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] 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] William J. Holloway became acting governor. Johnston’s impeachment trial began in February and ended in March with his impeachment on one charge.[ 2]
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
^ 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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