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9th Oklahoma Legislature

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9th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Tom Anglin (D)
Murray Gibbons (D)
Composition:
Senate
32   12  
House
93   14  

The Ninth 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 2 to March 31, 1923,[1] during the short term of Governor Jack C. Walton, and in two special sessions after his impeachment.

Tom Anglin served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Murray Gibbons served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

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  • Regular session: January 2-March 31, 1923
  • First special session: October 11, 1923 – January 14, 1924
  • Second special session: January 15, 1924 – March 15, 1924

Previous: 8th Legislature • Next: 10th Legislature

Major events

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  • The state legislature successfully impeached Governor Jack C. Walton, who was suspended on October 23, 1923, and convicted and removed from office of November 19, 1923. Lieutenant Governor Martin Trapp became acting governor upon his suspension and the sixth Governor of Oklahoma upon his conviction.[2]
  • Soon after taking office, Trapp called the Oklahoma Legislature into special session to investigate state officials and agencies.[3]

Party composition

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Senate

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
32 12 44
Voting share 72.8% 27.2%

House of Representatives

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
93 14 107
Voting share 82.6% 26.4%

Leadership

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Lieutenant Governor Martin Trapp served as President of the Senate until the suspension of the governor on October 23, 1923, and his conviction on November 19, 1923.[2] Tom Anglin served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.[4] Murray Gibbons was Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

Members

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Senate

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District Name Party
1 Wallace Hughes Dem
2 C.B. Leedy Rep
2 E.M. Reed Dem
3 L.R. Hughey Dem
4 Mrs. Lamar Looney Dem
5 Harry Cordell Dem
6 James Land Rep
6 A.E. Darnell Dem
7 Ira Hill Rep
8 W.J. Otjen Rep
9 William Cline Dem
10 Roy Harvey Rep
11 Harry Jones Dem
12 John Golobie Rep
13 Charles Wells Rep
13 C.M. Feuquay Dem
14 Jack Barker Dem
14 Ross Lillard Dem
15 Ed Johns Dem
15 L.L. West Dem
16 H. Brown Rep
17 W.C. Lewis Dem
17 Jed Johnson Dem
18 Earl Brown Dem
18 John Carlock Dem
19 John Luttrell Dem
19 W.H. Woods Dem
20 C.E. McPherren Dem
20 Thomas F. Memminger Dem
21 L.P. Bobo Dem
22 Tom Anglin Dem
23 Joseph Looney Dem
24 William J. Holloway Dem
25 Carl Monk Dem
26 Joe Ratliff Dem
27 W.M. Gulager Dem
27 Clark Nichols Dem
28 E.M. Frye Rep
29 Harve Langley Dem
30 Horace Durant Rep
31 Washington E. Hudson Dem
32 Glen Horner Rep
33 Floyd Calvert Dem
34 J. Corbett Cornett Rep
  • Table based on state almanac and list of all senators.[4][5]

House of Representatives

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Name Party County
K.G. Comfort Dem Adair
Leslie Salter Rep Alfalfa
H.G. Eastridge Dem Atoka
Leslie Ray Rep Beaver, Harper
Ira Finley Dem Beckham
L.A. Everhart Rep Blaine
C.E. Thornley Dem Bryan
E.P. White Dem Bryan
F.B. Jones Dem Caddo
J.L. Montgomery Dem Caddo
Price Thompson Dem Canadian
T.J. Pollock Dem Carter
Guy Sigler Dem Carter
John Gulager Dem Cherokee
D.A. Stovall Dem Choctaw
I.M. Lightner Dem Cimarron, Texas
J.B. Phillips Dem Cleveland
W.H. Thornsbrough Dem Coal
L.E. Goodrich Dem Comanche
Fred Hansen Dem Cotton
Joe L. Williams Dem Craig
Lulu Anderson Dem Creek
W.I. Cunningham Dem Creek
Charles Hutson Dem Creek
J.W. Bremer Dem Custer
W.D. Gibson Dem Delaware
M.R. Payne Dem Dewey
E.M. Beum Dem Ellis
V.L. Headrick Rep Garfield
William Otjen Rep Garfield
James M. Thompson Dem Garvin
A.L. Davis Dem Grady
Gordon Gray Dem Grady
Lewis Watkins Dem Grant
J.G.H. Windle Dem Greer
H. Treadway Dem Harmon
Newt Sanders Dem Haskell
C.T. Edwards Dem Hughes
C.W. Miller Dem Hughes
L.R. Lowry Dem Jackson
A.C. Burger Dem Jefferson
John Garner Dem Johnston
John Bell Dem Kay
Walter Franks Dem Kay
Henry Cloud Rep Kingfisher
James Tolbert Dem Kiowa
J.W. Callahan Dem Latimer
J.B. Harper Dem LeFlore
Burton Kidd Dem LeFlore
B. Taylor Rep Lincoln
M.M. Watson Rep Lincoln
O.B. Acton Rep Logan
Woody Dixon Dem Love
John Voorhees Rep Major
D.T. Wooten Dem Marshall
J.C. Lindsey Dem Mayes
Murray Gibbons Dem McClain
James Dyer Dem McCurtain
Paul Stewart Dem McCurtain
D.A. Brumley Dem McIntosh
E.F. Saltsman Dem McIntosh
Jesse Pullen Dem Murray
A.K. Berry Dem Muskogee
Wesley E. Disney Dem Muskogee
Perry Miller Dem Muskogee
R.F. Howe Rep Noble
Charles Baskin Dem Nowata
T.W. Harman Dem Okfuskee
T.H. Wren Dem Okfuskee
W.S. Burleson Dem Oklahoma
Anna Laskey Dem Oklahoma
Joe O'Brien Dem Oklahoma
W.W. Robertson Dem Oklahoma
R.A. Singletary Dem Oklahoma
Allen Street Dem Oklahoma
Amos Holland Culp Dem Okmulgee
Charles Lewis Dem Okmulgee
Joseph Rossiter Dem Okmulgee
Richard Elam Dem Osage
Marshall Smith Dem Osage
J.S. Mabon Rep Ottawa
George Moothart Dem Ottawa
E.M. Funkhouser Dem Pawnee
Edith Mitchell Dem Payne
Charles Brice Dem Pittsburg
T.D. Taylor Dem Pittsburg
Fred Brydia Dem Pontotoc
N.A.J. Ticer Dem Pottawatomie
L.C. Watson Dem Pottawatomie
G.T. Johnson Dem Pushmataha
W.A. Adams Dem Roger Mills
Wayne Bayless Dem Rogers
Wilbur Varnum Dem Seminole
J.L. Watson Dem Sequoyah
W.D. McBee Dem Stephens
James C. Nance Dem Stephens
Henry R. King Dem Tillman
Frank Boyer Dem Tulsa
Warren Ferrell Dem Tulsa
George S. Long Dem Tulsa
John Miller Dem Tulsa
J.W. Simpson Dem Tulsa
W.S. Vernon Dem Wagoner
G.I Vandall Dem Washington
Edward Hines Dem Washita
Marion Clothier Rep Woods
Jerry Coover Rep Woodward
  • Table based on government database.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. ^ a b O'Dell, Larry. WALTON, JOHN CALLOWAY (1881-1949) Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. (accessed July 2, 2013)
  3. ^ Biographical Note Martin Trapp Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed July 14, 2013)
  4. ^ a b 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  5. ^ All Senate List Archived 2013-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013).
  6. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)
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