The 1908–1912 Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions between January 1908 and November 1911.[1][2]
Elections were held on November 5, 1907.[3] The first session of the term, and the Legislature's 80th overall, met between January 7, 1908 and March 21, 1908.[2][1] The second session, and the Legislature's 81st overall, met between January 4, 1910 and April 16, 1910.[1][4] The third and final session, and the legislature's 82nd overall, met from November 1, 1911, to November 15, 1911.[1][5]
Senate
As Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, Luther Manship served ex officio as President of the Senate.[3] John L. Hebron Jr. served as President pro tempore, elected over W. T. McDonald in a 30-11 vote.[3][2] Frank Roberson served as Secretary, and L. F. Chiles served as Assistant Secretary.[3] Several new senators were sworn in in 1910.[4] Three senators died, and five resigned, between the 1910 and 1911 sessions, and their vacancies were not filled.[5] All senators were Democrats.[3]
1908 Mississippi State Senate
| District |
Counties |
Senator Name |
Residence
|
| First |
Hancock, Harrison, Jackson |
W. T. McDonald |
Bay St. Louis
|
| Second |
Wayne, Jones, Perry, Greene |
W. W. West |
Richton
|
| Third |
Jasper, Clarke |
Sam Whitman (1908) |
Bay Springs
|
| C. W. Thigpen (1910)
|
|
| Fourth |
Simpson, Covington, Marion, Pearl River, Lamar |
Theodore G. Bilbo |
Poplarville
|
| Fifth |
Rankin, Smith |
W. T. Simmons |
Raleigh
|
| Sixth |
Pike, Franklin |
M. C. McGehee |
Little Springs
|
| Seventh |
Amite, Wilkinson |
W. F. Tucker |
Woodville
|
| Eighth |
Lincoln, Lawrence |
F. M. Bush |
New Hebron
|
| Ninth |
Adams |
Charles F. Engle |
Natchez
|
| Tenth |
Claiborne, Jefferson |
J. S. Logan |
Fayette
|
| Eleventh |
Copiah |
E. A. Rowan |
Wesson
|
| Twelfth |
Hinds, Warren |
W. K. McLaurin |
Vicksburg
|
| Clayton D. Potter |
Jackson
|
| J. R. McDowell |
Jackson
|
| Thirteenth |
Scott, Newton |
G. H. Banks |
Newton
|
| Fourteenth |
Lauderdale |
John A. Bailey |
Bailey
|
| Fifteenth |
Kemper, Winston |
J. R. Key (1908, 1910) |
Rio
|
| Sixteenth |
Noxubee |
Walter Price |
Prairie Point
|
| Seventeenth |
Leake, Neshoba |
R. L. Breland |
Philadelphia
|
| Eighteenth |
Madison |
E. B. Harrell |
Canton
|
| Nineteenth |
Yazoo |
W. D. Gibbs |
Bentonia
|
| Twentieth |
Sharkey, Issaquena |
H. P. Farish |
Mayersville
|
| Twenty-first |
Holmes |
S. N. Sample (1908) |
Ebenezer
|
| W. A. Pierce (1910)
|
|
| Twenty-second |
Attala |
Wiley Sanders |
Kosciusko
|
| Twenty-third |
Oktibbeha, Choctaw |
J. Lem Seawright |
Ackerman
|
| Twenty-fourth |
Clay, Webster |
F. G. Barry (1908) |
West Point
|
| Stacy Hibbler (1910)
|
|
| Twenty-fifth |
Lowndes |
M. A. Franklin |
Columbus
|
| Twenty-sixth |
Carroll, Montgomery |
Lee McMillan |
Carrollton
|
| Twenty-seventh |
Leflore, Tallahatchie |
R. V. Pollard |
Greenwood
|
| Twenty-eighth |
Yalobusha, Grenada |
F. H. Harper |
Grenada
|
| Twenty-ninth |
Washington, Sunflower |
J. L. Hebron |
Greenville
|
| Thomas R. Baird (1908, 1910) |
Indianola
|
| Thirtieth |
Bolivar |
J. C. Burrus |
Benoit
|
| Thirty-first |
Chickasaw, Calhoun, Pontotoc |
C. E. Franklin |
Pontotoc
|
| J. J. Adams |
Pittsboro
|
| Thirty-second |
Lafayette |
G. R. Hightower (Resigned Jan 25, 1908) |
Oxford
|
| R. A. Dean |
Not listed
|
| Thirty-third |
Panola |
C. B. Vance |
Batesville
|
| Thirty-fourth |
Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman |
B. D. Simpson (1908, 1910) |
Marks
|
| Thirty-fifth |
DeSoto |
G. L. Darden |
Hernando
|
| Thirty-sixth |
Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall, Tate |
W. J. East |
Senatobia
|
| Hugh K. Mahon |
Holly Springs
|
| S. Joe Owen |
New Albany
|
| Thirty-seventh |
Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss |
J. A. Cunningham |
Booneville
|
| Thirty-eighth |
Monroe, Lee, Itawamba |
W. D. Anderson |
Tupelo
|
| G. J. Leftwich |
Aberdeen
|
House
All representatives were Democrats.[3]
Officers of the House[3]
| Office
|
Name
|
| Speaker
|
H. M. Street
|
| Clerk
|
L. Pink Smith
|
| Journal Clerk
|
Lee J. Wilson
|
| Sergeant-at-Arms
|
W. E. Caffee
|
| Postmistress
|
Annie Glass
|
| Doorkeepers
|
U. H. Tompkins and W. R. Hoover
|
| Stenographers
|
Madie Fitzgerald and Nettie Ratliff
|
| Pages
|
Marvin Stainton, Holloway Bird, Jake Myers, Albert O. Mitchell, Lewis Whitson, Solon Dobbs, Edward Wright, Hoke Frazier, James K. Vardaman, Jr.
