The 1916-1920 (or 84th) Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions, from January to April 1916, from September to October 1917, and from January to March 1918. 45 senators and 133 representatives were in each session.
District apportionment
Senate In the 1916 session, the Senate was made of 38 senatorial districts. After the constitutional amendment of 1916, 4 more districts were added. Some districts had more than one representative.
House From 1916 to 1920, each county served as a district with representatives. There were some floater representatives that served between two different counties.
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 PositionNamePartyDistrict PresidentLee M. RussellDemocratic Partyn/a President Pro TemporeCarroll KendrickDemocratic Party37
House of Representatives
Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyCounty Speaker of the HouseMartin S. ConnerDemocratic PartyCovington
Members of the Mississippi State Senate, 1916-1920 DistrictNamePartyResidence1Francis Marion Johnson (1916)DFordZachary Taylor Champlin (1918)DBiloxi2Columbus W. WalleyDWaynesboro3John W. WhiteDRose Hill4Henry Clay Yawn (1916)DLumbertonBee King (1918)DMendenhall5Edgar M. LaneDTaylorsville6Charles E. ThompsonDGarden City7Daniel W. HuffDCenterville8E. Harvey McGeheeDMonticello9William C. BowmanDNatchez10Battaille H. WadeDTillman11James M. CoenDMizpah12Joseph A. BakerDJacksonG. Edward Williams (1916)DGeorge Anderson (1918)DVicksburgH. K. MurrayD13Lamar Q. C. WilliamsDUnion14Richard E. ThompsonDToomsuba15John A. ClarkDDeKalb16John Q. PoindexterDRavine17Earl S. RichardsonDPhiladelphia18Clarence B. GreavesDFlora19Peter StubblefieldDYazoo City20Lorraine C. DulaneyDGrace21Homer H. CasteelDPickens22David E. CrawleyDKosciusko23William R. ChrismondDAckerman24Scheller A. MillerDWest Point25William P. StriblingDColumbus26Lewis S. HemphillDValley Hill27William M. WhittingtonDGreenwood28James A. BlountDGrenada29Van Buren Boddie (1916)DGreenvilleWalton Shields (1918)DJohn F. BurrowDRuleville30Walter B. ParksDMerigold31N. W. BradfordDHoustonMarshal T. AdamsDPontotoc32James C. EskridgeDDeLay33Calvin B. VanceDBatesville34Lester C. FranklinDClarksdale35John W. Barbee (1916)DHernandoJoseph N. Brown (1918)DOlive Branch36William H. DysonDHickory FlatSam C. Mims, Jr.DHolly SpringsHenry Clay CollinsDMyrtle37Carroll KendrickDKendrick38Thomas K. BogganDTupeloAnthony J. CoxDSmithville39S. J. Hathorn (1918)DColumbia40Henry Clay Yawn (1918)DLumberton41Francis M. Johnson (1918)DFord42Claude E. Hill (1918)DHattiesburg
Members of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1916-1920 CountyNamePartyFull terms of officeResidenceAdamsWalter G. GreenD1916–1920NatchezL. T. KennedyD1918–1932NatchezAlbert B. SojournerD1916–1924NatchezAlcornRobert B. Cotton (1916)D1911–1917CorinthJ. R. Hill (1918)D1917-1920John B. SplannD1916–1920KendrickAmiteJohn F. CasselsD1916–1920GlosterDrury WallD1916–1920PeoriaAttalaJames C. WassonD1916–1920EthelIcey W. DayD1916–1920; 1932–1940; 1944–1952EthelBentonRoderick McGillD1916–1920FalknerBolivarWalter Sillers, Jr.D1916–1966RosedaleStanley F. GainesD1916–1920BoyleCalhounJohn B. GoingD1908–1920, 1940-1948Calhoun CityDennis MurphreeD1911–1924PittsboroCarrollGeorge I. ReddittD1916–1920McCarleyLafayette J. LottD1916–1920GrenadaChickasawIrvin AbernathyD1916-1925OkolonaEugene VerrellD1916-1920HoustonChoctawCarlton A. LindseyD1908-1920; 1928-1932EuporaClaiborneTalbert LusterD1912-1920UticaClarkeHoward L. MillerD1916-1920QuitmanClayBarney S. Semmelman (1916)D1916-1917West PointJ. A. McArthur (1918)1917-1920West PointFrank B. StephensD1916-1920West PointCoahomaOscar G. JohnstonD1908-1920ClarksdaleRobert L. RalstonD1916-1920CoahomaCopiahJohn A. SmylieD1916-1920Crystal SpringsBenjamin KingD1916-1920HazlehurstGeorge W. RussellD1916-1924HazlehurstCovingtonMartin Sennet ConnerD1916-1924SeminaryDeSotoDalton F. WarrenD1916-1920Olive BranchJohn C. LauderdaleD1916-1920BrightForrestElisha A. AndersonD1912-HattiesburgFranklinCharles A. EverettD1916-1920MonroeGeorgeLuther