5th Oklahoma Legislature

Term of state legislature in Oklahoma, US

5th Oklahoma Legislature

Leadership

President of the Senate:

Martin E. Trapp (D)

President Pro Tem of the Senate:

E. L. Mitchell (D)

Speaker of the House:

A. A. McCrory (D)

Composition:

Senate
37  6  1
House
73  18  6

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]

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

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

Previous: 4th Legislature • Next: 6th Legislature

## Party composition

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### Senate

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

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Democratic | Republican | Socialist
| 37  | 6  | 1  | 44
Voting share  | 84.1%  | 13.6%  | 2.3%  |

### House of Representatives

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

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Democratic | Republican | Socialist
| 73  | 18  | 6  | 97
Voting share  | 75.3%  | 18.5%  | 6.2%  |

## Leadership

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### Senate

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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

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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

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### Senate

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District | Name | Party

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Lt-Gov | Martin E. Trapp | Dem
1 | W. J. Risen | Dem
2 | E. L. Mitchell | Dem
2 | G. E. Wilson | Soc
3 | W. M. Bickel | Dem
4 | J. L. Carpenter | Dem
5 | Harry Cordell | Dem
6 | James Austin | Dem
6 | O. J. Logan | Dem
7 | A. C. Beeman | Rep
8 | Eugene Watrous | Rep
9 | William Cline | Dem
9 | J. E. Curran | Rep
10 | George Waters | Dem
11 | Clarence Davis | Dem
12 | John H. Burford | Rep
13 | Charles F. Barrett | Dem
13 | C. L. Edmonson | Dem
14 | Tom McMechan | Dem
14 | Ben Wilson | Dem
15 | Thomas O'Neill | Dem
15 | John Pugh | Dem
16 | S. W. Hogan | Rep
17 | Frank Beauman | Dem
17 | Elmer Thomas | Dem
18 | R. A. Keller | Dem
18 | Fred Tucker | Dem
19 | Joe Edwards | Dem
19 | Ben Franklin | Dem
20 | J. T. McIntosh | Dem
20 | John Hickman | Dem
21 | M. M. Ryan | Dem
22 | C. W. Board | Dem
23 | R. H. Chase | Dem
24 | W. C. McAlister | Dem
25 | W. V. Buckner | Dem
26 | C. C. Shaw | Dem
27 | T. H. Davidson | Dem
27 | Campbell Russell | Dem
28 | M. S. Blassingame | Dem
29 | O. W. Killam | Dem
30 | George W. Fields Jr. | Dem
31 | R. L. Davidson | Dem
32 | Jason Sutherlin | Rep
33 | W. A. Chase | Dem

* Table based on state almanac.[2]

### House of Representatives

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Name | Party | County

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Thomas J. Welch | Dem | Adair
J. C. Smith | Rep | Alfalfa
James Thurmond | Dem | Atoka
Howard Drake | Rep | Beaver, Harper
Thomas McLemore | Soc | Beckham
L. A. Everhart | Rep | Blaine
William A. Durant | Dem | Bryan
G. A. Ramsey | Dem | Bryan
Joseph Baker | Dem | Caddo
Frank Carpenter | Dem | Caddo
T. F. Hensley | Dem | Canadian
Kelly Brown | Dem | Carter
J. D. Cox | Dem | Cherokee
W. L. Garner | Dem | Choctaw
Thomas W. Hunter | Dem | Choctaw
Charles Williams | Dem | Cimarron, Texas
H. O. Miller | Dem | Cleveland
Wilburn Cartwright | Dem | Coal
Lewis Hunter | Dem | Comanche, Cotton
William Powell | Dem | Comanche, Cotton
Bryant Cash | Dem | Craig
William J. Ladd | Rep | Creek
John Simpson | Dem | Custer
Lee Howe | Dem | Delaware
David C. Kirkpatrick | Soc | Dewey
C. H. Holmes | Rep | Ellis
Charles C. Childers | Dem | Garfield
Marvin McCord | Rep | Garfield
L. B. Abney | Dem | Garvin
Cicero Murray | Dem | Garvin
L. N. Barbee | Dem | Grady
Bert Jackson | Dem | Grady
J. E. Lemon | Dem | Grant
J. O. McCollister | Dem | Greer
H. Treadway | Dem | Harmon
A. H. Huggins | Dem | Haskell
Ben F. Harrison | Dem | Hughes
R. J. Morgan | Dem | Jackson
A. A. McCrory | Dem | Jefferson
J. J. Clark | Dem | Johnston
Henry Headley | Rep | Kay
C. L. Pinkham | Dem | Kay
J. A. Marsh | Rep | Kingfisher
R. R. Fitzgerald | Dem | Kiowa
N. D. Pritchett | Soc | Kiowa
Cliff Peery | Dem | Latimer
G. L. Council | Dem | LeFlore
T. G. McMahan | Dem | LeFlore
Ed Keegan | Rep | Lincoln
Jake Zabloudil | Rep | Lincoln
O. B. Acton | Rep | Logan
Amos Ewing | Rep | Logan
Asa Walden | Dem | Love
Charles Henry Ingham | Soc | Major
O. G. Rollins | Dem | Marshall
Johnson Crawford | Dem | Mayes
E. E. Glasco | Dem | McClain
Tom G. Taylor | Dem | McCurtain
W. M. Duffy | Dem | McIntosh
George Pullen | Democrat | Murray
R. L. Disney | Dem | Muskogee
Napoleon Bonaparte Maxey | Dem | Muskogee
E. T. Testerman | Rep | Noble
Eldon Sams | Rep | Nowata
W. N. Berry | Dem | Okfuskee
Joseph Dickerson | Rep | Oklahoma
Jesse Norton | Rep | Oklahoma
R. L. Peebly | Dem | Oklahoma
John H. Wright | Dem | Oklahoma
James Young | Dem | Oklahoma
S. L. Johnson | Dem | Okmulgee
Louis Bryant | Dem | Osage
James Moore | Dem | Ottawa
G. W. Goodwin | Rep | Pawnee
J. L. McKeown | Dem | Payne
Tom Haile | Dem | Pittsburg
Paul Nesbitt | Dem | Pittsburg
T. G. Wilkes | Dem | Pittsburg
Sam Hargis | Dem | Pontotoc
W. K. Dunn | Dem | Pottawatomie
R. R. Hendon | Dem | Pottawatomie
Tom Waldrep | Dem | Pottawatomie
J. H. Reigner | Dem | Pushmataha
Sydney W. Hill | Soc | Roger Mills
A. E. Ball | Dem | Rogers
Luther Harrison | Dem | Seminole
J. N. Davis | Dem | Sequoyah
Henry Sitton | Dem | Stephens
A. North | Dem | Tillman
Washington E. Hudson | Dem | Tulsa
James Sykes | Dem | Tulsa
William E. Long | Dem | Wagoner
M. W. Bovee | Dem | Washington
C. C. Hill | Dem | Washita
W. H. Olmstead | Rep | Woods
E. O. McCance | Dem | Woodward

* Table based on government database.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
2. ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
3. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)

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