4th Oklahoma Legislature
4th Oklahoma Legislature | |
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Leadership | |
President Pro Tem of the Senate: | C. B. Kendrick (D) |
Speaker of the House: | J. H. Maxey (D) |
Composition: |
The Fourth 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 India White Temple in Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 7 to March 17, 1913, and in special session from March 18 to July 5, 1913, during the term of Governor Lee Cruce.[1]
The 1913 session was marked by the passage of a municipal Sunday closing law, which was favored by Cruce. Lieutenant Governor James Jackson McAlester served as the President of the Senate and C.B. Kendrick served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. J. H. Maxey served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Dates of sessions[]
- Regular session: January 7-March 17, 1913
- Special session: March 18-July 5, 1913
Previous: 3rd Legislature • Next: 5th Legislature
Party composition[]
Senate[]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | |||
34 | 10 | 44 | ||
Voting share | 77.3% | 22.7% |
House of Representatives[]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | |||
78 | 19 | 97 | ||
Voting share | 80.4% | 26.4% |
Major legislation[]
- Sundays - Governor Lee Cruce supported municipal Sunday closing laws and the 1913 state legislature passed House Bill 50, which prohibited a number of Sunday activities.[2]
Leadership[]
Senate[]
Lieutenant Governor James Jackson McAlester served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. C.B. Kendrick 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[]
J. H. Maxey of Muskogee, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1913 and Charles B. Emanuel served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]
Members[]
Senate[]
District | Name | Party |
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Lt-Gov | J. J. McAlester | Dem |
1 | George Aycock | Dem |
2 | E. L. Mitchell | Dem |
2 | R. E. Echols | Dem |
3 | William Briggs | Rep |
4 | J. L. Carpenter | Dem |
5 | Guy Horton | Dem |
6 | James Austin | Dem |
6 | J. V. McClintic | Dem |
7 | J. W. McCully | Rep |
8 | Eugene Watrous | Rep |
9 | William Dutton | Rep |
9 | J. E. Curran | Rep |
10 | George Waters | Dem |
11 | Joseph Jones | Rep |
12 | John H. Burford | Rep |
13 | Charles F. Barrett | Dem |
13 | C. L. Edmonson | Dem |
14 | Tom McMechan | Dem |
14 | Ben Wilson | Dem |
15 | George Barefoot | Dem |
15 | John Pugh | Dem |
16 | E. J. Warner | Rep |
17 | F. W. Anderson | Dem |
17 | Elmer Thomas | Dem |
18 | C. B. Kendrick | Dem |
18 | Ben Franklin | Dem |
19 | J. T. McIntosh | Dem |
19 | Fred Tucker | Dem |
20 | J. B. Thompson | Dem |
20 | T. F. Memminger | Dem |
21 | Edwin Sorrels | Dem |
22 | C. W. Board | Dem |
23 | Reuben Roddie | Dem |
24 | W. C. McAlister | Dem |
25 | William Redwine | Rep |
26 | C. C. Shaw | Dem |
27 | Sid Garrett | Dem |
27 | Campbell Russell | Dem |
28 | M. S. Blassingame | Dem |
29 | E. C. Harlan | Dem |
30 | George W. Fields Jr. | Dem |
31 | A. F. Vandeventer | Dem |
32 | James H. Sutherlin | Rep |
33 | Gid Graham | Dem |
- Table based on state almanac.[3]
House of Representatives[]
Name | Party | County |
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T. L. Rider | Dem | Adair |
Charles B. Parkhurst | Rep | Alfalfa |
I. L. Cook | Dem | Atoka |
R. B. Rutherford | Dem | Beaver, Harper |
