The 1916-1920 (or 84th)[1] Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions, from January to April 1916, from September to October 1917, and from January to March 1918.[2] 45 senators and 133 representatives were in each session.[1]

District apportionment

Senate

In the 1916 session, the Senate was made of 38 senatorial districts.[1] After the constitutional amendment of 1916, 4 more districts were added.[1] Some districts had more than one representative.[1]

House

From 1916 to 1920, each county served as a district with representatives. There were some floater representatives that served between two different counties.[1]

Party breakdown

Senate

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 45
  Other party* 0
  Seat Vacant** 0
 Total 45

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 132
  Other party* 1
  Seat Vacant** 0
 Total 133

Officers

Senate

Presiding Officer

Position Name Party District
President Lee M. Russell Democratic Party n/a
President Pro Tempore Carroll Kendrick Democratic Party 37

House of Representatives

Presiding Officer

Position Name Party County
Speaker of the House Martin S. Conner Democratic Party Covington

Members of the Mississippi State Senate, 1916-1920

District Name Party Residence
1 Francis Marion Johnson (1916) D Ford
Zachary Taylor Champlin (1918) D Biloxi
2 Columbus W. Walley D Waynesboro
3 John W. White D Rose Hill
4 Henry Clay Yawn (1916) D Lumberton
Bee King (1918) D Mendenhall
5 Edgar M. Lane D Taylorsville
6 Charles E. Thompson D Garden City
7 Daniel W. Huff D Centerville
8 E. Harvey McGehee D Monticello
9 William C. Bowman D Natchez
10 Battaille H. Wade D Tillman
11 James M. Coen D Mizpah
12 Joseph A. Baker D Jackson
G. Edward Williams (1916) D
George Anderson (1918) D Vicksburg
H. K. Murray D
13 Lamar Q. C. Williams D Union
14 Richard E. Thompson D Toomsuba
15 John A. Clark D DeKalb
16 John Q. Poindexter D Ravine
17 Earl S. Richardson D Philadelphia
18 Clarence B. Greaves D Flora
19 Peter Stubblefield D Yazoo City
20 Lorraine C. Dulaney D Grace
21 Homer H. Casteel D Pickens
22 David E. Crawley D Kosciusko
23 William R. Chrismond D Ackerman
24 Scheller A. Miller D West Point
25 William P. Stribling D Columbus
26 Lewis S. Hemphill D Valley Hill
27 William M. Whittington D Greenwood
28 James A. Blount D Grenada
29 Van Buren Boddie (1916) D Greenville
Walton Shields (1918) D
John F. Burrow D Ruleville
30 Walter B. Parks D Merigold
31 N. W. Bradford D Houston
Marshal T. Adams D Pontotoc
32 James C. Eskridge D DeLay
33 Calvin B. Vance D Batesville
34 Lester C. Franklin D Clarksdale
35 John W. Barbee (1916)[lower-alpha 1] D Hernando
Joseph N. Brown (1918) D Olive Branch
36 William H. Dyson D Hickory Flat
Sam C. Mims, Jr. D Holly Springs
Henry Clay Collins D Myrtle
37 Carroll Kendrick D Kendrick
38 Thomas K. Boggan D Tupelo
Anthony J. Cox D Smithville
39 S. J. Hathorn (1918) D Columbia
40 Henry Clay Yawn (1918) D Lumberton
41 Francis M. Johnson (1918) D Ford
42 Claude E. Hill (1918) D Hattiesburg

