1904–1908 Mississippi Legislature

none February 2026 February 2026 Mississippi Legislature Mississippi State Capitol Mississippi 1904 1 5 y 1908 1 7 y 1903 Mississippi elections Mississippi State Senate 45 President John Prentiss Carter President pro tempore E. H. Moore Democratic Mississippi House of Representatives 133 Speaker Emmet Thomas Democratic 1904 1 5 y 1904 3 22 y 1906 1 2 y 1906 4 21 y 1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature 1908–1912 Mississippi LegislatureThe 1904–1908 Mississippi Legislature was convened in two sessions, the first between January 5, 1904, and March 22, 1904, and the second between January 2, 1906 and April 21, 1906. History Members were elected on November 3, 1903.https://books.google.com/books?id=sZsKAQAAMAAJ Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi 1904 153, 480, 512, 568 en The House and the Senate first convened on January 5, 1904.Representatives Mississippi Legislature House of https://books.google.com/books?id=A5g6AQAAMAAJ Journal 1904 3, 956 enMississippi 1904 Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002131756 Journal of the Senate of the State of Mississippi ... volumes That session adjourned on March 22, 1904. During that session, laws were passed mandating a "uniform series of school books", racial segregation on street cars, creating Lamar County, and authorizing a law code for 1906.Rowland Dunbar https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Official_and_Statistical_Register_of/BCYLAAAAMAAJ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi 1908 Department of Archives and History 189, 316 en They also authorized appropriations for new buildings for the Mississippi Institution for the Deaf and Dumb after the old dormitory was destroyed by fire on March 18, 1902. A second session was held between January 2, 1906, and April 21, 1906.Mississippi 1968 Mississippi official and statistical register. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000549439 Mississippi official and statistical register. 392 0196-4755Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: Jan 1906 Sp Sess — LLMC https://discover.llmc.com/?a=d&d=LLMC-40801-1906-001.1.1069 2025-12-21 discover.llmc.com 3, 1099 The term officially ended when the 1908-1912 session began on January 7, 1908.Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: Jan 1908 Sess — LLMC https://discover.llmc.com/?a=d&d=LLMC-40801-1908-001.1.4&e=-------en-25--1--img---------------------------1 2025-12-27 discover.llmc.com James K. Vardaman served as governor during this term.James Kimble Vardaman: Thirty-sixth Governor of Mississippi: 1904-1908 - 2004-01 https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/james-kimble-vardaman-thirty-sixth-governor-of-mississippi-1904-1908 2025-12-21 www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov Officers Senate John Prentiss Carter, as lieutenant governor, served ex officio as President of the Senate. E. H. Moore was near-unanimously elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate. John Y. Murry, Jr. served as Secretary, P. M B. Self served as Sergeant-at-Arms, and H. J. Thornton served as Doorkeeper. House Emmet Thomas was elected Speaker of the House. L. Pink Smith served as Clerk, A. H. Hutchinson served as Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Doorkeepers were Elias Phillips and John Barfield. Senate All members were Democrats. Several new members joined in 1906.Hardy W. H. