49th Arkansas General Assembly

The Forty-Ninth Arkansas General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 1933 and 1934. In this General Assembly, all 35 positions in the Arkansas Senate and 100 positions in the Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Democrats.

49th Arkansas General Assembly
48th 50th
Overview
TermJanuary 9, 1933 (1933-01-09) – March 9, 1933 (1933-03-09)
Arkansas Senate
Senate party standings
Members35 (35 Democratic Party)
President of the SenateLee Cazort (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
House of Representatives
House party standings
Members100 (100 Democratic Party)
House SpeakerH. K. Toney (D)
Party controlDemocratic Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 1933 – March 9, 1933

Major events

Democratic hegemony was typical in Arkansas and throughout the American South during the Solid South period.

Vacancies

  • Senator John Fred Parish (D-29th) was contested, and R. A. Nelson was seated on January 9, 1933[1]
  • Representative Ethel Cole Cunningham (D-Yell County) resigned at the end of the regular session but is carried as absent non-voting[2]

Senate

The senate was completely controlled the Democratic party. Fifteen freshman senators took seats in the chamber, including John Fred Parish (D-29th), who successfully contested the reelection of incumbent R. A. Nelson, who was seated at the beginning of the session.

Leadership

Senators

District Senator Party First elected Counties
1C. B. GreggDemocratic1932Clay, Craighead, Greene
2Andrew J. ColeDemocratic1932Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp
3Roy MilumDemocratic1922Boone, Marion, Newton
4Robert L. BaileyDemocratic1930Johnson, Pope
5Wilson CardwellDemocratic1932Washington
6J. Paul WardDemocratic1930Independence, Stone
7J. L. ShaverDemocratic1930Cross, Woodruff
8Charles I. EvansDemocratic1932Logan, Yell
9Marvin N. HarrisDemocratic1932Grant, Hot Spring, Saline
10Ed B. DillonDemocratic1926Perry, Pulaski
10G. W. HendricksDemocratic1930Perry, Pulaski
11Sam LevineDemocratic1932Jefferson
12T. P. AtkinsDemocratic1930Lonoke, Prairie
13G. C. CarnesDemocratic1928Arkansas, Monroe
14William L. WardDemocratic1932Lee, Phillips
15J.A. BennettDemocratic1930Ashley, Chicot
16A. J. JohnsonDemocratic1932Cleveland, Dallas, Lincoln
17W. F. NorrellDemocratic1930Desha, Drew
18Tom MarlinDemocratic1932Bradley, Union
19Charles L. PooleDemocratic1930Calhoun, Ouachita
20Lawrence L. MitchellDemocratic1930Hempstead, Nevada
21Ned A. StewartDemocratic1930Columbia, Lafayette, Miller
22Winfred LakeDemocratic1930Howard, Little River, Sevier
23John C. AshleyDemocratic1932Baxter, Fulton, Izard
24Mike I. ShusterDemocratic1930Carroll, Madison
25Ivo W. GilbertDemocratic1932Crawford, Franklin
26Guy WallsDemocratic1930Conway, Cleburne, Searcy, Van Buren
27W. H. AbingtonDemocratic1930White, Faulkner
28Fred ArmstrongDemocratic1932Sebastian
29R. A. NelsonDemocratic1928Jackson, Mississippi, Poinsett
30Fletcher McElhannonDemocratic1930Clark, Pike
31L. Walter WheatleyDemocratic1932Garland, Montgomery
32Marvin B. NorfleetDemocratic1930Crittenden, St. Francis
33R. L. CrutchfieldDemocratic1932Polk, Scott
34Storm O. WhaleyDemocratic1930Benton

House of Representatives

The House was almost entirely new, with 73 freshmen members. Only three members had first won election to the House in 1928.

