12th Oklahoma Legislature explained

12th Oklahoma Legislature
Coa Pic:File:Flag of Oklahoma (1925–1941).svg
Leader1 Type:President of the Senate
Leader1:William J. Holloway (D)
Leader2 Type:President Pro Tem of the Senate
Leader2:C.S. Storms (D)
Leader3 Type:Speaker of the House
Leader3:James C. Nance (D)
Leader4 Type:Composition:
Leader4:Senate
34 10
House
56 47

The Twelfth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 8 to March 30, 1929, and in one special session.[1] State legislators successfully impeached Governor Henry S. Johnston during the legislative session.

Dates of sessions

Previous: 11th Legislature • Next: 13th Legislature

Major events

Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%"341044
Voting share77.3%22.7%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublican
nowrap style="font-size:80%"5647103
Voting share54.4%45.6%

Leadership

C.S. Storms served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1929.[4] James C. Nance served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

Members

Senate

District Name Party
1 W. H. Loofbourrow Dem
2 Alvin Moore Dem
2 E.M. Reed Dem
3 D. H. Powers Rep
4 H. D. Henry Dem
5 W. C. Austin Dem
6 Grover Thomas Dem
6 A.E. Darnell Dem
7 Ira Hill Rep
8 W.J. Otjen Rep
9 W. T. Clark Rep
10 Jo Ferguson Rep
11 Fletcher Johnson Dem
12 Amos Ewing Rep
13 Clarence Johnson Dem
13 George Peck Dem
14 John L. Rice Dem
14 W.C. Fidler Dem
15 Gordon Gray Dem
15 Harry Jolly Dem
16 W.P. Kimerer Rep
17 C. S. Storms Dem
17 Dave Boyer Dem
18 Jess Pullen Dem
18 U.T. Rexroat Dem
19 E. V. George Dem
19 Dem
20 John A. MacDonald Dem
20 J. N. Nesbitt Dem
21 J. B. Harper Dem
22 Tom Anglin Dem
23 Lester E. Smith Dem
24 Paul Stewart Dem
25 Guy Andrews Dem
26 W. O. Ray Dem
27 W. M. Gulager Dem
27 W.G. Stigler Dem
28 G. J. Patton Rep
29 R. L. Wheatley Dem
30 A. L. Commons Dem
31 C. H. Terwilleger Rep
32 T. T. Blakely Rep
33 Gid Graham Dem
34 A. C. Easter Dem

House of Representatives

Name Party County
John Bunch Adair
E.D. Immell Alfalfa
Ferman Phillips Atoka
R.O. Allen Beaver, Harper
Frank Carmichael Beckham
Elmer Kenison Blaine
A.N. Leecraft Bryan
J.B. Smith Bryan
W.L. Mauk Caddo
Herman Dittmer Canadian
Earl Brown Carter
Louis Fischl Carter
Bruce Keenan Cherokee
R.H. Stanley Choctaw
D.A. Stovall Choctaw
Clifford Ferguson Cimarron, Texas
Richard Cloyd Cleveland
Walter Jacobs Coal
Owen Black Comanche
Cotton
Clay Roper Craig
B.E. Drake Creek
Grady Lewis Creek
H.G. Matherly Creek
E.E. Fry Custer
James Butler Delaware
Fred Langley Dewey
Harry Dunning Ellis
J.B. Campbell Garfield
George Hutchinson Garfield
W.B. Gibson Garvin
Homer Paul Garvin
George W. Thomas Grady
C.E. Herschberger Grant
Will C. Jones Greer
S.W. Carmack Harmon
Ben Belew Haskell
Ralph Busey Hughes
Lloyd Lowry Jackson
J.T. Daniel Jefferson
Johnston
Gilford Chappell Kay
Robert B. McClintic Kingfisher
Raymond Harvey Kiowa
Claud Briggs Latimer
James Babb LeFlore
Burton Kidd LeFlore
M.M. Watson Lincoln
J.H. Farr Logan
V.G. Houston Logan
Woody Dixon Love
Joe Sherman Major
Babe Howard Mayes
C.C. Hester McClain
James Dyer McCurtain
John Head McCurtain
Joe Whitaker McIntosh
Oscar Lowrance Murray
Q.B. Boydstun Muskogee
W.H. Harrower Muskogee
Charles Moon Muskogee
A. Duff Tillery Noble
Eldon Sams Nowata
W.N. Barry Okfuskee
Elma Eylar Oklahoma
Robert Graham Oklahoma
William Hoover Oklahoma
Jerry Marker Oklahoma
Allen Street Oklahoma
David Logan Okmulgee
W.O. McAdoo Okmulgee
Woodard Mitchell Osage
A.S. Perryman Osage
Ralph Chambers Ottawa
R.W. Skinner Ottawa
C.D. Webber Pawnee
Frank Orner Payne
B.H. Schlegel Payne
Pres S. Lester Pittsburg
D.L. Roe Pittsburg
O.H. Whitt Pittsburg
Otto Strickland Pontotoc
Robert J. Wimbish Pontotoc
J. Knox Bryum Pottawatomie
George Noble Pottawatomie
Clark Wasson Pushmataha
W.R. Trent Roger Mills
Tom Kight Rogers
J.A. Patterson Seminole
C.H. Orendorff Sequoyah
Cham Jones Stephens
H.R. King Tillman
L.O. Maxwell Tulsa
Horace Newberry Tulsa
O.O. Owens Tulsa
Charles Parker Tulsa
Clyde Sears Tulsa
D.A. Wilson Tulsa
Bob Wagner Wagoner
W.B. Allen Washington
Ed Hines Washita
E.W. Snoddy Woods
Willis Odell Woodward

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf A Century to Remember
  2. Burke, Bob. JOHNSTON, HENRY SIMPSON (1867-1965), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture , Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013).
  3. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/bios/holloway.pdf Biographical Note William Holloway
  4. http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf 2005 Oklahoma Almanac
  5. http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx Historic Members