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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| Leadership | |
Composition: | |
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 edit
- Special session: November 28, 2010 – December 16, 1910
- Regular session: January 3-March 11, 1911
Previous: 2nd Legislature • Next: 4th Legislature
Party composition edit
Senate edit
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 31 | 13 | 44 | ||
| Voting share | 70.5% | 29.5% | ||
House of Representatives edit
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 83 | 26 | 109 | ||
| Voting share | 76.1% | 23.9% | ||
Leadership edit
Senate edit
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 edit
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 edit
Senate edit
| District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Lt-Gov | J. J. McAlester | Dem |
| 1 | J. H. Langston | Rep |
| 2 | E. L. Mitchell | Dem |
| 2 | R. E. Echols | Dem |
| 3 | William Briggs | Rep |
| 4 | Henry J. Denton | Dem |
| 5 | Guy Horton | Dem |
| 6 | J. J. Williams | Dem |
| 6 | George Coffey | Dem |
| 7 | J. W. McCully | Rep |
| 8 | Patrick James Goulding | Dem |
| 9 | William Dutton | Rep |
| 9 | E. B. Chapman | Rep |
| 10 | J. Q. Newell | Dem |
| 11 | Joseph Jones | Rep |
| 12 | Ben Berkey | Rep |
| 13 | Michael Eggerman | Dem |
| 13 | William Tilghman | Dem |
| 14 | Tom McMechan | Dem |
| 14 | Frank Colville | Rep |
| 15 | George Barefoot | Dem |
| 15 | Joe Smith | Dem |
| 16 | Emory Brownlee | Dem |
| 17 | F. W. Anderson | Dem |
| 17 | Elmer Thomas | Dem |
| 18 | C. B. Kendrick | Dem |
| 18 | Harry K. Allen | Dem |
| 19 | Joseph Bryan Thompson | Dem |
| 19 | Robert Wynne | Dem |
| 20 | Jesse Hatchett | Dem |
| 20 | T. F. Memminger | Dem |
| 21 | Edwin Sorrels | Dem |
| 22 | Frank Warren | Rep |
| 23 | Reuben Roddie | Dem |
| 24 | W. P. Stewart | Dem |
| 25 | William Redwine | Rep |
| 26 | William Franklin | Dem |
| 27 | Sid Garrett | Dem |
| 27 | Harry B. Beeler | Rep |
| 28 | J. H. Cloonan | Rep |
| 29 | E. C. Harlan | Dem |
| 30 | Elias Landrum | Dem |
| 31 | A. F. Vandeventer | Dem |
| 32 | R. T. Potter | Rep |
| 33 | Gid Graham | Dem |
- Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.[2]
House of Representatives edit
| Name | Party | County |
|---|---|---|
| George W. Smith | Dem | Adair |
| G. N. Kneeland | Rep | Alfalfa |
| A. J. Rentfrow | Rep | Alfalfa, Grant |
| J. W. Clark | Dem | Atoka |
| William A. Durant | Dem | Atoka, Bryan |
| A. W. Tooley | Rep | Beaver |
| George W. Lewis | Dem | Beckham |
| George Jamison | Rep | Blaine |
| J. H. Baldwin | Dem | Bryan |
| William F. Semple | Dem | Bryan |
| H. M. Christian | Dem | Caddo |
| G. M. Fuller | Dem | Caddo |
| Dan W. Perry | Dem | Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland |
| U. S. Brown | Rep | Canadian |
| J. B. Champion | Dem | Carter |
| U. T. Rexroat | Dem | Carter |
| Houston B. Teehee | Dem | Cherokee |
| M. L. Webb | Dem | Choctaw |
| O. Marshall | Dem | Cimarron |
| Oliver Aiken | Dem | Cleveland |
| George T. Searcy | Dem | Coal |
| John M. Moore | Dem | Coal, Johnston |
| Roy J. Williams | Dem | Comanche |
| J. W. Leftwich | Dem | Comanche, Stephens |
| Peter Coyne | Dem | Craig |
| W. L. Jeffords | Dem | Craig, Rogers |
