49th Arkansas General Assembly explained

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.

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

• President of the Senate: Lee Cazort^[3]

Senators

District	Senator	Party	First elected	Counties
1		Democratic	1932	Clay, Craighead, Greene
2		Democratic	1932	Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp
3		Democratic	1922	Boone, Marion, Newton
4		Democratic	1930	Johnson, Pope
5		Democratic	1932	Washington
6		Democratic	1930	Independence, Stone
7	J. L. Shaver	Democratic	1930	Cross, Woodruff
8		Democratic	1932	Logan, Yell
9		Democratic	1932	Grant, Hot Spring, Saline
10		Democratic	1926	Perry, Pulaski
10		Democratic	1930	Perry, Pulaski
11		Democratic	1932	Jefferson
12	T. P. Atkins	Democratic	1930	Lonoke, Prairie
13	G. C. Carnes	Democratic	1928	Arkansas, Monroe
14	William L. Ward	Democratic	1932	Lee, Phillips
15		Democratic	1930	Ashley, Chicot
16	A. J. Johnson	Democratic	1932	Cleveland, Dallas, Lincoln
17	W. F. Norrell	Democratic	1930	Desha, Drew
18	Tom Marlin	Democratic	1932	Bradley, Union
19	Charles L. Poole	Democratic	1930	Calhoun, Ouachita
20	Lawrence L. Mitchell	Democratic	1930	Hempstead, Nevada
21	Ned A. Stewart	Democratic	1930	Columbia, Lafayette, Miller
22		Democratic	1930	Howard, Little River, Sevier
23	John C. Ashley	Democratic	1932	Baxter, Fulton, Izard
24	Mike I. Shuster	Democratic	1930	Carroll, Madison
25		Democratic	1932	Crawford, Franklin
26	Guy Walls	Democratic	1930	Conway, Cleburne, Searcy, Van Buren
27	W. H. Abington	Democratic	1930	White, Faulkner
28	Fred Armstrong	Democratic	1932	Sebastian
29	R. A. Nelson	Democratic	1928	Jackson, Mississippi, Poinsett
30	Fletcher McElhannon	Democratic	1930	Clark, Pike
31	L. Walter Wheatley	Democratic	1932	Garland, Montgomery
32	Marvin B. Norfleet	Democratic	1930	Crittenden, St. Francis
33	R. L. Crutchfield	Democratic	1932	Polk, Scott
34	Storm O. Whaley	Democratic	1930	Benton

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

• Speaker of the House: H. K. Toney

Representatives

County	Representative	Party	First elected
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Baxter		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Benton		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Bradley		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Clark		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Columbia		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
Conway		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Crawford		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Franklin		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Garland		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1928
		Democratic	1932
Hempstead		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Independence		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Jefferson		Democratic	1932
Jefferson		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Lee		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
Logan		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Lonoke		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Phillips		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
Pope		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1928
Pulaski		Democratic	1932
Pulaski		Democratic	1932
Pulaski		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Sebastian		Democratic	1932
Sebastian		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
		Democratic	1928
Washington		Democratic	1932
Washington		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
White		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1932
		Democratic	1930
Yell		Democratic	1932

See also

• List of Arkansas General Assemblies

References

• Book: Priest . Sharon . Sharon Priest . Runnells . Jonathan . Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State . 1998 . . 40157815 . .

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