The Third Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the

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, composed of the

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. The state legislature met in the Levy Building in Oklahoma City, beginning with a special session from November 28 to December 16, 1910, during the end of Governor

Charles Haskell Charles Nathaniel Haskell (March 13, 1860 – July 5, 1933) was an American lawyer, oilman, and politician who was the first governor of Oklahoma. As a delegate to Oklahoma's constitutional convention in 1906, he played a crucial role in draftin ...

's term and ending with a regular session from January 3 to March 11, 1911, during the first year of the term of Governor

Lee Cruce Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 – January 16, 1933) was an American lawyer, banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma, Cruce successful ...

.A Century to Remember
, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) The

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, which already held the majority of seats in the

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, further increased the number of seats they held after the 1910 election. Lieutenant Governor

J. J. McAlester James Jackson McAlester (October 1, 1842 – September 21, 1920) was an American Confederate Army soldier and merchant. McAlester was the founder of McAlester, Oklahoma as well as a primary developer of the coal mining industry in eastern Oklaho ...

served as the President of the Senate and Elmer Thomas served as the

President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate The President ''pro tempore'' of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking state senator. The Oklahoma Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma as the highest-r ...

. W. B. Anthony served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the special session in 1910, while

William A. Durant William A. Durant (March 18, 1866August 1, 1948) was a Choctaw politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A lawyer, he sat in the tribal legislature and later became Speaker of the Choctaw Nation before its annexation in 1906. He played a role in ...

took over during the regular session in 1911.

Dates of sessions

*Special session: November 28, 2010 – December 16, 1910 *Regular session: January 3-March 11, 1911 Previous: 2nd Legislature • Next: 4th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor

served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. Elmer Thomas was elected by state senators to serve as the

, the primary presiding officer of the

House

The

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held the majority of seats in the

. W.B. Anthony, of Marlow, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the special session in 1910, and William A. Durant served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the regular session in 1911.

Members

Senate

*Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on government database.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)

References

External links

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