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008595774 The Mississippi code of 1906 of the public statute laws of the state of Mississippi, prepared and annotated by A. H. Whitfield, T. C. Catchings and W. H. Hardy: Under the provisions of an act of the Legislature approved March 19, 1904, and reported to and revised Catchings T. C. Whitfield Albert Hall 1906 Brandon printing company Nashville, Tenn. District NumberCountiesSenator NameResidence1Hancock, Harrison, JacksonHorace BloomfieldScranton2Wayne, Jones, Perry, GreeneJ. T. Parks (1904)HattiesburgR. S. Hall (1906)Hattiesburg3Jasper, ClarkeD. W. HeidelbergShubuta4Simpson, Covington, Marion, Pearl RiverHenry MoungerColumbia5Rankin, SmithPatrick HenryBrandon6Pike, FranklinClem V. RatcliffSummit7Amite, WilkinsonCharles H. FrithBates Mill8Lincoln, LawrenceG. Wood Magee Monticello9AdamsJames A. Clinton (1904)NatchezGerard Brandon (1906)Natchez10Claiborne, JeffersonStephen ThrasherPort Gibson11CopiahM. S. McNeilCrystal Springs12Hinds, WarrenW. K. McLaurinVicksburgMurry F. SmithVicksburgW. J. CroomBolton13Scott, NewtonJ. M. Stephenson (1904)MortonOliver McIlhenny (1906)Forrest14LauderdaleC. C. DunnMeridian15Kemper, WinstonJ. D. DossLouisville16NoxubeeA. T. DentMacon17Leake, NeshobaPresley GrovesOfahoma18MadisonH. B. GreavesCanton19YazooA. M. HicksMyrleville20Sharkey, IssaquenaH. J. McLaurinRolling Fork21HolmesH. H. ElmoreLexington22AttalaWiley SandersKosciusko23Oktibbeha, ChoctawW. W. MagruderStarkville24Clay, WebsterW. R. ScottEupora25LowndesM. A. FranklinColumbus26Carroll, MontgomeryG. A. McLeanWinona27Leflore, TallahatchieC. E. HarrisSumner28Yalobusha, GrenadaJames MooreOakland29Washington, SunflowerW. W. StoneGreenvilleJohn L. HebronGreenville30BolivarE. H. MooreRosedale31Chickasaw, Calhoun, PontotocJames GordonOkolonaC. E. FranklinPontotoc32LafayetteG. R. HightowerOxford33PanolaA. S. YarbroughComo34Coahoma, Tunica, QuitmanJ. A. GloverClarksdale35DeSotoLeonard J. FarleyHernando36Tate, Benton, Marshall, Union, TippahR. D. SimpsonPegramW. A. BoydGossettW. A. BelkHolly Springs37Tishomingo, Alcorn, PrentissCarroll KendrickKendrick38MonroeW. B. Walker (died 1903)AberdeenR. E. Houston (1904-)AberdeenLee, ItawambaJ. M. WeaverRara Avis House Emmet N. Thomas was elected Speaker of the House on January 5, 1904. Several new members joined in 1906. All members were Democrats. County District Representative ResidenceAdamsE. E. BrownNatchezC. N. WinstonStantonAlcornT. J. DaltonRienziG. W. BynumCorinthAmiteEdward J. FormanNatPolk TalbertGlosterAttalaJohn F. AllenHallumArthur ReynoldsEthelBentonR. M. OwenAshlandBolivarJ. C. BurrusBennoitJulius LesserDuncanCalhounT. M. Murphree (1904)PittsboroT. L. Beadles (1906)PittsboroJ. L. BatesPittsboroCarrollS. E. TurnerVaidenA. J. ColemanEmoryChickasawN. W. BradfordHoustonJ. R. GilfoyWoodlandChoctawLafayette RobinsonAckermanClaiborneJ. W. ClarkHermanvilleClarkeW. M. EstesEnterpriseClayJohn G. MillsapsWest PointJ. E. CaradineMontpelierCoahomaW. A. AlcornClarksdaleJohn A. SuddothFriars PointCopiahJ. B. ErringtonHazlehurstW. B. LockwoodCrystal