The 1912–1916 Mississippi Legislature met in three sessions between January 1912 and March 1914.[1]
Elections were held on November 7, 1911.[2] The term's first session, and the legislature's 83rd overall, met between January 2, 1912 and March 16, 1912.[1][3] The term's second session, and the legislature's 84th overall, met between June 10, 1913 and June 14, 1913, and was a special session called for by Earl Brewer.[1][4] The term's third and final session, and the legislature's 85th overall, met between January 6, 1914 and March 28, 1914.[1][5] All legislators were Democrats.[2]
Senate
A. C. Anderson was elected President pro tempore of the Senate, defeating Carroll Kendrick and J. D. Donald in a 26-10-5 vote.[3]
Officers of the Senate[2]
| Office
|
|
| President
|
Theodore G. Bilbo
|
| President pro tem
|
A. C. Anderson
|
| Secretary
|
J. W. T. Falkner Jr.
|
| Assistant Secretary
|
H. E. King
|
| Sergeant-at-Arms
|
E. M. Barber Jr.
|
| Doorkeepers
|
W. H. Rees, J. J. Ellis
|
| Postmistress
|
Madie Fitzgerald
|
| Stenographers
|
Eugenia Davis, Bessie Winslow
|
| Pages
|
John A. Bailey Jr., Graham Brady, Forrest B. Jackson, Frank Broyles Jr., W. V. Simmons
|
W. C. Martin and J. F. Guynes were sworn in in 1913.[6] Polk Talbert was sworn in for the 1914 session.[5]
1912 Mississippi State Senate[2]
| District
|
Counties
|
Senator Name
|
Residence
|
| First
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Hancock, Harrison, Jackson
|
A. W. Bond
|
Wiggins
|
| Second
|
Wayne, Jones, Perry, Greene, Forrest
|
J. D. Donald
|
Hattiesburg
|
| Third
|
Jasper, Clarke
|
J. D. Fatheree
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Quitman
|
| Fourth
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Simpson, Covington, Marion, Pearl River, Lamar
|
M. U. Mounger
|
Collins
|
| Fifth
|
Rankin, Smith
|
H. W. Bradshaw
|
Pelahatchie
|
| Sixth
|
Pike, Franklin
|
Joseph E. Norwood
|
Magnolia
|
| Seventh
|
Amite, Wilkinson
|
R. E. Jackson (1912–1913)
|
Liberty
|
| Polk Talbert (1914)
|
|
| Eighth
|
Lincoln, Lawrence, Jefferson Davis
|
G. A. Hobbs
|
Brookhaven
|
| Ninth
|
Adams
|
Richard F. Reed (1912)
|
Natchez
|
| W. C. Martin (1913–1914)
|
|
| Tenth
|
Claiborne, Jefferson
|
S. R. Young
|
Martin
|
| Eleventh
|
Copiah
|
E. A. Rowan (1912)
|
Wesson
|
| Jasper Felix Guynes (1913–1914)
|
|
| Twelfth
|
Hinds, Warren
|
Clayton D. Potter
|
Jackson
|
| Twelfth
|
Hinds, Warren
|
W. K. McLaurin
|
Vicksburg
|
| Twelfth
|
Hinds, Warren
|
S. N. Collier
|
Vicksburg
|
| Thirteenth
|
Scott, Newton
|
Dallas Stewart
|
Damascus
|
| Fourteenth
|
Lauderdale
|
John A. Bailey
|
Bailey
|
| Fifteenth
|
Kemper, Winston
|
H. C. Carter
|
Louisville (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| Sixteenth
|
Noxubee
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Walter Price