W. MaplesD1916-1920ClarenceGreeneWilliam I. McLainD1916-1920RichtonGrenadaWilliam Aylmer WinterD1916-1924GrenadaHancockRobert L. GeninD1912-1920; 1926-1928Bay St. LouisHarrisonErnest E. O'NealD1916-SaucierHindsVerell P. FergusonD1912-1923LearnedEdward H. GreenD1916-JacksonJohn Sivley RhodesD1916-JacksonHolmesThomas G. StephensonD1912-LexingtonLeland N. WhiteD1916-LexingtonHenry H. JohnsonD 1916-LexingtonIssaquenaRobert E. FosterD1912-1931ShilohItawambaWilliam C. GrayD1916-FultonJacksonWilliam R. DavidD1916-CartervilleJasperHenry Lloyd FinchD1916-1924HeidelbergJeffersonWilliam M. DardenD1912-McNairJefferson DavisOliver C. LuperD1916-PrentissJonesJames H. BushD1912-LaurelKemperJoseph J. DanielD1916-DeKalbEdmund J. IrbyD1916-ScoobaLafayetteDavid F. HoyleD1916-ParisHenry L. DavisD1916-1920; 1924-1928TulaLamarJohn A. YeagerD1916-1932LumbertonLauderdaleThomas L. BaileyD1916-1940MeridianWillis M. TaylorD1916-1920MeridianJesse D. BoundsD1916-1920; 1928-1932BaileyLawrenceCharles E. GibsonD1916-MonticelloLeakeMartin M. MillerD1916-1920EdinburgLeeFrank L. KincannonD1916-TupeloJames S. HowertonD1912-BaldwynLefloreWilliam S. BarryD1888-1892; 1916-1920GreenwoodLincolnJohn F. ColeD1916-Bogue ChittoLowndesJohn F. FriersonD1916-ColumbusDabney L. ErvinD1912-ColumbusJoseph R. ThomasD1916-ColumbusMadisonJohn B. DendyD1912-PickensTip RayD1916-CantonMarionEthelbert I. SingleyI1916-1920ColumbiaMarshallWilliam W. StampsD1916-Colliersville, TNWilfred I. SpearsD1916-ByhaliaJohn A. HardinD1916-Potts CampMonroeWilliam H. KolbD1916-AberdeenWilliam L. C. BaileyD1916-AberdeenArna A. TubbD1916-AmoryMontgomeryElijah M. ThompsonD1912-WinonaNeshobaThomas B. WilliamsD1916-PhiladelphiaNewtonNathan M. EverettD1912-HickoryBennie W. DearingD1916-NewtonNoxubeeThomas W. BrameD1912-MaconClinton E. DorrohD1916-MaconPrince DeWitt HubbardD1916-ShuqualakOktibbehaJoseph S. RiceD1916-StarkvilleJohn D. Greene Jr.D1916-SturgisPanolaAlbert Sidney KyleD1900-1912; 1916-BatesvilleFelix H. NelsonD1916-PopeRobert T. KeysD1916-SardisPearl RiverJess E. StockstillD1916-PicayunePerryGabriel D. DraughnD1916-New AugustaPikeJoseph E. NorwoodD1916-MagnoliaFenelon D. HewittD1916-McCombPontotocWilliam T. StegallD1896-PontotocFrank RobersonD1916-1917PontotocThomas J. WingoD1917-ToccopolaPrentissRobert E. L. SutherlandD1916-WheelerBartho L. BreedloveD1916-BoonevilleQuitmanUla B. RossD1916-1920LambertRankinWilliam E. McIntyreD1916-BrandonRichard H. WattsD1916-PelahatchieScottWilliam L. WeemsDSunSharkeySamuel B. AlexanderD1916-Rolling ForkSimpsonWilliam F. StroudD1916-PinolaSmithHenry C. ThorntonD1916-TaylorvilleStoneA. BatsonD1916-1920SunflowerArthur B. ClarkD1916-1924IndianolaTallahatchieRowe HaysD1916-SumnerTateWilliam J. EastD1896-1900; 1904-1908; 1916–1920SenatobiaServetus L. CrockettD1916-TyroTippahWilliam R. WildmanD1916-RipleyTishomingoJames R. MannD1916-IukaTunicaJames M. AndersonD1916-TunicaUnionJohn N. MagillD1916-BethanySam J. PurvisD1916-Blue SpringsWalthallWilliam W. PopeDTylertownWarrenThomas R. FosterD1902-1912; 1916-VicksburgGeorge R. HawkinsD1908-1912; 1916-VicksburgRobert L. C. BarretD1916-VicksburgWashingtonAlfred H. StoneD1916-1924Dunleith PlantationAlexander G. PaxtonD1916-GreenvilleWalter S. KnottsD1916-BelzoniWayneGrover C. ClarkD1916-HeidelbergWebsterSolon S. GoreD1916-EmbryWilkinsonJames R. HutchesonD1916-CentervilleC. T. Netterville, Jr.D1916-WilkinsonWinstonFrank McGehee GlennD1916-NoxapaterYalobushaGeorge E. DenleyD1916-CoffeevilleWilliam A. NolenD1916-Water ValleyYazooBenjamin F. RobertsD1916-SatartiaPatrick C. MeagherD1916-1920Yazoo CityExcell CoodyD1916-PhoenixFranklin & LincolnFred A. WrightD1916-LucienTippah & BentonFrederick B. SmithD1916-RipleyClaiborne & JeffersonSamuel R. YoungD1916-PattisonClarke & JasperWilliam L. WestD1916-VossburgGrenada & MontgomeryWilliam H. DyreD1916-1920WinonaLeake & WinstonJohn C. HoltonD1916-LouisvilleHarrison & JacksonJohn M. HairstonD1916-GulfportLee & ItawambaRobert S. SheffieldD1916-DorseyYazoo & HindsDr. Virgil M. PerryD1916-SatartiaR. S. BowmanD1916-Benton
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