# 1892–1896 Mississippi Legislature

The 1892–1896 Mississippi Legislature was a legislative term in the United States composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives that met in two sessions in 1892 and 1894.

## History

Elections were held on November 3, 1891. Members were sworn in when the term's first session, and the Legislature's 71st overall, began on January 5, 1892. Both the House and the Senate adjourned on April 2, 1892. The second session of the term, and the Legislature's 72nd overall, began on January 2, 1894. The House adjourned on February 10, 1894. The term ended when members of the 1896–1900 Legislature were sworn in on January 7, 1896.

## Officers
### Senate

M. M. Evans, as the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of the state, served as the Senate's President. In the election for President pro tempore, 16th district senator George G. Dillard nominated Robert Aaron Dean, the senator from the 32nd district and incumbent president pro tempore, for the election. Tenth District senator C. S. Coffey nominated John M. Simonton, the 38th district senator and a former President of the Senate (1865–69), for the election. Dean won the election, receiving 30 votes compared to Simonton's 12. Then, D. P. Porter was unanimously elected Secretary of the Senate. Webb Harris was elected Sergeant-at-Arms and W. S. Skellinger was elected Door-Keeper.

### House

When selecting the office of Speaker of the House, the Democratic caucus voted between incumbent speaker James S. Madison (of Noxubee County) and former speaker Hugh McQueen Street (of Lauderdale County) to decide who should receive the Democratic nomination. Street defeated Madison in a 61-59 vote and received the nomination. In the full election that followed, 114 members voted for Street, 17 members were absent or did not vote, and one member (John E. Gore of Webster County) still voted for Madison despite Madison not being the nominee.
Street resigned the office of Speaker at the start of the 1894 session. J. K. Vardaman was nominated and then elected to replace Street as Speaker.

## Personnel

The Senate had 42 members from 38 districts. Four new senators were sworn in at the start of the 1894 session.

### Senate

| Senate District | Senator Name | Residence | Political Affiliation |
| 1st District | Horace Bloomfield | Bay St. Louis | Democrat |
| 2nd District | N. C. Hill | Ellisville | Democrat |
| 3rd District | W. W. Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Democrat |
| 4th District | David M. Watkins | Purvis | Democrat |
| 5th District | James Purvis | Daniel | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| 6th District | J. Hiram McGehee | Little Spring | Democrat |
| 7th District | J. H. Jones | Woodville | Democrat |
| 8th District | George A. Teunisson | Monticello | Democrat |
| 9th District | Will T. Martin | Natchez | Democrat |
| 10th District | C. S. Coffey | Fayette | Democrat |
| 11th District | R. B. Mayes (1892) | Hazlehurst | Democrat |
| 11th District | R. P. Willing Jr. (1894) | Hazlehurst | Democrat |
| 12th District | C. M. Williamson | Jackson | Democrat |
| 12th District | W. G. Kiger | Brunswick | Democrat |
| 12th District | W. D. Carmichael | Bear Creek | Democrat |
| 13th District | Andrew Y. Freeman | Newton | Democrat |
| 14th District | S. B. Watts | Meridian | Democrat |
| 15th District | A. P. Davis | Spinks | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| 16th District | George G. Dillard (1892) | Macon | Democrat |
| 16th District | J. R. Prince (1894) | Gholson | Democrat |
| 17th District | A. M. Byrd | Philadelphia | Democrat |
| 18th District | W. G. Kearney | Flora | Democrat |
| 19th District | A. M. Hicks | Myrleville | Democrat |
| 20th District | E. N. Scudder | Mayersville | Democrat |
| 21st District | J. G. Hamilton | Durant | Democrat |
| 22nd District | James P. Allen | Kosciusko | Jeffersonian Democrat |
| 23rd District | R. T. Love | Chester | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| 24th District | A. F. Fox (1892) | West Point | Democrat |
| 24th District | Frank A. Critz (1894) | West Point | Democrat |
| 25th District | James T. Harrison | Columbus | Democrat |
| 26th District | T. W. Sullivan | Carrollton | Democrat |
| 27th District | W. T. Rush | Greenwood | Democrat |
| 28th District | A. T. Roane | Grenada | Democrat |
| 29th District | J. M. Jayne | Greenville | Democrat |
| 29th District | J. Holmes Baker | Indianola | Democrat |
| 30th District | George Y. Scott (1892) | Rosedale | Democrat |
| 30th District | R. H. Moore (1894) | Rosedale | Democrat |
| 31st District | Richard Wharton | Chesterville | Democrat |
| 31st District | J. W. Winter | Houlka | Democrat |
| 32nd District | R. A. Dean | Glenville | Democrat |
| 33rd District | C. K. Caruthers | Como | Democrat |
| 34th District | J. H. Sherrard | Clarksdale | Democrat |
| 35th District | T. C. Dockery | Love Station | Democrat |
| 36th District | W. J. East | Senatobia | Democrat |
| 36th District | J. C. Totten | Holly Springs | Democrat |
| 36th District | Z. M. Stephens | New Albany | Democrat |
| 37th District | Carroll Kendrick | Kendrick | Conservative Democrat |
| 38th District | J. M. Simonton | Shannon | Democrat |
| 38th District | H. F. Broyles | Central Grove | Democrat |

