5th Oklahoma Legislature

The Fifth 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 5 to March 23, 1915, and in special session from January 17 to February 22, 1916, during the first two years of the term of Governor Robert L. Williams.[1] The legislature included six Socialists, who only served for a single term.[1] The only bill sponsored by a Socialist that became Oklahoma law involved hunting.[1] The 1916 special session was called after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Oklahoma's Jim Crow law.[1]

5th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
E. L. Mitchell (D)
Speaker of the House:
A. A. McCrory (D)
Composition:
Senate
37   6   1
House
73   18   6

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate and E. L. Mitchell served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. A. A. McCrory served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

  • Regular session: January 5-March 23, 1915
  • Special session: January 17-February 22, 1916

Previous: 4th Legislature • Next: 6th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Socialist
37 6 1 44
Voting share 84.1% 13.6% 2.3%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Socialist
73 18 6 97
Voting share 75.3% 18.5% 6.2%

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. E. L. Mitchell 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

A. A. McCrory of Ringling, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and William A. Durant served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

DistrictNameParty
Lt-GovMartin E. TrappDem
1W. J. RisenDem
2E. L. MitchellDem
2George WilsonSoc
3W. M. BickelDem
4J. L. CarpenterDem
5Harry CordellDem
6James AustinDem
6O. J. LoganDem
7A. C. BeemanRep
8Eugene WatrousRep
9William ClineDem
9J. E. CurranRep
10George WatersDem
11Clarence DavisDem
12John H. BurfordRep
13Charles BarrettDem
13C. L. EdmonsonDem
14Tom McMechanDem
14Ben WilsonDem
15Thomas O'NeillDem
15John PughDem
16S. W. HoganRep
17Frank BeaumanDem
17Elmer ThomasDem
18R. A. KellerDem
18Fred TuckerDem
19Joe EdwardsDem
19Ben FranklinDem
20J. T. McIntoshDem
20John HickmanDem
21M. M. RyanDem
22C. W. BoardDem
23R. H. ChaseDem
24W. C. McAlisterDem
25W. V. BucknerDem
26C. C. ShawDem
27T. H. DavidsonDem
27Campbell RussellDem
28M. S. BlassingameDem
29O. W. KillamDem
30George W. Fields Jr.Dem
31R. L. DavidsonDem
32Jason SutherlinRep
33W. A. ChaseDem
  • Table based on state almanac.[2]

House of Representatives

NamePartyCounty
Thomas J. WelchDemAdair
J. C. SmithRepAlfalfa
James ThurmondDemAtoka
Howard DrakeRepBeaver, Harper
Thomas McLemoreSocBeckham
L. A. EverhartRepBlaine
William A. DurantDemBryan
G. A. RamseyDemBryan
Joseph BakerDemCaddo
Frank CarpenterDemCaddo
T. F. HensleyDemCanadian
Kelly BrownDemCarter
J. D. CoxDemCherokee
W. L. GarnerDemChoctaw
Thomas W. HunterDemChoctaw
Charles WilliamsDemCimarron, Texas
H. O. MillerDemCleveland
Wilburn CartwrightDemCoal
Lewis HunterDemComanche, Cotton
William PowellDemComanche, Cotton
Bryant CashDemCraig
William J. LaddRepCreek
John SimpsonDemCuster
Lee HoweDemDelaware
D. C. KirkpatrickSocDewey
C. H. HolmesRepEllis
C. C. ChildersDemGarfield
Marvin McCordRepGarfield
L. B. AbneyDemGarvin
Cicero MurrayDemGarvin
L. N. BarbeeDemGrady
Bert JacksonDemGrady
J. E. LemonDemGrant
J. O. McCollisterDemGreer
H. TreadwayDemHarmon
A. H. HugginsDemHaskell
Ben F. HarrisonDemHughes
R. J. MorganDemJackson
A. A. McCroryDemJefferson
J. J. ClarkDemJohnston
Henry HeadleyRepKay
C. L. PinkhamDemKay
J. A. MarshRepKingfisher
R. R. FitzgeraldDemKiowa
N. D. PritchettSocKiowa
Cliff PeeryDemLatimer
G. L. CouncilDemLeFlore
T. G. McMahanDemLeFlore
Ed KeeganRepLincoln
Jake ZabloudilRepLincoln
O. B. ActonRepLogan
Amos EwingRepLogan
Asa WaldenDemLove
C. H. InghamSocMajor
O. G. RollinsDemMarshall
Johnson CrawfordDemMayes
E. E. GlascoDemMcClain
Tom G. TaylorDemMcCurtain
W. M. DuffyDemMcIntosh
George PullenDemocratMurray
R. L. DisneyDemMuskogee
N. B. MaxeyDemMuskogee
E. T. TestermanRepNoble
Eldon SamsRepNowata
W. N. BerryDemOkfuskee
J. T. DickersonRepOklahoma
Jesse NortonRepOklahoma
R. L. PeeblyDemOklahoma
John H. WrightDemOklahoma
James YoungDemOklahoma
S. L. JohnsonDemOkmulgee
Louis BryantDemOsage
James MooreDemOttawa
G. W. GoodwinRepPawnee
J. L. McKeownDemPayne
Tom HaileDemPittsburg
Paul NesbittDemPittsburg
T. G. WilkesDemPittsburg
Sam HargisDemPontotoc
W. K. DunnDemPottawatomie
R. R. HendonDemPottawatomie
Tom WaldrepDemPottawatomie
J. H. ReignerDemPushmataha
S. W. HillSocRoger Mills
A. E. BallDemRogers
Luther HarrisonDemSeminole
J. N. DavisDemSequoyah
Henry SittonDemStephens
N. D. PritchettSocSwanson
A. NorthDemTillman
Wash HudsonDemTulsa
James SykesDemTulsa
William E. LongDemWagoner
M. W. BoveeDemWashington
C. C. HillDemWashita
W. H. OlmsteadRepWoods
E. O. McCanceDemWoodward
  • Table based on government database.[3]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  3. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)
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