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4th Oklahoma Legislature

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4th Oklahoma Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Leadership
C. B. Kendrick (D)
J. H. Maxey (D)
Composition:
Senate
34   10  
House
78   19  

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

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  • Regular session: January 7-March 17, 1913
  • Special session: March 18-July 5, 1913

Previous: 3rd Legislature • Next: 5th Legislature

Party composition

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Senate

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
34 10 44
Voting share 77.3% 22.7%

House of Representatives

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
78 19 97
Voting share 80.4% 26.4%

Major legislation

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  • 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

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Senate

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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

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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

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Senate

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State Senator Elmer Thomas would go on to serve as a United States Senator.
District Name Party
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 Joseph Bryan Thompson Dem
20 Thomas 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

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Name Party County
Thomas LaFayette 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
Charles 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

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  1. ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  4. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)
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