### House

A number of members switched political parties between sessions. Fourteen new representatives were sworn in at the start of the 1894 session to fill vacancies.
| County | Representatives | Residence | Party |
| Adams | George F. Bowles (in Natchez) | Natchez | Republican |
| Adams | James C. Williams (outside Natchez) | Kingston | Democrat |
| Alcorn | Geo. W. Bynum | Corinth | Democrat |
| Alcorn | T. H. Underwood | Kossuth | Democrat |
| Amite | W. H. Griffin | Liberty | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Amite | Polk Talbert | Gloster | Democrat |
| Attala | W. P. Ratliff | Kosciusko | Alliance Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Attala | L. S. Terry (1892) | McAdams | Alliance Democrat |
| Attala | S. A. Jackson (1894) | Kosciusko | Democrat |
| Benton | B. D. Simpson | Ashland | Democrat |
| Bolivar | G. W. Gayles | Greenville | Democrat |
| Bolivar | John L. Wiggins (1892) | Rosedale | Democrat |
| Bolivar | N. Whit Blanchard (1894) | Stafford | Democrat |
| Calhoun | J. I. Ballinger | Pittsboro | Democrat |
| Calhoun | T. J. Fox | Slate Springs | Democrat |
| Carroll | W. C. Chatham | Carrollton | Democrat |
| Carroll | T. J. King | Vaiden | Alliance Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Chickasaw | Sol I. Anderson | Thorn | Alliance Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Chickasaw | Frank Burkitt | Okolona | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Choctaw | J. D. Perkins | Weir | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Claiborne | J. G. Spencer | Port Gibson | Democrat |
| Clarke | John H. Harper | Quitman | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Clay | S. G. Ivy | West Point | Democrat |
| Clay | W. S. Quin | West Point | Democrat |
| Coahoma | Sam C. Cook | Clarksdale | Democrat |
| Coahoma | J. Alcorn Glover | Friars' Point | Democrat |
| Copiah | W. S. Catchings | Georgetown | Democrat |
| Copiah | A. B. Guynes | Gallman | Democrat |
| Copiah | S. W. Miller | Hazlehurst | Democrat |
| Covington | John W. Watson | Mt. Carmel | Democrat |
| DeSoto | J. W. Odom | Nesbit | Democrat |
| DeSoto | L. W. Williamson | Pleasant Hill | Democrat |
| Franklin | Juan Nix | McCall's Creek | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Greene | G. W. Turner | Leakesville | Democrat |
| Grenada | William McSwine | Grenada | Democrat |
| Hancock | J. A. Mauffray | Kiln | Democrat |
| Harrison | A. M. Dahlgren (1892) | Biloxi | Democrat |
| Harrison | W. H. Maybin (1894) | Biloxi | Democrat |
| Hinds | J. A. P. Campbell Jr. | Jackson | Democrat |
| Hinds | Harry Peyton (1892) | Bolton | Democrat |
| Hinds | Sid S. Champion (1894) | Edwards | Democrat |
| Hinds | Wiley H. Potter | Jackson | Democrat |
| Holmes | J. L. Cotten | Pickens | Democrat |
| Holmes | B. R. Farr | West | Democrat |
| Holmes | Walter L. Keirn | Lexington | Democrat |
| Issaquena | L. C. Dulaney | Mayersville | Democrat |
| Itawamba | W. P. Reeves | Fulton | Democrat |