|
1908 Mississippi House of Representatives[6]
| County |
Name |
Postoffice
|
| Adams (outside Natchez) |
W. A. Killingsworth |
Cannonsburg
|
| Adams (Natchez)
|
Israel N. Moses |
Natchez
|
| Alcorn |
S. M. Nabors |
Rienzi
|
| W. T. Bennett |
Corinth
|
| Amite |
Eugene Gerald |
Smithdale
|
| Claude L. Fenn |
Smithdale
|
| Attala |
D. C. Bailey |
Ayres
|
| J. J. Britt |
Bolatusha
|
| Benton |
R. M. Frazier |
Hickory Flat
|
| Bolivar |
C. R. Smith |
Cleveland
|
| George B. Shelby |
Shelby
|
| Calhoun |
J. B. Going |
Pittsboro
|
| W. J. Patterson |
Pittsboro
|
| Carroll |
T. O. Yewell |
Carrollton
|
| S. S. Monday |
North Carrollton
|
| Chickasaw |
Frank Burkitt |
Okolona
|
| J. A. Lewis |
Houston
|
| Choctaw |
C. A. Lindsey |
Eupora
|
| Claiborne |
R. B. Anderson |
Port Gibson
|
| Clarke |
A. Johnston |
Shubuta
|
| Clay |
J. C. Bridges |
Pheba
|
| J. P. Valentine |
Pheba
|
| Coahoma |
O. G. Johnston |
Friars Point
|
| W. A. Alcorn Jr. |
Clarksdale
|
| Copiah |
C. E. Hood |
Dentville
|
| W. W. Robertson |
Wesson
|
| W. B. Miller |
Hazlehurst
|
| Covington |
W. L. Cranford |
Seminary
|
| DeSoto |
E. J. Pollard |
Hernando
|
| J. H. Simpson |
Watson
|
| Forrest |
Stokes V. Robertson |
Hattiesburg
|
| Franklin |
M. H. Jones |
Little Springs
|
| Greene |
E. W. Breland |
Leakesville
|
| Grenada |
S. A. Morrison |
Grenada
|
| Hancock |
E. J. Gex |
Bay St. Louis
|
| Harrison |
J. B. Clark |
Nugent
|
| Hinds |
H. M. Quin |
Jackson
|
| M. Ney Williams |
Raymond
|
| S. A. D. Greaves |
Asylum P. O.
|
| Holmes |
J. B. Mitchell |
Goodman
|
| L. S. Rogers |
West
|
| J. A. Dicken |
Durant
|
| Issaquena |
L. Peyton |
Mayersville
|
| Itawamba |
J. F. Dison |
Eastman
|
| Jackson |
M. A. Dees |
Scranton
|
| Jasper |
M. A. Lewis |
Missionary
|
| Jefferson Davis |
J. O. Cowart |
Prentiss
|
| Jefferson |
J. E. Lamb |
Union Church
|
| Jones |
L. Stainton |
Laurel
|
| Kemper |
G. J. Rencher |
DeKalb
|
| S. M. Graham |
Oak Grove
|
| Lafayette |
L. M. Russell |
Oxford
|
| C. E. Slough |
Oxford
|
| Lamar |
J. L. Bryant |
Baxterville
|
| Lauderdale (Outside Meridian) |
Joe D. Stennis |
Bailey
|
| Lauderdale (Whole County)
|
W. R. Denton |
Hookston
|
| Lauderdale (Meridian)
|
H. M. Street |
Meridian
|
| Lawrence |
Lee H. Bird |
Tryus
|
| Leake |
L. A. Zachry |
Lena
|
| Lee |
George H. Hill, Jr. |
Tupelo
|
| F. A. Greene |
Verona
|
| Leflore |
J. A. Tyson |
Greenwood
|
| Lincoln |
M. McCullough |
Brookhaven
|
| Lowndes (East of Tombigbee) |
T. A. Stinson |
Columbus
|
| B. G. Hull |
Columbus (R. F. D. No. 3)
|
| Lowndes (West of Tombigbee)
|
W. R. Moody |
Columbus
|
| Madison |
R. W. Stewart |
Madison
|
| John B. Martin |
Cameron
|
| Marion |
A. L. Yates |
Columbia
|
| Marshall |
C. H. Curd |
Holly Springs
|
| W. H. King |
Tasca
|
| John Calhoon |
Holly Springs
|
| Monroe |
H. F. Broyles |
Greenwood Springs
|
| D. A. Beeks |
Aberdeen (R. F. D. No. 2)
|
| T. R. Caldwell |
Amory (R. F. D.)