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Macon
|
| Seventeenth
|
Leake, Neshoba
|
W. A. Ellis
|
Carthage
|
| Eighteenth
|
Madison
|
C. B. Greaves
|
Flora
|
| Nineteenth
|
Yazoo
|
T. H. Campbell
|
Yazoo City
|
| Twentieth
|
Sharkey, Issaquena
|
W. H. Clements
|
Rolling Fork
|
| Twenty-first
|
Holmes
|
H. H. Casteel
|
Pickens
|
| Twenty-second
|
Attala
|
Wiley Sanders
|
Kosciusko
|
| Twenty-third
|
Oktibbeha, Choctaw
|
H. H. Sikes
|
Starkville
|
| Twenty-fourth
|
Clay, Webster
|
J. W. Spencer
|
Bellefontaine
|
| Twenty-fifth
|
Lowndes
|
W. A. Love
|
Crawford
|
| Twenty-sixth
|
Carroll, Montgomery
|
J. P. Taylor
|
Winona
|
| Twenty-seventh
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Leflore, Tallahatchie
|
Hall W. Sanders
|
Charleston
|
| Twenty-eighth
|
Yalobusha, Grenada
|
J. W. Brown
|
Bryant
|
| Twenty-ninth
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Washington, Sunflower
|
Van B. Boddie
|
Greenville
|
| Twenty-ninth
|
Washington, Sunflower
|
N. W. Sumrall
|
Belzoni
|
| Thirtieth
|
Bolivar
|
J. C. Walker
|
Shaw
|
| Thirty-first
|
Chickasaw, Calhoun, Pontotoc
|
Frank Burkitt
|
Okolona
|
| Thirty-first
|
Chickasaw, Calhoun, Pontotoc
|
W. J. Evans
|
Calhoun City
|
| Thirty-second
|
Lafayette
|
Lee Russell
|
Oxford
|
| Thirty-third
|
Panola
|
A. S. Kyle
|
Batesville
|
| Thirty-fourth
|
Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman
|
S. A. Withers
|
Austin
|
| Thirty-fifth
|
DeSoto
|
Albert Myers Jr.
|
Byhalia (R. F. D.)
|
| Thirty-sixth
|
Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall, Tate
|
A. C. Anderson
|
Ripley
|
| Thirty-sixth
|
Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall, Tate
|
B. A. Tucker Jr.
|
Senatobia
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| Thirty-sixth
|
Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall, Tate
|
John M. Eddins
|
Byhalia
|
| Thirty-seventh
|
Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss
|
Carroll Kendrick
|
Kendrick
|
| Thirty-eighth
|
Monroe, Lee, Itawamba
|
H. F. Broyles
|
Greenwood Springs
|
| Thirty-eighth
|
Monroe, Lee, Itawamba
|
J. S. Stephens
|
Marietta (R. F. D. No. 2)
|
House
Hillrie M. Quin was unanimously elected Speaker.[7]
Officers of the House[2]
| Office |
Name
|
| Speaker |
H. M. Quin
|
| Clerk |
S. V. Robertson
|
| Sergeant-at-Arms |
J. H. O'Neal
|
| Post Mistress |
M. L. Turnage
|
| Doorkeepers |
H. T. Stovall and A. S. Payne
|
| Stenographers |
Jeannette Ratliff and May Seay
|
| Pages |
Evans Bull, Hugh Bailey, Lonnie Cook, Livesay Everett, John Owen, Pierre Robert, Archie Toler, Raymond Thompson, Verdo Webb
|
1912 Mississippi House of Representatives[2]
| County |
Name |
Postoffice
|
| Adams |
Winchester Jenkins |
Natchez
|
| Beekman Laub |
Natchez
|
| Alcorn |
Sam M. Nabors |
Corinth (R. F. D. No. 4)
|
| R. B. Cotten |
Corinth (R. F. D.)
