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. Representative Ethel Cole Cunningham (D-Yell County) resigned at the end of the regular session but is carried as absent non-voting.

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.

Senators

DistrictSenatorPartyFirst electedCounties 1 C. B. Gregg Democratic 1932 Clay, Craighead, Greene 2 Andrew J. Cole Democratic 1932 Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp 3 Roy Milum Democratic 1922 Boone, Marion, Newton 4 Robert L. Bailey Democratic 1930 Johnson, Pope 5 Wilson Cardwell Democratic 1932 Washington 6 J. Paul Ward Democratic 1930 Independence, Stone 7 J. L. ShaverDemocratic 1930 Cross, Woodruff 8 Charles I. Evans Democratic 1932 Logan, Yell 9 Marvin N. Harris Democratic 1932 Grant, Hot Spring, Saline 10 Ed B. Dillon Democratic 1926 Perry, Pulaski 10 G. W. Hendricks Democratic 1930 Perry, Pulaski 11 Sam Levine Democratic 1932 Jefferson 12 T. P. AtkinsDemocratic 1930 Lonoke, Prairie 13 G. C. CarnesDemocratic 1928 Arkansas, Monroe 14 William L. WardDemocratic 1932 Lee, Phillips 15 J.A. Bennett Democratic 1930 Ashley, Chicot 16 A. J. Johnson Democratic 1932 Cleveland, Dallas, Lincoln 17 W. F. NorrellDemocratic 1930 Desha, Drew 18 Tom MarlinDemocratic 1932 Bradley, Union 19 Charles L. Poole Democratic 1930 Calhoun, Ouachita 20 Lawrence L. MitchellDemocratic 1930 Hempstead, Nevada 21 Ned A. StewartDemocratic 1930 Columbia, Lafayette, Miller 22 Winfred Lake Democratic 1930 Howard, Little River, Sevier 23 John C. AshleyDemocratic 1932 Baxter, Fulton, Izard 24 Mike I. Shuster Democratic 1930 Carroll, Madison 25 Ivo W. Gilbert Democratic 1932 Crawford, Franklin 26 Guy WallsDemocratic 1930 Conway, Cleburne, Searcy, Van Buren 27 W. H. AbingtonDemocratic 1930 White, Faulkner 28 Fred ArmstrongDemocratic 1932 Sebastian 29 R. A. NelsonDemocratic 1928 Jackson, Mississippi, Poinsett 30 Fletcher McElhannonDemocratic 1930 Clark, Pike 31 L. Walter WheatleyDemocratic1932 Garland, Montgomery 32 Marvin B. NorfleetDemocratic 1930 Crittenden, St. Francis 33 R. L. CrutchfieldDemocratic 1932 Polk, Scott 34 Storm O. WhaleyDemocratic 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