|
| Montgomery |
Sid I. Robinson |
Winona
|
| Neshoba |
A. D. Sharpe |
Engine
|
| Newton |
J. D. Carr |
Newton
|
| M. P. Foy |
Decatur
|
| Noxubee |
E. D. Cavett |
Macon
|
| M. O'Byrne |
Macon
|
| I. L. Dorroh |
Macon
|
| Oktibbeha (West) |
N. Q. Adams |
Sturges
|
| Oktibbeha (East)
|
J. H. Wellborn |
Starkville
|
| Panola |
W. E. Davis |
Como
|
| J. M. Cox |
Batesville
|
| L. C. Johnson |
Reynolds
|
| Pearl River |
J. C. Shivers |
Poplarville
|
| Perry |
D. K. McDonald |
New Augusta
|
| Pike |
G. H. Alford |
Magnolia
|
| L. W. Felder |
Felder's P. O.
|
| Pontotoc |
W. T. Stegall |
Pontotoc
|
| J. I. Longest |
Troy
|
| Prentiss |
W. A. White |
Booneville
|
| J. H. Gardner |
Booneville
|
| Quitman |
J. B. Stone |
Belen
|
| Rankin |
A. G. Norrell |
Plain
|
| W. D. Heslep |
Pelahatchie
|
| Scott |
Oliver McIlhenny |
Forest
|
| Sharkey |
B. Goodman |
Cary
|
| Simpson |
W. M. Lofton |
Mendenhall
|
| Smith |
E. G. Robinson (1908) |
Raleigh
|
| J. J. Terry |
Not listed
|
| Sunflower |
C. P. Adair |
Indianola
|
| Tate |
Walker Wood |
Senatobia
|
| Herbert Holmes |
Senatobia
|
| Tallahatchie |
John N. Sullivant |
Teasdale
|
| Tippah |
S. O. Love |
Ripley
|
| Tishomingo |
M. D. Adams |
Iuka
|
| Tunica |
Charles Doherty |
Tunica
|
| Union |
G. L. Jones |
New Albany
|
| A. J. Jones |
Myrtle
|
| Warren |
J. J. O'Neill |
Vicksburg
|
| T. R. Foster |
Vicksburg
|
| George R. Hawkins |
Bovina
|
| Washington |
J. H. Nelms |
Greenville
|
| Van B. Boddie |
Greenville
|
| N. W. Sumrall |
Belzoni
|
| Wayne |
E. W. Stewart |
Waynesboro
|
| Webster |
T. R. Langston |
Walthall
|
| Wilkinson |
W. J. Stockett |
Woodville
|
| S. R. Jones |
Centreville
|
| Winston |
O. A. Bennett |
Louisville
|
| Yalobusha |
J. L. Harris |
Water Valley
|
| J. R. Coleman |
Velma
|
| Yazoo |
Will H. Hudson |
Yazoo City
|
| Theo. Schmidt |
Yazoo City
|
| C. J. Burrus |
Yazoo City
|
Floater Representatives
| District / Counties |
Name |
Postoffice |
Notes
|
| Franklin and Lincoln |
R. E. Bennett |
Meadville |
|
| Tippah and Benton |
A. C. Anderson |
Ripley |
|
| Claiborne and Jefferson |
J. F. Frierson |
Port Gibson |
|
| Clarke and Jasper |
J. D. Fatheree |
Quitman |
|
| Grenada and Montgomery |
M. H. Allen |
Winona |
|
| Leake and Winston |
W. B. Woodall |
Noxapater |
|
| Harrison and Jackson |
Horace Bloomfield |
Gulfport |
|
| Yazoo and Hinds |
Charles Perkins |
Yazoo City |
|
| Lee and Itawamba |
W. S. Sheffield |
Dorsey |
|
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