Leadership

Representatives

County Representative Party First elected
ArkansasLouis K. BurkleDemocratic1932
AshleyT. G. MorganDemocratic1932
BaxterM. R. PryorDemocratic1932
BentonJohn W. NanceDemocratic1932
BentonClyde T. EllisDemocratic1932
BooneLouis DowellDemocratic1930
BradleyCarroll HollensworthDemocratic1930
CalhounMarcus W. ProctorDemocratic1930
CarrollTed P. CoxseyDemocratic1930
ChicotE. B. ConeDemocratic1932
ClarkC. R. HuieDemocratic1932
ClarkGeorge H. WellsDemocratic1932
ClayC. O. RaleyDemocratic1932
CleburneEddie J. DunnDemocratic1932
ClevelandO. E. GatesDemocratic1932
ColumbiaJoe L. DavisDemocratic1932
ColumbiaS. A. CrumplerDemocratic1930
ConwayJ. H. ReynoldsDemocratic1932
ConwaySteve CombsDemocratic1932
CraigheadOrris B. ElginDemocratic1932
CrawfordJames W. SmithDemocratic1932
CrawfordJim ScottDemocratic1930
CrittendenW. W. HarrisDemocratic1932
CrossSam A. GoochDemocratic1930
DallasW. M. CarawayDemocratic1932
DeshaScott McGeheeDemocratic1932
DrewCharles H. KillianDemocratic1932
FaulknerJ. C. DawsonDemocratic1932
FranklinJohn BollingerDemocratic1930
FranklinW. R. BumpersDemocratic1932
FultonH. A. NorthcuttDemocratic1932
GarlandElmer TackettDemocratic1930
GarlandC. A. StanfieldDemocratic1932
GrantA. J. StephensDemocratic1932
GreeneJ. Ed ThompsonDemocratic1928
HempsteadLuke F. MonroeDemocratic1932
HempsteadErnest G. SteedDemocratic1932
Hot SpringH. S. ThomasDemocratic1932
HowardJack OwenDemocratic1932
IndependenceVirgil James ButlerDemocratic1930
IndependenceW. P. DetherowDemocratic1932
IzardW. W. CopelandDemocratic1932
JacksonHenry S. GrantDemocratic1932
JeffersonH. Kemp ToneyDemocratic1930
JeffersonHendrix RowellDemocratic1932
JeffersonCarleton HarrisDemocratic1932
JohnsonArmil TaylorDemocratic1932
LafayetteR. T. BoulwareDemocratic1932
LawrenceE. E. KelleyDemocratic1932
LeeA. L. WilsfordDemocratic1932
LeeEugene HamptonDemocratic1932
LincolnJoe C. HardinDemocratic1930
Little RiverW. D. WaldropDemocratic1930
LoganJohn M. WillemsDemocratic1932
LoganJoseph O. HortonDemocratic1932
LonokeJohn M. BransfordDemocratic1930
LonokeA. J. WallsDemocratic1932
MadisonCharles L. McElhaneyDemocratic1930
MarionEarl BerryDemocratic1932
MillerBen E. CarterDemocratic1932
MississippiCurtis J. LittleDemocratic1932
MonroeFred N. McCollumDemocratic1932
MontgomeryHarold WatkinsDemocratic1930
NevadaAlfred E. CrossDemocratic1932
NewtonErnest CheathamDemocratic1932
OuachitaRichard K. MasonDemocratic1930
PerryG. B. ColvinDemocratic1932
PhillipsLeo NybergDemocratic1932
PhillipsLuther J. WilkesDemocratic1932
PikeFletcher B. ClementDemocratic1930
PoinsettH. B. ThornDemocratic1930
PolkMarcus L. MillerDemocratic1932
PopeJohn G. RyeDemocratic1932
PopeNeal KingDemocratic1932
PrairieJ. W. WatsonDemocratic1932
PulaskiMorgan SmithDemocratic1928
PulaskiJ. S. MurphyDemocratic1932
PulaskiEllis M. FaganDemocratic1932
PulaskiDavid D. TerryDemocratic1932
RandolphJ. E. SmithDemocratic1930
St. FrancisB. McCollumDemocratic1932
SalineB. B. McCallDemocratic1932
ScottLorenzo D. DuncanDemocratic1930
SearcyZeb V. FergusonDemocratic1932
SebastianHenry KaufmanDemocratic1930
SebastianEarl DunnDemocratic1932
SebastianMeans WilkinsonDemocratic1932
SevierMinor W. MillweeDemocratic1932
SharpJames M. SimpsonDemocratic1932
StoneWilliam O. EdmondsonDemocratic1932
UnionSam D. CrawfordDemocratic1932
Van BurenJoe S. HallDemocratic1930
WashingtonIrvin R. RothrockDemocratic1928
WashingtonRufus J. NelsonDemocratic1932
WashingtonW. H. NortonDemocratic1932
WhiteJ. A. ChoateDemocratic1932
WhiteOscar L. AkinDemocratic1932
WoodruffRoger WilliamsDemocratic1932
YellEthel Cole CunninghamDemocratic1930
YellNeill BohlingerDemocratic1932

References

  1. "SOS" (1998), p. 287.
  2. "SOS" (1998), p. 288.
  3. "SOS" (1998), p. 287.
  • Priest, Sharon (1998). Runnells, Jonathan (ed.). Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State. Office of the Arkansas Secretary of State. OCLC 40157815.
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