48th Arkansas General Assembly
The Forty-Eighth Arkansas General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Arkansas in 1931 and 1932. In this General Assembly, the Arkansas Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives were both controlled by the Democrats. In the Senate, all 35 senators were Democrats, and in the House, 99 representatives were Democrats, with one Republican. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1930 United States Census.
Major events
Vacancies
- Senator Granville Jones died, replaced by L. Walter Wheatley by election
- Representative William U. McCabe died, no record of a successor being elected or appointed
- Representative S.A. Turner died, no record of a successor being elected or appointed
Appointments
- Senator R. E. Spence is appointed to the 1st Senatorial District due to the resignation of his father, W.E. Spence
Senate
Leadership
- President of the Senate: Lawrence Wilson
- Secretary: M. E. Sherland
Senators
| District | Senator | Party | First elected | Counties |
| 1 | W. E. Spence | Democratic | 1928 | Clay, Craighead, Greene |
| 2 | Richard C. Waldron | Democratic | 1928 | Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp |
| 3 | Roy Milum | Democratic | 1922 | Boone, Marion, Newton |
| 4 | Robert L. Bailey | Democratic | 1930 | Johnson, Pope |
| 5 | Robert J. Wilson | Democratic | 1920 | Washington |
| 6 | J. P. Ward | Democratic | 1930 | Independence, Stone |
| 7 | J. L. Shaver | Democratic | 1930 | Cross, Woodruff |
| 8 | J. N. George | Democratic | 1928 | Logan, Yell |
| 9 | Joe W. Kimsey | Democratic | 1928 | Grant, Hot Spring, Saline |
| 10 | Ed B. Dillon | Democratic | 1926 | Perry, Pulaski |
| 10 | G. W. Hendricks | Democratic | 1930 | Perry, Pulaski |
| 11 | Creed Caldwell | Democratic | 1916 | Jefferson |
| 12 | T. P. Atkins | Democratic | 1930 | Lonoke, Prairie |
| 13 | Elmo Chaney | Democratic | 1928 | Arkansas, Monroe |
| 14 | John M. Quarles | Democratic | 1928 | Lee, Phillips |
| 15 | J.A. Bennett | Democratic | 1930 | Ashley, Chicot |
| 16 | Tate McGehee | Democratic | 1928 | Cleveland, Dallas, Lincoln |
| 17 | W. F. Norrell | Democratic | 1930 | Desha, Drew |
| 18 | Duvall L. Perkins | Democratic | 1928 | 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 | Winfred Lake | Democratic | 1930 | Howard, Little River, Sevier |
| 23 | William H.V. Wahlquist | Democratic | 1928 | Baxter, Fulton, Izard |
| 24 | Mike I. Shuster | Democratic | 1930 | Carroll, Madison |
| 25 | C. R. Counts | Democratic | 1928 | Crawford, Franklin |
| 26 | Guy Walls | Democratic | 1930 | Conway, Cleburne, Searcy, Van Buren |
| 27 | W. H. Abington | Democratic | 1930 | White, Faulkner |
| 28 | J. F. Brewer | Democratic | 1924 | Sebastian |
| 29 | R. A. Nelson | Democratic | 1928 | Jackson, Mississippi, Poinsett |
| 30 | Fletcher McElhannon | Democratic | 1930 | Clark, Pike |
| 31 | Granville Jones | Democratic | 1928 | Garland, Montgomery |
| 32 | Marvin B. Norfleet | Democratic | 1930 | Crittenden, St. Francis |
| 33 | J. A. Thornton | Democratic | 1924 | Polk, Scott |
| 34 | Storm O. Whaley | Democratic | 1930 | Benton |
House of Representatives
The House was controlled by the Democratic party, with only one Republican member. Democratic hegemony was typical in Arkansas and throughout the American South during the Solid South period. Thirty-three members of the House were lawyers, with 21 farmers, 5 insurance men, 4 teachers, 4 doctors, 4 bankers, and three ministers. The remaining members held a variety of occupations, including one homemaker, Ethel Cole Cunningham, the only female member of the 48th General Assembly.Leadership
- Speaker of the House: Irving Neal
Representatives
| County | Representative | Party | First elected |
| Arkansas | Ballard Deane | Democratic | 1928 |
| Ashley | F. H. Switzer | Democratic | 1930 |
| Baxter | William U. McCabe | Democratic | 1930 |
| Benton | William J. Bullock | Democratic | 1928 |
| Benton | E. S. Graham | Democratic | 1930 |
| Boone | Louis Dowell | Democratic | 1930 |
| Bradley | Carroll Hollensworth | Democratic | 1930 |
| Calhoun | Marcus W. Proctor | Democratic | 1930 |
| Carroll | Ted P. Coxsey | Democratic | 1930 |
| Chicot | Carneal Warfield | Democratic | 1930 |
| Clark | T. N. Wilson | Democratic | 1930 |
| Clark | Joe M. Thomas | Democratic | 1930 |
