The 6th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona State Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, was constituted from January 1, 1923, to December 31, 1924, during the last two years of George W. P. Hunt's fourth tenure as Governor of Arizona, in Phoenix.
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 Arizona State Capitol (2014) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Arizona State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Arizona, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1923 – December 31, 1924 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 19 | ||||
| President | Mulford Winsor (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (18–1) | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 46 | ||||
| Speaker | Dan P. Jones (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (40–6) | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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Sessions
editThe Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix on January 7, 1923; and adjourned on March 10.[1]
There was no special session, which would have met during 1924, during this legislature.
State Senate
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[2]
| County | Senator | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Fred Colter | Democratic | |
| Cochise | W. P. Sims* | Democratic | |
| C. M. Roberts | Democratic | ||
| Coconino | Hugh E. Campbell | Democratic | Died July 13, 1923 |
| Fred S. Breen | Republican | Elected in September 1923 in special election to replace Campbell[3] | |
| Gila | W. D. Claypool* | Democratic | |
| Alfred Kinney | Democratic | ||
| Graham | T. S. Kimball | Democratic | |
| Greenlee | H. A. Elliott* | Democratic | |
| Maricopa | H. C. Gilbert | Democratic | |
| J. C. Phillips | Republican | ||
| Mohave | Kean St. Charles | Democratic | |
| Navajo | Robert L. Moore | Democratic | |
| Pima | Pat Hayhurst | Democratic | |
| Harry A. Drachman | Democratic | ||
| Pinal | Charles E. MacMillin* | Democratic | |
| Santa Cruz | C. A. Pierce | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | Charles H. Rutherford | Democratic | |
| Howard Cornick | Democratic | ||
| Yuma | Mulford Winsor | Democratic |
Employees
edit- Secretary: L. S. Williams
- Assistant Secretary: NELLIE A. HAYWARD Nellie A. Hayward
- Sergeant-at-Arms: C. B. Kelton
- Chaplain: Reverend Bertrand R. Cocks
- Doorkeeper: A. F. Banta
House of Representatives
editMembers
editThe asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.[2]
| County | Representative | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | John H. Udall | Republican | |
| Cochise | Howard Barkell | Republican | |
| B. E. Briscoe | Democratic | ||
| Arthur Curlee | Democratic | ||
| 0. S. French | Democratic | ||
| A. H. Gardner | Republican | ||
| E. A. Watkins | Republican | ||
| J. B. Wylie | Democratic | ||
| Coconino | George W. Copeland | Democratic | |
| Gila | Rosa McKay | Democratic | |
| J. Tom Lewis | Democratic | ||
| M. F. Murphy | Democratic | ||
| John McCormick | Democratic | ||
| Graham | John F. Weber | Democratic | |
| J. M. Smith | Democratic | ||
| Greenlee | J. F. McGrath | Democratic | |
| M. J. Hannon | Democratic | ||
| Maricopa | M. J. Austin | Democratic | |
| John R. Bradshaw | Democratic | replaced R. E. Payton, who retired due to ill health | |
| W. J. Burns | Democratic | ||
| Robert L. Finch | Republican | ||
| E. J. Fiock | Democratic | ||
| William Gleason | Democratic | ||
| E. B. Goodwin | Democratic | ||
| Vernettie 0. Ivy | Democratic | ||
| H. C. Ludden | Democratic | ||
| 0. C. Ludwig | Democratic | ||
| Freeda Marks | Republican | ||
| Charles Miller | Democratic | ||
| John P. Orme | Democratic | ||
| Dan P. Jones | Democratic | Speaker of the House | |
| R. E. Payton | Democratic | retired due to ill health, replaced by John R. Bradshaw | |
| Mohave | E. Ross Housholder | Democratic | |
| Navajo | Frank Ellsworth | Democratic | |
| Pima | A. C. Bernard | Democratic | |
| Howard Griffin | Democratic | ||
| Ralph Gunst | Democratic | ||
| John W. Mayes | Democratic | ||
| Pinal | A. T. Kilcrease | Democratic | |
| I. D. Rickerson | Democratic | ||
| Santa Cruz | Phil Herold | Democratic | |
| Yavapai | A. M. Crawford | Democratic | |
| L. W. Douglas | Democratic | ||
| Albert M. Jones | Democratic | ||
| C. Earl Rogers | Democratic | ||
| Yuma | Nellie T. Bush | Democratic | |
| William Wisener | Democratic |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1923, Sixth Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Chesnutt Elected By 16 Votes; Breen Wins Three To One". The Arizona Republican. September 6, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