CountyRepresentativePartyFirst elected Arkansas Louis K. Burkle Democratic 1932 Ashley T. G. Morgan Democratic 1932 Baxter M. R. Pryor Democratic 1932 Benton John W. Nance Democratic 1932 Benton Clyde T. Ellis Democratic 1932 Boone Louis Dowell Democratic 1930 Bradley Carroll Hollensworth Democratic 1930 Calhoun Marcus W. Proctor Democratic 1930 Carroll Ted P. Coxsey Democratic 1930 Chicot E. B. Cone Democratic 1932 Clark C. R. Huie Democratic 1932 Clark George H. Wells Democratic 1932 Clay C. O. Raley Democratic 1932 Cleburne Eddie J. Dunn Democratic 1932 Cleveland O. E. Gates Democratic 1932 Columbia Joe L. Davis Democratic 1932 Columbia S. A. Crumpler Democratic 1930 Conway J. H. Reynolds Democratic 1932 Conway Steve Combs Democratic 1932 Craighead Orris B. Elgin Democratic 1932 Crawford James W. Smith Democratic 1932 Crawford Jim Scott Democratic 1930 Crittenden W. W. Harris Democratic 1932 Cross Sam A. Gooch Democratic 1930 Dallas W. M. Caraway Democratic 1932 Desha Scott McGehee Democratic 1932 Drew Charles H. Killian Democratic 1932 Faulkner J. C. Dawson Democratic 1932 Franklin John Bollinger Democratic 1930 Franklin W. R. Bumpers Democratic 1932 Fulton H. A. Northcutt Democratic 1932 Garland Elmer Tackett Democratic 1930 Garland C. A. Stanfield Democratic 1932 Grant A. J. Stephens Democratic 1932 Greene J. Ed Thompson Democratic 1928 Hempstead Luke F. Monroe Democratic 1932 Hempstead Ernest G. Steed Democratic 1932 Hot Spring H. S. Thomas Democratic 1932 Howard Jack Owen Democratic 1932 Independence Virgil James Butler Democratic 1930 Independence W. P. Detherow Democratic 1932 Izard W. W. Copeland Democratic 1932 Jackson Henry S. Grant Democratic 1932 Jefferson H. Kemp Toney Democratic 1930 Jefferson Hendrix Rowell Democratic 1932 Jefferson Carleton Harris Democratic 1932 Johnson Armil Taylor Democratic 1932 Lafayette R. T. Boulware Democratic 1932 Lawrence E. E. Kelley Democratic 1932 Lee A. L. Wilsford Democratic 1932 Lee Eugene Hampton Democratic 1932 Lincoln Joe C. Hardin Democratic 1930 Little River W. D. Waldrop Democratic 1930 Logan John M. Willems Democratic 1932 Logan Joseph O. Horton Democratic 1932 Lonoke John M. Bransford Democratic 1930 Lonoke A. J. Walls Democratic 1932 Madison Charles L. McElhaney Democratic 1930 Marion Earl Berry Democratic 1932 Miller Ben E. Carter Democratic 1932 Mississippi Curtis J. Little Democratic 1932 Monroe Fred N. McCollum Democratic 1932 Montgomery Harold Watkins Democratic 1930 Nevada Alfred E. Cross Democratic 1932 Newton Ernest Cheatham Democratic 1932 Ouachita Richard K. Mason Democratic 1930 Perry G. B. Colvin Democratic 1932 Phillips Leo Nyberg Democratic 1932 Phillips Luther J. Wilkes Democratic 1932 Pike Fletcher B. Clement Democratic 1930 Poinsett H. B. Thorn Democratic 1930 Polk Marcus L. Miller Democratic 1932 Pope John G. Rye Democratic 1932 Pope Neal King Democratic 1932 Prairie J. W. Watson Democratic 1932 Pulaski Morgan Smith Democratic 1928 Pulaski J. S. Murphy Democratic 1932 Pulaski Ellis M. Fagan Democratic 1932 Pulaski David D. Terry Democratic 1932 Randolph J. E. Smith Democratic 1930 St. Francis B. McCollum Democratic 1932 Saline B. B. McCall Democratic 1932 Scott Lorenzo D. Duncan Democratic 1930 Searcy Zeb V. Ferguson Democratic 1932 Sebastian Henry Kaufman Democratic 1930 Sebastian Earl Dunn Democratic 1932 Sebastian Means Wilkinson Democratic 1932 Sevier Minor W. Millwee Democratic 1932 Sharp James M. Simpson Democratic 1932 Stone William O. Edmondson Democratic 1932 Union Sam D. Crawford Democratic 1932 Van Buren Joe S. Hall Democratic 1930 Washington Irvin R. Rothrock Democratic 1928 Washington Rufus J. Nelson Democratic 1932 Washington W. H. Norton Democratic 1932 White J. A. Choate Democratic 1932 White Oscar L. Akin Democratic 1932 Woodruff Roger Williams Democratic 1932 Yell Ethel Cole Cunningham Democratic 1930 Yell Neill Bohlinger Democratic 1932

See also List of Arkansas General Assemblies

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