| Clay | Earl Day | Democratic | 1930 |
| Cleburne | S. A. Turner | Democratic | 1930 |
| Cleveland | George F. Brown | Democratic | 1928 |
| Columbia | Wade Kitchens | Democratic | 1928 |
| Columbia | S. A. Crumpler | Democratic | 1930 |
| Conway | Charlie C. Eddy | Democratic | 1930 |
| Conway | Edward H. Sellers | Democratic | 1929 |
| Craighead | Archer Wheatley | Democratic | 1928 |
| Crawford | J. Arthur Spinks | Democratic | 1930 |
| Crawford | Jim Scott | Democratic | 1930 |
| Crittenden | Robert Eberhart | Democratic | 1930 |
| Cross | Sam A. Gooch | Democratic | 1930 |
| Dallas | L. E. Purdy | Democratic | 1926 |
| Desha | George D. Hester | Democratic | 1928 |
| Drew | John W. Kimbro | Democratic | 1930 |
| Faulkner | Kenneth Coffelt | Democratic | 1930 |
| Franklin | Junius Pugh Clayton | Democratic | 1928 |
| Franklin | John Bollinger | Democratic | 1930 |
| Fulton | H. O. Smith | Democratic | 1928 |
| Garland | Elmer Tackett | Democratic | 1930 |
| Garland | R. L. Gilliam | Democratic | 1930 |
| Grant | Paul Clark | Democratic | 1928 |
| Greene | J. Ed Thompson | Democratic | 1928 |
| Hempstead | I. L. Pilkington | Democratic | 1930 |
| Hempstead | Curtis Cannon | Democratic | 1928 |
| Hot Spring | James T. Morehead | Democratic | 1930 |
| Howard | W. H. Toland | Democratic | 1930 |
| Independence | L. O. Latting | Democratic | 1930 |
| Independence | Virgil James Butler | Democratic | 1930 |
| Izard | Tillman E. Lawrence | Democratic | 1928 |
| Jackson | Oran D. Watson | Democratic | 1930 |
| Jefferson | H. Kemp Toney | Democratic | 1930 |
| Jefferson | Sam M. Levine | Democratic | 1930 |
| Jefferson | H. Ben Feinberg | Democratic | 1930 |
| Johnson | Daniel W. Johnston | Democratic | 1928 |
| Lafayette | Guy G. Boyett | Democratic | 1930 |
| Lawrence | Jay Hamilton Myers | Democratic | 1930 |
| Lee | F. N. Burke | Democratic | 1930 |
| Lee | W. L. Ward | Democratic | 1930 |
| Lincoln | Joe C. Hardin | Democratic | 1930 |
| Little River | W. D. Waldrop | Democratic | 1930 |
| Logan | W. M. Wade | Democratic | 1928 |
| Logan | Henry Stroupe | Democratic | 1930 |
| Lonoke | John M. Bransford | Democratic | 1930 |
| Lonoke | W. B. Graham | Democratic | 1930 |
| Madison | Charles L. McElhaney | Democratic | 1930 |
| Marion | George H. Perry | Democratic | 1930 |
| Miller | B. F. Arnold | Democratic | 1930 |
| Mississippi | E. E. Alexander | Democratic | 1923 |
| Monroe | Ben Hassell | Democratic | 1930 |
| Montgomery | Harold Watkins | Democratic | 1930 |
| Nevada | J. B. Silvey | Democratic | 1930 |
| Newton | William Boyd Pruitt | Democratic | 1928 |
| Ouachita | R. K. Mason | Democratic | 1930 |
| Perry | G. N. Parmenter | Democratic | 1930 |
| Phillips | E. D. Robertson | Democratic | 1930 |
| Phillips | Edwawrd S. Dudley | Democratic | 1930 |
| Pike | Fletcher B. Clement | Democratic | 1930 |
| Poinsett | H. B. Thorn | Democratic | 1930 |
| Polk | John T. Owen | Democratic | 1928 |
| Pope | J. B. Evans | Democratic | 1930 |
| Pope | J. W. Danley | Democratic | 1930 |
| Prairie | V. A. Rogers | Democratic | 1930 |
| Pulaski | H. B. Stubblefield | Democratic | 1930 |
| Pulaski | Tom Newton | Democratic | 1930 |
| Pulaski | Murray O. Reed | Democratic | 1930 |
| Pulaski | Morgan Smith | Democratic | 1928 |
| Randolph | J. E. Smith | Democratic | 1930 |
| St. Francis | Charles Fleming | Democratic | 1930 |
| Saline | Charles D. Ewell | Democratic | 1930 |
| Scott | L. D. Duncan | Democratic | 1930 |
| Searcy | S. E. Hollabaugh | Republican | 1930 |
| Sebastian | Irving Neale | Democratic | 1924 |
| Sebastian | Henry Kaufman | Democratic | 1930 |
| Sebastian | John Clay | Democratic | 1930 |
| Sevier | James R. Campbell | Democratic | 1928 |
| Sharp | Sidney Kelley | Democratic | 1930 |
| Stone | Joe Ward | Democratic | 1930 |
| Union | T. P. Oliver | Democratic | 1930 |
| Van Buren | Joe S. Hall | Democratic | 1930 |
| Washington | Wilson Cardwell | Democratic | 1926 |
| Washington | Irvin R. Rothrock | Democratic | 1928 |
| Washington | Virgil Ramsey | Democratic | 1930 |
| White | J. M. Talkington | Democratic | 1930 |
| White | J. A. Adkins | Democratic | 1930 |
| Woodruff | Walter W. Raney | Democratic | 1930 |
| Yell | W. C. Blackwell | Democratic | 1930 |
| Yell | Ethel Cole Cunningham | Democratic | 1930 |