12th Oklahoma Legislature
Composition:
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.[ 2]
Dates of sessions
Regular session: January 8-March 30, 1929
Previous: 11th Legislature • Next: 13th Legislature
Major events
When the state legislature met in regular session in 1929, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives presented 13 charges against Governor Henry S. Johnston .[ 2] On January 21, Johnston was suspended from office and Lieutenant Governor William J. Holloway became acting governor. Johnston’s impeachment trial began in February and ended in March with his impeachment on one charge.[ 2] Holloway then succeeded Johnston to become the eighth governor of Oklahoma.
Governor William J. Holloway called a special session on May 16, 1929. The state legislature adjourned on July 5, with the resolution of acquiring toll bridges along the border.[ 3]
Party composition
Senate
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic
Republican
34
10
44
Voting share
77.3%
22.7%
House of Representatives
Affiliation
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic
Republican
56
47
103
Voting share
54.4%
45.6%
House of Representatives table.[ 1]
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
Mac Q. Williamson
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
Table based on state almanac.[ 4]
House of Representatives
Speaker of the Oklahoma House James C. Nance
Name
Party
County
John Bunch
Rep
Adair
E.D. Immell
Rep
Alfalfa
Ferman Phillips
Dem
Atoka
R.O. Allen
Dem
Beaver, Harper
Frank Carmichael
Dem
Beckham
Elmer Kenison
Rep
Blaine
A.N. Leecraft
Dem
Bryan
J.B. Smith
Dem
Bryan
W.L. Mauk
Dem
Caddo
Herman Dittmer
Rep
Canadian
Earl Brown
Dem
Carter
Louis Fischl
Dem
Carter
Bruce Keenan
Rep
Cherokee
R.H. Stanley
Dem
Choctaw
D.A. Stovall
Dem
Choctaw
Clifford Ferguson
Rep
Cimarron, Texas
Richard Cloyd
Dem
Cleveland
Walter Jacobs
Dem
Coal
Owen Black
Dem
Comanche
James C. Nance
Dem
Cotton
Clay Roper
Dem
Craig
B.E. Drake
Rep
Creek
Grady Lewis
Rep
Creek
H.G. Matherly
Rep
Creek
E.E. Fry
Rep
Custer
James Butler
Rep
Delaware
Fred Langley
Rep
Dewey
Harry Dunning
Rep
Ellis
J.B. Campbell
Rep
Garfield
George Hutchinson
Rep
Garfield
W.B. Gibson
Dem
Garvin
Homer Paul
Dem
Garvin
George W. Thomas
Rep
Grady
C.E. Herschberger
Rep
Grant
Will C. Jones
Dem
Greer
S.W. Carmack
Dem
Harmon
Ben Belew
Dem
Haskell
Ralph Busey
Dem
Hughes
Lloyd Lowry
Dem
Jackson
J.T. Daniel
Dem
Jefferson
Jackson Robert Cartwright
Dem
Johnston
Gilford Chappell
Rep
Kay
Robert B. McClintic
Rep
Kingfisher
Raymond Harvey
Dem
Kiowa
Claud Briggs
Dem
Latimer
James Babb
Dem
LeFlore
Burton Kidd
Dem
LeFlore
M.M. Watson
Rep
Lincoln
J.H. Farr
Rep
Logan
V.G. Houston
Rep
Logan
Woody Dixon
Dem
Love
Joe Sherman
Rep
Major
Babe Howard
Dem
Mayes
C.C. Hester
Dem
McClain
James Dyer
Dem
McCurtain
John Head
Dem
McCurtain
Joe Whitaker
Dem
McIntosh
Oscar Lowrance
Dem
Murray
Q.B. Boydstun
Dem
Muskogee
W.H. Harrower
Dem
Muskogee
Charles Moon
Dem
Muskogee
A. Duff Tillery
Dem
Noble
Eldon Sams
Rep
Nowata
W.N. Barry
Dem
Okfuskee
Elma Eylar
Rep
Oklahoma
Robert Graham
Dem
Oklahoma
William Hoover
Rep
Oklahoma
Jerry Marker
Rep
Oklahoma
Allen Street
Dem
Oklahoma
David Logan
Dem
Okmulgee
W.O. McAdoo
Rep
Okmulgee
Woodard Mitchell
Rep
Osage
A.S. Perryman
Rep
Osage
Ralph Chambers
Dem
Ottawa
R.W. Skinner
Dem
Ottawa
C.D. Webber
Rep
Pawnee
Frank Orner
Rep
Payne
B.H. Schlegel
Rep
Payne
Pres S. Lester
Dem
Pittsburg
D.L. Roe
Dem
Pittsburg
O.H. Whitt
Dem
Pittsburg
Otto Strickland
Dem
Pontotoc
Robert J. Wimbish
Dem
Pontotoc
J. Knox Bryum
Dem
Pottawatomie
George Noble
Rep
Pottawatomie
Clark Wasson
Rep
Pushmataha
W.R. Trent
Rep
Roger Mills
Tom Kight
Dem
Rogers
J.A. Patterson
Rep
Seminole
C.H. Orendorff
Dem
Sequoyah
Cham Jones
Dem
Stephens
H.R. King
Dem
Tillman
L.O. Maxwell
Rep
Tulsa
Horace Newberry
Rep
Tulsa
O.O. Owens
Rep
Tulsa
Charles Parker
Rep
Tulsa
Clyde Sears
Rep
Tulsa
D.A. Wilson
Rep
Tulsa
Bob Wagner
Dem
Wagoner
W.B. Allen
Rep
Washington
Ed Hines
Dem
Washita
E.W. Snoddy
Rep
Woods
Willis Odell
Rep
Woodward
Table based on government database.[ 5]
References
^ a b c A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
^ a b c Burke, Bob. JOHNSTON, HENRY SIMPSON (1867-1965) Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine , Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013).
^ Biographical Note William Holloway Archived 2006-10-09 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 17, 2013)
^ a b 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013). 2013-06-29.
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