H. V. Joseph | Dem | Beckham |
George Jamison | Rep | Blaine |
William A. Durant | Dem | Bryan |
R. R. Halsell | Dem | Bryan |
H. N. Christian | Dem | Caddo |
Theo Pruett | Dem | Caddo |
R. J. Thompson | Dem | Canadian |
U. T. Rexroat | Dem | Carter |
Houston B. Teehee | Dem | Cherokee |
Thomas W. Hunter | Dem | Choctaw |
W. L. Roberts | Dem | Cimarron, Texas |
N. E. Sharp | Dem | Cleveland |
George T. Searcy | Dem | Coal |
J. M. Haynes | Dem | Comanche, Cotton |
Roy J. Williams | Dem | Comanche, Cotton |
Peter Coyne | Dem | Craig |
H. H. Herman | Rep | Creek |
W. S. Dearing | Dem | Custer |
Lee Howe | Dem | Delaware |
Howell Smith | Dem | Dewey |
Flavius Rose | Rep | Ellis |
C. C. Childers | Dem | Garfield |
George Dizney | Rep | Garfield |
Joe A. Edwards | Dem | Garvin |
W B M Mitchell | Dem | Garvin |
T. J. Brown | Dem | Grady |
A. S. Riddle | Dem | Grady |
J. E. Lemon | Dem | Grant |
O. L. Cummings | Dem | Greer |
H. L. Russell | Dem | Harmon |
H. M. Moore | Dem | Haskell |
J. B. Griggs | Dem | Hughes |
R. J. Morgan | Dem | Jackson |
A. McCrory | Dem | Jefferson |
Andrew Veatch | Dem | Johnston |
W. C. Baum | Rep | Kay |
C. L. Pinkham | Dem | Kay |
George L. King | Rep | Kingfisher |
Leonard Lewis | Dem | Kiowa |
Cliff Peery | Dem | Latimer |
T.G. McMahan | Dem | LeFlore |
J.L. Spengler | Dem | LeFlore |
John B. Charles | Rep | Lincoln |
Fred Hoyt | Rep | Lincoln |
Walter H. Matthews | Dem | Lincoln, Pottawatomie |
Frank McGuire | Rep | Logan |
W. H. Brooks | Dem | Love |
W.T. Ruby | Rep | Major |
C.H. Thomas | Dem | Marshall |
Gideon Morgan | Rep | Mayes |
E.E. Glasco | Dem | McClain |
W.S. Davis | Dem | McCurtain |
Tom G. Taylor | Dem | McIntosh |
Charles B. Emanuel | Dem | Murray |
William Carr | Dem | Muskogee |
J. Harvey Maxey | Dem | Muskogee |
E.T. Testerman | Rep | Noble |
W.A. Chase | Dem | Nowata |
W.H. Case | Dem | Okfuskee |
George Harvison | Dem | Okfuskee |
Hubert Bolen | Dem | Oklahoma |
C.H. DeFord | Rep | Oklahoma |
Hugh Randall | Dem | Oklahoma |
D.B. Welty | Dem | Oklahoma |
John H. Wright | Dem | Oklahoma |
J.M. Lenox | Dem | Okmulgee |
Charles B. Peters | Dem | Osage |
M.B. Prentiss | Rep | Osage |
J.S. Mabon | Rep | Ottawa |
Stanley Edmister | Rep | Pawnee |
J.W. Reece | Dem | Payne |
R.I. Bond | Dem | Pittsburg |
E.P. Hill | Dem | Pittsburg |
S.F. Whitman | Dem | Pittsburg |
John P. Crawford | Dem | Pontotoc |
James Farrall | Dem | Pottawatomie |
Harvey H. Smith | Dem | Pottawatomie |
H.O. Tener | Dem | Pottawatomie |
H S P Ashby | Dem | Pushmataha |
Thomas Joyner | Dem | Roger Mills |
Archibald Bonds | Dem | Rogers |
W.A. Bishop | Dem | Seminole |
William L. Curtis | Dem | Sequoyah |
O.M. Morris | Dem | Stephens |
W.G. Woodard | Dem | Swanson |
Harry Cordell | Dem | Tillman |
Frank Curry | Dem | Tulsa |
W. B. Williams | Dem | Tulsa |
John O. Baker | Dem | Wagoner |
R. F. Stilwell | Dem | Washington |
C. C. Hill | Dem | Washita |
W. H. Olmstead | Rep | Woods |
E. G. Vosburgh | Rep | Woodward |
- Table based on government database.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
- ^ Wilson, Linda D. CRUCE, LEE (1863-1933) Archived November 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
- ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)
External links[]
- Oklahoma legislative sessions
- 1913 in Oklahoma
- 1914 in Oklahoma
- 1913 U.S. legislative sessions
- 1914 U.S. legislative sessions