Members of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1916-1920

County Name Party Full terms of office Residence
Adams Walter G. Green D 1916–1920 Natchez
L. T. Kennedy D 1918–1932 Natchez
Albert B. Sojourner D 1916–1924 Natchez
Alcorn Robert B. Cotton[lower-alpha 2] (1916) D 1911–1917 Corinth
J. R. Hill (1918) D 1917-1920
John B. Splann D 1916–1920 Kendrick
Amite John F. Cassels D 1916–1920 Gloster
Drury Wall D 1916–1920 Peoria
Attala James C. Wasson D 1916–1920 Ethel
Icey W. Day D 1916–1920; 1932–1940; 1944–1952 Ethel
Benton Roderick McGill D 1916–1920 Falkner
Bolivar Walter Sillers, Jr. D 1916–1966 Rosedale
Stanley F. Gaines D 1916–1920 Boyle
Calhoun John B. Going D 1908–1920, 1940-1948 Calhoun City
Dennis Murphree D 1911–1924 Pittsboro
Carroll George I. Redditt D 1916–1920 McCarley
Lafayette J. Lott D 1916–1920 Grenada
Chickasaw Irvin Abernathy D 1916-1925 Okolona
Eugene Verrell D 1916-1920 Houston
Choctaw Carlton A. Lindsey D 1908-1920; 1928-1932 Eupora
Claiborne Talbert Luster D 1912-1920 Utica
Clarke Howard L. Miller D 1916-1920 Quitman
Clay Barney S. Semmelman (1916)[lower-alpha 3] D 1916-1917 West Point
J. A. McArthur (1918) 1917-1920 West Point
Frank B. Stephens D 1916-1920 West Point
Coahoma Oscar G. Johnston D 1908-1920 Clarksdale
Robert L. Ralston D 1916-1920 Coahoma
Copiah John A. Smylie D 1916-1920 Crystal Springs
Benjamin King D 1916-1920 Hazlehurst
George W. Russell D 1916-1924 Hazlehurst
Covington Martin Sennet Conner D 1916-1924 Seminary
DeSoto Dalton F. Warren D 1916-1920 Olive Branch
John C. Lauderdale D 1916-1920 Bright
Forrest Elisha A. Anderson D 1912- Hattiesburg
Franklin Charles A. Everett D 1916-1920 Monroe
George Luther W. Maples D 1916-1920 Clarence
Greene William I. McLain D 1916-1920 Richton
Grenada William Aylmer Winter D 1916-1924 Grenada
Hancock Robert L. Genin D 1912-1920; 1926-1928 Bay St. Louis
Harrison Ernest E. O'Neal D 1916- Saucier
Hinds Verell P. Ferguson D 1912-1923 Learned
Edward H. Green D 1916- Jackson
John Sivley Rhodes D 1916- Jackson
Holmes Thomas G. Stephenson D 1912- Lexington
Leland N. White D 1916- Lexington
Henry H. Johnson D 1916- Lexington
Issaquena Robert E. Foster D 1912-1931 Shiloh
Itawamba William C. Gray D 1916- Fulton
Jackson William R. David D 1916- Carterville
Jasper Henry Lloyd Finch D 1916-1924 Heidelberg
Jefferson William M. Darden D 1912- McNair
Jefferson Davis Oliver C. Luper D 1916- Prentiss
Jones James H. Bush D 1912- Laurel
Kemper Joseph J. Daniel D 1916- DeKalb
Edmund J. Irby D 1916- Scooba
Lafayette David F. Hoyle D 1916- Paris
Henry L. Davis D 1916-1920; 1924-1928 Tula
Lamar John A. Yeager D 1916-1932 Lumberton
Lauderdale Thomas L. Bailey D 1916-1940 Meridian
Willis M. Taylor D 1916-1920 Meridian
Jesse D. Bounds D 1916-1920; 1928-1932 Bailey
Lawrence Charles E. Gibson D 1916- Monticello
Leake Martin M. Miller D 1916-1920 Edinburg
Lee Frank L. Kincannon D 1916- Tupelo
James S. Howerton D 1912- Baldwyn
Leflore William S. Barry D 1888-1892; 1916-1920 Greenwood
Lincoln John F. Cole D 1916- Bogue Chitto
Lowndes John F. Frierson D 1916- Columbus
Dabney L. Ervin D 1912- Columbus
Joseph R. Thomas D 1916- Columbus
Madison John B. Dendy D 1912- Pickens
Tip Ray D 1916- Canton
Marion Ethelbert I. Singley I 1916-1920 Columbia
Marshall William W. Stamps D 1916- Colliersville, TN