SpringsE. C. McMichaelWessonCovingtonG. W. HollowayMt. CarmelDeSotoJulius R. TiptonHernandoA. S. MehargEudoraFranklinS. P. ButlerLittle SpringsGreeneDan McLeodLeakesvilleGrenadaS. A. MorrisonGrenadaHancockJ. Q. FountainPearlingtonHarrisonE. M. BarberBiloxiHindsW. C. Wells Jr.JacksonJ. C. WardJacksonPaul D. RatliffRaymondHolmesS. M. SmithLexingtonH. S. Hooker Jr.LexingtonS. N. SampleEbenezerIssaquenaL. C. DulaneyGraceItawambaW. S. SheffieldDorseyJacksonW. D. BullardScrantonJasperW. J. McFarlandPaulding'JeffersonC. W. Whitney Jr.FayetteJonesHenry HilbunEllisvilleKemperG. H. EthridgeDeKalbA. E. Grantham (1904)EnondaleS. D. Stennis (1906)Mt. NeboLamarJ. R. Holcomb (1906)PurvisLafayetteD. M. KimbroughOxfordM. C. DentonTulaLauderdaleW. R. DentonHookstonJ. D. StennisBaileyS. B. WattsMeridianLawrenceE. L. H. BirdTryusLeakeW. A. EllisCarthageLeeJ. M. HoyleTupeloP. E. CaruthersTupeloLefloreS. R. ColemanGreenwoodLincolnV. B. WattsBrookhavenLowndesP. W. MaerColumbusJ. I. SturdivantColumbusA. J. ErvinCrawfordMadisonClarence B. GreavesFloraR. Sidney PowellCantonMarionS. J. HathornColumbiaMarshallR. L. TuckerChulahomaJohn M. EddinsByhaliaH. K. MahonHolly SpringsMonroeE. E. CowleyAmoryBen McFarlandAberdeenD. A. BeeksQuinceyMontgomeryW. T. McCuiston (1904)SweatmanS. I. Robinson (1906)WinonaNeshobaR. L. BrelandPhiladelphiaNewtonFloyd Loper (1904)ConehattaThomas Keith (1906)DecaturJ. R. ByrdNewtonNoxubeeH. H. BrooksMaconE. D. CavettMaconE. C. PattyMaconOktibbehaJames W. NormentStarkvilleJoseph W. CrumptonSturgesPanolaA. S. KyleBatevilleN. C. KnoxReynoldsD. B. ArnoldPopesPearl RiverH. K. RousePoplarvillePerryHiram S. StevensHattiesburgPikeW. W. PopeTylertownW. B. MixonMcComb CityPontotocJ. B. FontainePontotocF. M. Lantrip (1904)ThaxtonW. T. Stegall (1906)PlymouthPrentissJ. A. CunninghamMariettaL. M. BurgeBaldwynQuitmanT. E. WilliamsBelenRankinJ. S. RobertsLangfordJ. C. RobinsonPisgahScottA. N. CooperForestSharkeyAnthony MillerPanther BurnSimpsonJ. D. WilkinsonMageeSmithThomas MayfieldTaylorsvilleSunflowerW. E. RingoldLinnTallahatchieJ. S. ThompsonCharlestonTateW. J. EastSenatobiaS. T. Clayton (1904)StrayhornT. C. House (1906)SenatobiaTippahJames DuncanRipleyTishomingoD. L. RossIukaTunicaC. W. DohertyTunicaUnionJ. C. PattersonCotton PlantR. S. BellAvenelleWarrenS. N. CollierVicksburgO. S. RobbinsVicksburgT. R. FosterVicksburgWashingtonE. N. ThomasGreenvilleR. W. GarrisonLelandPercy Bell (1904)GreenvilleVan Buren Boddie (1906)GreenvilleWayneW. M. McAlisterWaynesboroWebsterJ. W. SpencerGlenlynWilkinsonW. F. TuckerWoodvilleD. M. HuffWoodvilleWinstonW. C. HightLouisvilleYalobushaJ. G. McGowanWater ValleyJ. Mel SmithCoffeevilleYazooJ. W. GeorgeYazoo CityW. W. CoodyPhoenixFayette CaruthersYazoo CityFloater RepresentativesFranklin and LincolnT. H. MontgomeryBrookhavenBenton and TippahJ. B. BlackwellFingerClaiborne and JeffersonJ. S. HicksFayetteClarke and JasperW. W. HeidelbergHeidelbergGrenada and MontgomeryW. S. P. DotyGrenadaLeake and WinstonW. L. EvansMaddenHarrison and JacksonR. C. CowanScrantonLee and ItawambaGuy W. MitchellGuntownHinds and YazooW. J. McGeeJackson References Category:Mississippi legislative sessions Category:1904 in Mississippi Category:1905 in Mississippi Category:1906 in Mississippi Category:1907 in Mississippi