1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature

none February 2026 January 2025 Mississippi Legislature Old Mississippi State Capitol Mississippi 1896 1 7 y 1900 1 2 y 1895 Mississippi elections Mississippi State Senate 45 President J. H. Jones President pro tempore James T. Harrison Democratic Mississippi House of Representatives 133 Speaker James F. McCool Democratic 1896 1 7 y 1896 3 24 y 1897 4 27 y 1897 5 27 y 1898 1 4 y 1898 2 11 y 1897 4 27 y 1897 5 27 y 1892–1896 Mississippi Legislature 1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature The 1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions between 1896 and 1900. Members were elected on November 7, 1895, to a four-year term.Mississippi https://books.google.com/books?id=nQBCAQAAMAAJ Mississppi Department Reports 1896 7–11 en A vast majority of legislators elected were members of the Democratic Party.1895-09-18 Legislative Nominees https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-legislative-nominees/152773102/ 2024-08-06 Clarion-Ledger 3 Sessions The first session of the term, and the state's 73rd overall,Mississippi official and statistical register 1964/68. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112118316998?urlappend=%3Bseq=1 2024-08-06 HathiTrust 203 2027/uiug.30112118316998?urlappend=%3Bseq=1 en started on January 7, 1896, for both houses.Representatives Mississippi Legislature House of https://books.google.com/books?id=M-hyjUV8DD4C Journal 1896 3–7, 948 enSenate Mississippi Legislature https://books.google.com/books?id=a9BKAQAAMAAJ Journal 1896 G.R. & J.S. Fall 3–5, 735 en The House adjourned on March 16, 1896, and the Senate adjourned on March 24, 1896. The second session of the term, and the state's 74th overall, was a special session called by Governor Anselm J. McLaurin.Journal 1897. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112107049394?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 2024-08-06 HathiTrust 2027/uiug.30112107049394?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 en Twelve It convened for both houses on April 27, 1897, and the House adjourned on May 27, 1897. The third and final session of the term (the state's 75th) first met on January 4, 1898.Journal 1898. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112105339276?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 2024-08-06 HathiTrust 3–5, 467 2027/uiug.30112105339276?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 en The session adjourned on February 11, 1898. The legislative term officially ended when members were sworn in for the 1900–1904 Legislature on January 2, 1900.Journal 1900. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112107049402 2024-08-06 HathiTrust 3 2027/uiug.30112107049402 en Personnel The Senate had 45 members from 38 districts. James T. Harrison from the 25th District was elected President Pro Tempore, defeating 12th District senator William Gwin Kiger in a 25–20 vote. The House had 133 members representing different counties of Mississippi. James F. McCool of Attala County was elected to the position of Speaker of the House near-unanimously, with 126 members voting for him and 7 members absent or not voting. When the 1897 session began, 7 new members were sworn in to replace six members who had resigned and one member (Carroll Cooper) who had died in-between sessions. At the beginning of the 1898 session, four new members were sworn in, all replacing members who had died after the 1897 session.Journal 1898. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112105339276?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 2024-08-06 HathiTrust 2027/uiug.30112105339276?urlappend=%3Bseq=7 en Eight Officers Senate Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyDistrict Democratic Party (United States)PresidentJ. H. JonesDemocratic Partyn/a Democratic Party (United States)President Pro TemporeJames T. HarrisonDemocratic Party25 House of Representatives Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyCounty Democratic Party (United States)Speaker of the HouseJames F. McCoolDemocratic PartyAttala Senate All senators were Democrats.133190-broadside-01.tif - Miscellaneous Broadsides https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/broadsides/detail/532218 2025-12-16 da.mdah.ms.gov en John Y. Murry Jr. served as Secretary. Several new senators were sworn in for the 1898 session.Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: Jan 1898 Sp Sess — LLMC https://discover.llmc.com/?a=d&d=LLMC-40801-1898-001.1.5&e=-------en-25--1--img---------------------------1 2025-12-26 discover.llmc.com District Number Counties Senator Name 1 Hancock, Harrison, Jackson E. J. Bowers 2 Wayne, Jones, Perry, Greene Truman Gray 3 Jasper, Clarke T. A. Wood (1896)D. W. Heidelberg (1898) 4 Simpson, Covington, Marion, Pearl River G. W. Ellis 5 Rankin, Smith Alexander Price 6 Pike, Franklin William B. Mixon 7 Amite W. F. Love 8 Lawrence, Lincoln A. E. Weathersby 9 Adams James A. Clinton 10 Claiborne, Jefferson J. M. Taylor 11 Copiah E. A. Rowan 12 Hinds, Warren B. H. WellsW. G. KigerMurray F. Smith 13 Scott, Newton G. A. McIlhenny 14 Lauderdale W. H. Hardy 15 Kemper, Winston H. D. Moore 16 Noxubee Walter Price 17 Leake Irvin Miller 18 Madison Clarence B. Greaves 19 Yazoo A. M. Hicks 20 Sharkey, Issaquena H. J. McLaurin 21 Holmes E. F. Noel 22 Attala J. C. Clark 23 Oktibbeha, Choctaw N. Q. Adams 24 Clay, Webster T. L. Lamb 25 Lowndes James T. Harrison 26 Carroll, Montgomery T. H. Somerville (1896)T. U. Sisson (1898) 27 Leflore, Tallahatchie A. C. Bramlett 28 Yalobusha, Grenada E. L. Brewer 29 Washington, Sunflower W. R. TriggAbram Lewenthal 30 Bolivar E. H. Moore 31 Chickasaw, Calhoun, Pontotoc C. B. MitchellJ. M. Byars 32 Lafayette J. W. T. Falkner 33 Panola L. F. Rainwater 34 Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman J. V. Cook 35 DeSoto W. T. Nesbit 36 Union, Tippah, Benton, Tate, Marshall Will T. McDonaldW. A. BoydM. J. McKinney 37 Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss Carroll Kendrick 38 Monroe, Lee, Itawamba H. F. BroylesF. M. Gregory House Nevin C. Hathorn and Rufus Prewitt were Populists. County Representative Name Adams James Pipes W. A. Killingsworth Alcorn T. H. Underwood W. J. Lamb Amite C. H. Frith T. P. Street Attala James F. McCool J. F. Allen Benton J. B. Blackwell Bolivar Whit Blanchard J. S. Hicks Calhoun J. I. Ballinger James Revis Carroll Monroe McClurg (1896) W. T. Stevens (1896)S. E. Turner (1897–1900)Lewis S. Hemphill (1897–1900) Chickasaw W. G. Stovall J. A. McArthur Choctaw R. K. Prewitt Claiborne Milton R. Jones Clarke John L. Buckley Clay Frank A. Critz J. S. Goodwin Coahoma J. Alcorn Glover F. A. Montgomery (1896)W. C. Weathersby (1897–1900) Copiah J. G. Ainsworth Joel Lilly J. F. Sexton Covington A. K. Worthy DeSoto Mial Wall Carroll Cooper (1896)W. H. Rollins (1897–1900) Franklin R. S. Butler Greene John A. Smith Grenada William McSwine (1896–1897)L. M. Mays (1898–1900) Hancock George Arbo Harrison Walter A. White (1896)C. C. Sweatman (1897–1900) Hinds S. S. Champion (1896–1897)W. A. Montgomery (1898–1900) E. H. Green Luther Manship Holmes W. T. Johnson W. L. Keirn H. J. Reid Issaquena John W. Heath Itawamba W. S. Sheffield Jackson L. G. Manuel Jasper R. A. Land Jefferson James C. Stowers Jones W. A. Bryant Kemper I. F. Gunn S. C. Trammill Lafayette W. W. McMahon Fielder Webster Lauderdale A. J. Russell J. D. Stennis W. R. Denton Lawrence P. Z. Jones (1896)G. W. Johnston (1897–1900) Leake Asa H. Langston Lee H. C. Medford O. L. Kennedy Leflore S. R. Coleman Lincoln Eli Cowart Lowndes M. A. Franklin J. C. Neilson J. B. Harrington Madison J. N. Lipscomb J. B. Martin Marion N. C. Hathorn Marshall J. W. Boatwright John T. Brown R. A. Baird Monroe R. E. Houston A. J. Smith Frank L. Bott Montgomery J. P. Taylor Neshoba A. M. Byrd (1896)O. L. Williams (1897–1900) Newton Thomas Keith J. A. Leach Noxubee John R. Dinsmore W. S. Permenter DeForest Allgood Oktibbeha J. G. Carroll J. W. Crumpton Panola J. L. Knox S. R. Lamb H. H. Parnell Pearl River J. M. Shivers Perry S. T. Garraway Pike W. W. Pope J. B. Webb Pontotoc W. T. Stegall W. T. Holmes Prentiss W. M. Cox J. T. Blanchard Quitman James R. Turner (1896–1897)M. E. Denton (1898–1900) Rankin Iddo Lewis J. Sol Roberts Scott W. L. Weems Sharkey Anthony Miller Simpson T. N. Touchstone Smith J. S. Eaton Sunflower P. C. Chapman Tallahatchie William Steele Tate W. J. East T. C. House Tippah A. J. Richardson Tishomingo D. L. Ross Tunica Richard Abbay Union R. S. Bell G. L. Jones Warren George Anderson J. W. Collier Charles Ehrman Washington James R. Yerger E. N. Thomas S. M. Shankle Wayne F. M. Sheppard Webster H. H. Fox Wilkinson W. P. S. Ventress T. M. Whetstone Winston John D. Doss Yalobusha W. A. Herring James Moore Yazoo Z. P. Stutts W. W. Coody Fayette Caruthers From Flotorial Districts Claiborne and Jefferson W. D. Torrey Clarke and Jasper S. F. Thigpen Franklin and Lincoln Edward Smith Grenada and Montgomery W. S. P. Doty Harrison and Jackson M. A. Dees Hinds and Yazoo Clay Sharkey Leake and Winston G. H. Blocker Lee and Itawamba A. N. Wilson (1896–1897)W. D. Anderson (1898–1900) Tippah and Benton Allen Talbot References Category:Mississippi legislative sessions Category:1896 in Mississippi Category:1897 in Mississippi Category:1898 in Mississippi Category:1896 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1897 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1898 U.S. legislative sessions