Wilfred I. Spears D 1916- Byhalia
John A. Hardin D 1916- Potts Camp
Monroe William H. Kolb D 1916- Aberdeen
William L. C. Bailey D 1916- Aberdeen
Arna A. Tubb D 1916- Amory
Montgomery Elijah M. Thompson D 1912- Winona
Neshoba Thomas B. Williams D 1916- Philadelphia
Newton Nathan M. Everett D 1912- Hickory
Bennie W. Dearing D 1916- Newton
Noxubee Thomas W. Brame D 1912- Macon
Clinton E. Dorroh D 1916- Macon
Prince DeWitt Hubbard D 1916- Shuqualak
Oktibbeha Joseph S. Rice D 1916- Starkville
John D. Greene Jr. D 1916- Sturgis
Panola Albert Sidney Kyle D 1900-1912; 1916- Batesville
Felix H. Nelson D 1916- Pope
Robert T. Keys D 1916- Sardis
Pearl River Jess E. Stockstill D 1916- Picayune
Perry Gabriel D. Draughn D 1916- New Augusta
Pike Joseph E. Norwood D 1916- Magnolia
Fenelon D. Hewitt D 1916- McComb
Pontotoc William T. Stegall D 1896- Pontotoc
Frank Roberson D 1916-1917 Pontotoc
Thomas J. Wingo D 1917- Toccopola
Prentiss Robert E. L. Sutherland D 1916- Wheeler
Bartho L. Breedlove D 1916- Booneville
Quitman Ula B. Ross D 1916-1920 Lambert
Rankin William E. McIntyre D 1916- Brandon
Richard H. Watts D 1916- Pelahatchie
Scott William L. Weems D Sun
Sharkey Samuel B. Alexander D 1916- Rolling Fork
Simpson William F. Stroud D 1916- Pinola
Smith Henry C. Thornton D 1916- Taylorville
Stone A. Batson D 1916-1920
Sunflower Arthur B. Clark D 1916-1924 Indianola
Tallahatchie Rowe Hays D 1916- Sumner
Tate William J. East D 1896-1900; 1904-1908; 1916–1920 Senatobia
Servetus L. Crockett D 1916- Tyro
Tippah William R. Wildman D 1916- Ripley
Tishomingo James R. Mann D 1916- Iuka
Tunica James M. Anderson D 1916- Tunica
Union John N. Magill D 1916- Bethany
Sam J. Purvis D 1916- Blue Springs
Walthall William W. Pope D Tylertown
Warren Thomas R. Foster D 1902-1912; 1916- Vicksburg
George R. Hawkins D 1908-1912; 1916- Vicksburg
Robert L. C. Barret D 1916- Vicksburg
Washington Alfred H. Stone D 1916-1924 Dunleith Plantation
Alexander G. Paxton D 1916- Greenville
Walter S. Knotts D 1916- Belzoni
Wayne Grover C. Clark D 1916- Heidelberg
Webster Solon S. Gore D 1916- Embry
Wilkinson James R. Hutcheson D 1916- Centerville
C. T. Netterville, Jr. D 1916- Wilkinson
Winston Frank McGehee Glenn D 1916- Noxapater
Yalobusha George E. Denley D 1916- Coffeeville
William A. Nolen D 1916- Water Valley
Yazoo Benjamin F. Roberts D 1916- Satartia
Patrick C. Meagher D 1916-1920 Yazoo City
Excell Coody D 1916- Phoenix
Franklin &

Lincoln

 Fred A. Wright D 1916- Lucien
Tippah &

Benton

 Frederick B. Smith D 1916- Ripley
Claiborne &

Jefferson

 Samuel R. Young D 1916- Pattison
Clarke &

Jasper

 William L. West D 1916- Vossburg
Grenada &

Montgomery

 William H. Dyre D 1916-1920 Winona
Leake &

Winston

 John C. Holton D 1916- Louisville
Harrison &

Jackson

 John M. Hairston D 1916- Gulfport
Lee &

Itawamba

 Robert S. Sheffield D 1916- Dorsey
Yazoo &

Hinds

 Dr. Virgil M. Perry D 1916- Satartia
R. S. Bowman D 1916- Benton

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned before 1918 session
  2. ↑ Died in 1917
  3. ↑ Resigned to fight in World War I

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
  2. ↑ "2016-2020 MISSISSIPPI BLUE BOOK". www.sos.ms.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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