| Jackson | G. W. Davis | Ocean Springs | Democrat |
| Jasper | M. A. Ryan | Rose Hill | Democrat |
| Jefferson | J. S. Hicks (1892) | Rodney | Democrat |
| Jefferson | James Stowers (1894) | Harriston | Democrat |
| Jones | D. F. Smith | Erata | Democrat |
| Kemper | J. T. Gewin | DeKalb | Alliance Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Kemper | J. R. Key | Oak Grove | Democrat |
| Lafayette | John W. T. Falkner | Oxford | Democrat |
| Lafayette | J. R. Stowers | Oxford | Democrat |
| Lauderdale | H. M. Street (City of Meridian) | Meridian | Democrat |
| Lauderdale | W. H. Stinson (Outside City) | Meridian | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Lauderdale | W. R. Denton (Whole County) | Hookston | Democrat |
| Lawrence | John H. Arrington | Monticello | Democrat |
| Leake | U. S. Roberts | St. Ann | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Lee | T. A. Boggan | Mooresville | Democrat |
| Lee | O. L. Stribling (1892) | Tupelo | Democrat |
| Lee | Harvey C. Medford (1894) | Tupelo | Democrat |
| Leflore | J. K. Vardaman | Greenwood | Democrat |
| Lincoln | J. A. J. Hart | Bogue Chitto | Democrat |
| Lowndes | A. S. Payne (East of Tombigbee) | New Hope | Democrat |
| Lowndes | Thomas A. Stinson (East of Tombigbee) | Steenston | Democrat |
| Lowndes | W. A. Love (West of Tombigbee) | Crawford | Democrat |
| Madison | William S. McAllister (1892) | Canton | Democrat |
| Madison | H. B. Greaves (1894) | Canton | Democrat |
| Madison | Henry C. Turner | Canton | Democrat |
| Marion | James R. Robertson | Carley | Democrat |
| Marshall | Samuel Hinton | Mt. Pleasant | Democrat |
| Marshall | G. E. Kelsey | Holly Springs | Democrat |
| Marshall | George W. McKie | Chulahoma | Democrat |
| Monroe | J. J. Bashan | Aberdeen | Democrat |
| Monroe | T. R. Caldwell | Amory | Democrat |
| Monroe | J. D. Durrett | Aberdeen | Democrat |
| Montgomery | J. P. Taylor | Winona | Democrat |
| Neshoba | P. G. Walton | Dixon | Democrat |
| Newton | J. E. Graham | Roscoe | Democrat |
| Newton | R. H. Taylor (1892) | Newton | Democrat |
| Newton | Thomas Keith (1894) | Decatur | Democrat |
| Noxubee | John R. Dinsmore | Macon | Democrat |
| Noxubee | James S. Madison | Brooksville | Democrat |
| Noxubee | Thomas J. O'Neil | Macon | Democrat |
| Oktibbeha | Arthur H. Rice (East) | Oktoc | Democrat |
| Oktibbeha | C. B. Hannah (West) | Sturges | Democrat |
| Panola | D. B. Arnold | Pope Stations | Democrat |
| Panola | J. B. Eckles | Sardis | Democrat |
| Panola | Samuel R. Lamb | Batesville | Democrat |
| Pearl River | H. G. Stewart | Poplarville | Democrat |
| Perry | F. M. Morris | Morriston | Democrat |
| Pike | S. E. Packwood | Magnolia | Democrat |
| Pike | James M. Tate | Walker's Ridge | Democrat |
| Pontotoc | D. W. Fowler | Troy | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Pontotoc | W. P. Hooker Jr. (1892) | Thaxton | Democrat |
| Pontotoc | Charles B. Mitchell (1894) | Pontotoc | Democrat |
