23R.H. Chase Dem
24W.C. McAlister Dem
25W.V. Buckner Dem
26John Vaughan Dem
27T.H. Davidson Dem
27Eugene Kerr Dem
28 Thomas LaFayette Rider Dem
29O.W. Killam Dem
30J.J. Smith Dem
31R.L. Davidson Dem
32S.L. Johnson Dem
33W.A. Chase Dem

House of Representatives

NamePartyCounty
D. B. CollumsDemAdair
J. C. SmithRepAlfalfa
James ThurmondDemAtoka
E. L. AdamsDemBeaver, Harper
Algernon MansurDemBeckham
L. A. EverhartRepBlaine
William A. Durant DemBryan
Porter NewmanDemBryan
Newt DickinsonDemCaddo
S. C. KellyDemCaddo
Jack BarkerDemCanadian
T. F. HensleyDemCanadian
Thad BakerDemCarter
Roy ShoresDemCarter
Roy HindsDemCherokee
R. K. WarrenDemChoctaw
M. W. PughDemCimarron, Texas
H. O. MillerDemCleveland
Wilburn Cartwright DemCoal
Lewis HunterDemComanche, Cotton
William PowellDemComanche, Cotton
Fletcher RileyDemComanche, Cotton
J. H. ButlerRepCraig
William CheathamDemCreek
J. M. MorganDemCreek
Oscar HoustonDemCuster
E. J. MeachamDemCuster
John GibsonDemDelaware
M. L. JonesDemDewey
Bert HillRepEllis
J. B. CampbellRepGarfield
J. A. EakinsRepGarfield
E. O. NorthcuttDemGarvin
Alfred StevensonDemGarvin
Bert JacksonDemGrady
Ed ShegogDemGrady
T. E. BeckRepGrant
J. O. McCollisterDemGreer
H. TreadwayDemHarmon
J. L. HendricksonDemHaskell
H. A. HicksDemHughes
Silas ShirleyDemHughes
Everett PetryDemJackson
G. M. BondDemJefferson
B. N. HultzmanDemJohnston
Samuel ElderRepKay
Henry HeadleyRepKay
J. A. MarshRepKingfisher
R. R. FitzgeraldDemKiowa
L. P. BoboDemLatimer
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 DemPittsburg
J. W. VadenDemPontotoc
Robert WimbishDemPontotoc
W. L. ChapmanDemPottawatomie
N. A. J. TicerDemPottawatomie
Tom WaldrepDemPottawatomie
C. A. WelchDemPushmataha
J. T. NicholsonDemRoger Mills
E. E. WoodsRepRogers
A. S. NorvellDemSeminole
M. M. TurlingtonDemSeminole
J. Blackard Jr.DemSequoyah
C. B. JohnsonDemSequoyah
J. P. SpeerDemStephens
W. G. WoodardDemSwanson
Squire HumbleDemTillman
Glenn CondonRepTulsa
Harry RogersRepTulsa
P. A. FoxDemWagoner
J. C. HamiltonDemWagoner
A. E. CraverRepWashington
I. B. HurstDemWashita
W. H. OlmsteadRepWoods
B. H. BeatteDemWoodward

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References

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