|
| Amite |
E. B. Carter |
Liberty (R. F. D. No. 3)
|
| W. H. Griffin |
Liberty (R. F. D. No. 3)
|
| Attala |
D. C. Bailey |
Center
|
| E. C. King |
Kosciusko
|
| Benton |
W. E. Houston |
Ashland
|
| Bolivar |
W. B. Parks |
Merigold
|
| H. E. Denton |
Shelby
|
| Calhoun |
J. B. Going |
Calhoun City
|
| Dennis Murphree |
Pittsboro
|
| Carroll |
L. S. Hemphill |
Valley Hill
|
| C. W. West |
McCarley
|
| Chickasaw |
Fred J. McDonald (1912-1913) |
Okolona
|
| W. F. Buchanan (1914)[8]
|
|
| J. A. Lewis |
Houston
|
| Choctaw |
C. A. Lindsey |
Eupora
|
| Claiborne |
T. A. Luster |
Utica (R. F. D. No. 2)
|
| Clarke |
Brownlee Harvey |
Pachuta
|
| Clay |
J. L. Smith |
West Point
|
| W. H. Durham |
Montpelier
|
| Coahoma |
O. G. Johnston |
Friars Point
|
| S. W. Glass (1912-1913) |
Dublin
|
| James F. Fontaine (1914)[8]
|
|
| Copiah |
John B. Mayes |
Hazlehurst
|
| I. R. Martin |
Utica (R. F. D. No. 7)
|
| W. C. Beacham |
Wesson
|
| Covington |
J. W. Watson |
Seminary
|
| DeSoto |
J. H. Simpson |
Byhalia
|
| J. W. Barbee Jr. |
Hernando
|
| Forrest |
E. A. Anderson |
Hattiesburg
|
| Franklin |
Moze H. Jones |
Monroe
|
| George |
J. G. Rodgers |
Howell
|
| Greene |
W. W. Walley |
Richton (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| Grenada |
S. A. Morrison |
Grenada
|
| Hancock |
R. L. Genin |
Bay St. Louis
|
| Harrison |
C. L. Rushing |
Biloxi
|
| Hinds |
H. M. Quin |
Jackson
|
| H. B. Gillespie |
Raymond
|
| V. P. Ferguson |
Learned
|
| Holmes |
T. G. Stevenson |
Lexington
|
| R. W. Gulledge |
Bowling Green
|
| R. A. Montgomery |
Durant
|
| Issaquena |
R. E. Foster |
Shiloh
|
| Itawamba |
B. M. Pearce |
Dorsey
|
| Jackson |
W. D. McLeod |
Moss Point
|
| Jasper |
J. W. White |
Rose Hill
|
| Jefferson |
W. M. Darden |
McNair
|
| Jefferson Davis |
J. F. Burrow |
Carson
|
| Jones |
J. H. Bush |
Laurel
|
| Kemper |
G. J. Rencher |
DeKalb
|
| W. I. Milan |
Preston
|
| Lafayette |
J. M. Sanders |
Oxford (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| J. C. Eskridge |
DeLay
|
| Lamar |
F. M. Whidden |
Purvis
|
| Lauderdale |
J. D. Stennis |
Meridian
|
| C. P. Walker |
Meridian
|
| J. M. Harwell |
Meridian
|
| Lawrence |
J. P. Conn |
Topeka
|
| Leake |
W. L. Evans |
Carthage
|
| Lee |
P. E. Carothers |
Tupelo
|
| J. S. Howerton |
Tupelo
|
| Leflore |
D. P. Montgomery |
Greenwood
|
| Lincoln |
Will D. Womack |
Fair River
|
| Lowndes |
S. B. Johnston |
Columbus
|
| D. L. Ervin |
Columbus
|
| S. T. Pilkinton |
Artesia
|
| Madison |
John M. Greaves |
Livingston
|
| J. B. Dendy |
Cameron
|
| Marion |
E. H. Mounger (1912)[9] |
Columbia
|
| John B. Dale (1913-1914)[9]
|
|
| Marshall |
George D. Myers |
Holly Springs
|
| W. H. Sharp |
Wall Hill
|
| Clarence Moore |
Holly Springs
|
| Monroe |
B. N. Edens |
Aberdeen (R. F. D. No. 4)
|
| D. H. Streetman |
Smithville
|
| T. T. Davenport |
Aberdeen
|
| Montgomery |
E. M. Thompson |
Winona (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| Neshoba |
G. E. Wilson |
Philadelphia
|
| Newton |
N. M. Everett |
Hickory
|
| T. I. Doolittle |
Newton
|
| Noxubee |
T. W. Brame |
Macon
|
| E. D. Cavett |
Macon
|
| H. A. Minor Jr. |
Macon
|
| Oktibbeha |
C. B. Hannah |
Sturgis
|
| J. H. Wellborn |
Starkville
|
| Panola |
H. W. Crenshaw |
Crenshaw
|
| W. R. Waldrop |
Courtland (R. F. D.)