| Prentiss | W. N. Bellamy | Booneville | Democrat |
| Prentiss | John H. Gardner | Booneville | Alliance Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Quitman | J. U. Abernethy (1892) | Belen | Democrat |
| Quitman | J. S. Montgomery (1894) | Belen | Democrat |
| Rankin | James T. Ferguson (1892) | Brandon | Democrat |
| Rankin | David Puckett (1894) | Brandon | Democrat |
| Rankin | J. R. Enochs | Brandon | Democrat |
| Scott | Henry Calhoon (1892) | Lillian | Democrat |
| Scott | A. Carr (1894) | Gilbert | Populist |
| Sharkey | George W. Butler | Anguilla | Republican |
| Simpson | T. N. Touchstone | Harrisville | Democrat |
| Smith | J. T. Simmons | Sylvarena | Democrat |
| Sunflower | W. D. Peery | Indianola | Democrat |
| Tallahatchie | R. R. Buntin | Crevi | Alliance Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Tate | Thomas H. Johnston | Coldwater | Democrat |
| Tate | W. P. Wyatt | Coldwater | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Tippah | W. H. M. Durham | Blue Mountain | Democrat |
| Tishomingo | S. Laslie Rodgers | Burnsville | Democrat |
| Tunica | W. J. Nelson | Tunica | Democrat |
| Union | L. A. Goudelock | Keownville | Democrat |
| Union | Jesse D. Wade | Sherman | Democrat |
| Warren | J. M. Harris | Oak Ridge | Democrat |
| Warren | T. Dabney Marshall | Vicksburg | Democrat |
| Warren | A. C. Peatross | Vicksburg | Democrat |
| Washington | W. W. Miller | Hollendale | Democrat |
| Washington | J. M. Montgomery | Winterville | Democrat |
| Washington | Thomas Worthington | Leota Landing | Democrat |
| Wayne | William S. Smith | Mathersville | Democrat |
| Webster | John E. Gore | Greensboro | Greenbacker (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Wilkinson | T. V. Noland (1892) | Woodville | Democrat |
| Wilkinson | John A. Redhead (1894) | Centerville | Democrat |
| Wilkinson | W. P. S. Ventress | Woodville | Democrat |
| Winston | J. D. Doss | Webster | Democrat |
| Yalobusha | David W. Rogers | Water Valley | Democrat |
| Yalobusha | W. M. Taylor | Coffeeville | Democrat |
| Yazoo | F. Carothers | Zeiglerville | Democrat |
| Yazoo | J. G. McGuire | Yazoo City | Democrat |
| Yazoo | Z. P. Stutts | Yazoo City | Democrat |
| Flotorial District | Representatives | Residence | Party |
| Franklin and Lincoln | A. M. Newman | Meadville | Democrat (1892) Populist (1894) |
| Tippah and Benton | John Y. Murry Jr. | Ripley | Democrat |
| Claiborne and Jefferson | Stephen Thrasher | Oak Lawn | Democrat |
| Clarke and Jasper | Joseph E. Terral | Quitman | Democrat |
| Grenada and Montgomery | James R. Binford | Duck Hill | Democrat |
| Leake and Winston | D. A. McIntosh (1892) | Louisville | Democrat |
| Leake and Winston | J. H. Caldwell (1894) | Louisville | Democrat |
| Harrison and Jackson | C. D. Lancaster | Pass Christian | Democrat |
| Hinds and Yazoo | W. A. Henry | Yazoo City | Democrat |
| Lee and Itawamba | David Johnson (1892) | Fulton | Democrat |
| Lee and Itawamba | A. N. Wilson (1894) | Tupelo | Democrat |