| S. J. Smith | Rep | Creek |
| W. V. Pryor | Dem | Creek, Tulsa |
| J. M. Thrash | Dem | Custer |
| George W. Cornell | Dem | Custer, Washita |
| O. W. Killam | Dem | Delaware |
| H. O. Devereaux | Rep | Dewey |
| Flavius Rose | Rep | Ellis |
| J. B. Campbell | Rep | Garfield |
| Joseph M. Porter | Rep | Garfield |
| Eugene Watrous | Rep | Garfield, Kingfisher |
| O. W. Patchell | Dem | Garvin |
| William Tabor | Dem | Garvin |
| E. W. Frey | Dem | Grady |
| R. L. Glover | Dem | Grady |
| W. T. Clark | Rep | Grant |
| K. C. Cox | Dem | Greer |
| C. H. Madden | Dem | Harmon |
| Henry L. Vogle | Rep | Harper |
| H. H. Edwards | Dem | Haskell |
| Jasper Cullop | Dem | Haskell, Muskogee |
| Eugene Kerr | Dem | Haskell, Muskogee |
| N. J. Johnson | Dem | Hughes |
| William A. Hammond | Dem | Hughes, Pittsburg |
| S. G. Ashby | Dem | Jackson |
| Cham Jones | Dem | Jefferson |
| W. J. Milburn | Dem | Johnston |
| W. H. Clarke | Rep | Kay |
| T. O Williams | Dem | Kay |
| George L. King | Rep | Kingfisher |
| O. J. Logan | Dem | Kiowa |
| W. H. New | Dem | Latimer |
| Charles W. Broome | Dem | LeFlore |
| S. J. Folsom | Dem | LeFlore, Sequoyah |
| C. R. Blackburn | Rep | Lincoln |
| John B. Charles | Rep | Lincoln |
| J. H. Maxey Jr. | Dem | Lincoln, Pottawatomie |
| O. B. Acton | Rep | Logan |
| G. E. Clayton | Dem | Logan |
| John S. Shearer | Rep | Logan |
| W. H. Brooks | Dem | Love |
| S. S. Davison | Rep | Major |
| J. W. McDuffee | Dem | Marshall |
| R. W. Lindsey | Rep | Mayes |
| E. L. Green | Dem | McClain |
| James R. Knight | Dem | McCurtain |
| J. W. Steen | Dem | McIntosh |
| Charles B. Emanuel | Dem | Murray |
| W. C. Jackson | Dem | Muskogee |
| W. P Miller | Dem | Muskogee |
| E. T. Testerman | Rep | Noble |
| C. L. Miller | Dem | Nowata |
| J. J. Roland | Dem | Okfuskee |
| Hubert Bolen | Dem | Oklahoma |
| C. H. DeFord | Rep | Oklahoma |
| R. L. Peebly | Dem | Oklahoma |
| John H. Wright | Dem | Oklahoma |
| J. M. Lenox | Dem | Okmulgee |
| Charles B. Peters | Dem | Osage |
| James K. Moore | Dem | Ottawa |
| Ross Brubaker | Dem | Pawnee |
| Ed Clark | Rep | Pawnee, Payne |
| T. H. Stockton | Rep | Payne |
| Henry M. McElhaney | Dem | Pittsburg |
| S. F. Whitman | Dem | Pittsburg |
| John P. Crawford | Dem | Pontotoc |
| J. S. Barham | Dem | Pontotoc, Seminole |
| Charles F. Barrett | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| William S. Carson | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| B. F. Nesbitt | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| H S P Ashby | Dem | Pushmataha |
| Perry Madden | Dem | Roger Mills |
| Joe Chambers | Dem | Rogers |
| E. E. Jayne | Dem | Seminole |
| J. W. Breedlove | Dem | Sequoyah |
| W. B. Anthony | Dem | Stephens |
| J. V. McClintic | Dem | Swanson |
| T. O. James | Dem | Texas |
| Walter L. Coughlin | Dem | Tillman |
| J. I. Gillespie | Dem | Tulsa |
| John S. Moss | Dem | Wagoner |
| Lon Fisher | Dem | Washington |
| Eckles Harris | Dem | Washita |
| D. S. Woodson | Dem | Woods |
| E. G. Vosburgh | Rep | Woodward |
- Table based on government database.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
- ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
- ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)