|
| James Ruffin |
Sardis
|
| Pearl River |
Leopold Locke |
Poplarville
|
| Perry |
S. T. Garraway |
Richton
|
| Pike |
M. G. Felder |
Summit (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| W. S. Tate |
Osyka (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| Pontotoc |
C. C. Benefield |
Walfield
|
| W. C. Pittman |
Pontotoc
|
| Prentiss |
T. D. Rees |
Booneville
|
| H. C. Williams |
Marietta
|
| Quitman |
W. T. Covington |
Marks
|
| Rankin |
A. B. Stubblefield |
Brandon
|
| Edgar Misterfeldt |
Plains
|
| Scott |
H. H. Harper |
Harperville
|
| Sharkey |
B. Goodman |
Cary
|
| Simpson |
L. A. McCaskill |
Magee
|
| Smith |
W. T. Simmons |
Raleigh
|
| Sunflower |
Ed. Franklin |
Ruleville
|
| Tallahatchie |
Jos. A. May |
Sumner
|
| Tate |
J. C. Sheffield |
Arkabutla
|
| J. W. Crawford |
Coldwater
|
| Tippah |
L. E. Childers |
Dumas
|
| Tishomingo |
L. R. Neal |
Tishomingo
|
| Tunica |
R. S. Alexander |
Dundee
|
| Union |
S. Joe Owen |
New Albany
|
| E. A. Brown |
Etta
|
| Warren |
Moncure Dabney |
Vicksburg
|
| Sam Mackey |
Vicksburg
|
| B. E. Griffin |
Oak Ridge
|
| Washington |
L. M. Nicholson |
Percy
|
| W. S. Watson |
Greenville
|
| H. C. Hamblen |
Greenville
|
| Wayne |
J. V. Gandy |
Waynesboro
|
| Webster |
D. A. Tabb |
Walthall
|
| Wilkinson |
D. C. Bramlett |
Woodville
|
| M. D. Johnson |
Gloster (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| Winston |
R. J. Boswell |
Noxapater
|
| Yalobusha |
Jesse Coleman |
Velma
|
| J. W. Meece |
Water Valley
|
| Yazoo |
R. C. Langford |
Yazoo City (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
| N. A. Mott |
Yazoo City
|
| R. M. Rice |
Bentonia (R. F. D. No. 1)
|
Floater Representatives[2]
| District / Counties
|
Name
|
Postoffice
|
| Franklin and Lincoln
|
L. L. Magee
|
Brookhaven
|
| Tippah and Benton
|
J. M. Talbot Jr.
|
Falkner
|
| Claiborne and Jefferson
|
W. H. Torrey
|
Fayette
|
| Clarke and Jasper
|
L. L. Denson
|
Bay Springs
|
| Grenada and Montgomery
|
Edwin Boushe
|
Elliott
|
| Leake and Winston
|
R. B. Denson
|
Harperville (R. F. D.)
|
| Harrison and Jackson
|
F. M. Johnson
|
Ford
|
| Lee and Itawamba
|
J. M. Spraddling
|
Tupelo
|
| Yazoo and Hinds
|
W. E. Mallett
|
Jackson
|
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- ^ a b c d Mississippi (1964). "Mississippi official and statistical register". Mississippi official and statistical register.: 209. ISSN 0196-4755.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rowland, Dunbar (1912). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b "Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: Jan 1912 Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. pp. 1, 1138. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ^ "Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: June 1913 Ex Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ^ a b "Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: Jan 1914 Reg Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ^ "Mississippi Council/Senate Journals, 1798-: June 1913 Ex Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ^ "House of Representatives Journals, 1798-: Jan 1912 Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
- ^ a b "House of Representatives Journals, 1798-: Jan 1914 Sess — LLMC". discover.llmc.com. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
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