The Seventh 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 Oklahoma State Capitol, which was completed on June 30, 1917, was now available to state legislators[1] The building was completed on June 30, 1917.[1] They met in regular session from January 7 to March 29, 1919, during the first year of the term of Governor James B.A. Robertson.[2] Among the newly elected members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was George B. Schwabe, who would soon serve as the first Republican Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[2]
7th Oklahoma Legislature | |
|---|---|
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| Leadership | |
R.L. Davidson (D) | |
Tom Waldrep (D) | |
Composition: | |
Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, R. L. Davidson served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and Tom Waldrep served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Dates of session edit
- January 7-March 29, 1919
Previous: 6th Legislature • Next: 8th Legislature
Major events edit
- The Oklahoma State Capitol, which was completed on June 30, 1917, was used by the state legislature for the first time during the 1919 session.[1]
Party composition edit
Senate edit
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 34 | 10 | 44 | ||
| Voting share | 77.3% | 22.7% | ||
House of Representatives edit
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 79 | 30 | 109 | ||
| Voting share | 72.5% | 27.5% | ||
Leadership edit
Senate edit
Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. R.L. Davidson was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the primary presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate.[3]
House edit
Tom Waldrep served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[2]
Members edit
Senate edit
| District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Lt Gov | Martin E. Trapp | Dem |
| 1 | M. W. Pugh | Dem |
| 2 | Arthur Leach | Dem |
| 2 | James Spurlock | Dem |
| 3 | William Briggs | Rep |
| 4 | G. L. Wilson | Dem |
| 5 | Harry Cordell | Dem |
| 6 | R. L. Knie | Dem |
| 6 | T. C. Simpson | Dem |
| 7 | Joe Sherman | Rep |
| 8 | Eugene Watrous | Rep |
| 9 | W. T. Clark | Rep |
| 9 | R. L. Hall | Dem |
| 10 | Tom Testerman | Rep |
| 11 | M. F. Ingraham | Rep |
| 12 | John Golobie | Rep |
| 13 | T. B. Hogg | Dem |
| 13 | M. W. Lynch | Rep |
| 14 | T. F. Hensley | Dem |
| 14 | W. K. Snyder | Dem |
| 15 | C. A. Dearmon | Dem |
| 15 | Frank Carpenter | Dem |
| 16 | H. Brown | Rep |
| 17 | L. A. Morton | Dem |
| 17 | Elmer Thomas | Dem |
| 18 | James Draughon | Dem |
| 18 | Fred Tucker | Dem |
| 19 | W. R. Wallace | Dem |
| 19 | Jep Knight | Dem |
| 20 | J. T. McIntosh | Dem |
| 20 | Wilburn Cartwright | Dem |
| 21 | J. E. Fleming | Dem |
| 22 | C. W. Board | Dem |
| 23 | Luther Harrison | Dem |
| 24 | W. C. McAlister | Dem |
| 25 | E. P. Hill | Dem |
| 26 | John Vaughan | Dem |
| 27 | S. S. Mayfield | Dem |
| 27 | Eugene Kerr | Dem |
| 28 | Thomas LaFayette Rider | Dem |
| 29 | Pete Coyne | Dem |
| 30 | J. J. Smith | Dem |
| 31 | R. L. Davidson | Dem |
| 32 | S. L. Johnson | Dem |
| 33 | E. E. Woods | Rep |
- Table based on state almanac.[3]
House of Representatives edit
| Name | Party | County |
|---|---|---|
| D. B. Collums | Dem | Adair |
| W. S. David | Rep | Alfalfa |
| William Gill | Dem | Atoka |
| J. W. Steffen | Rep | Beaver, Harper |
| W. A. Hornbeck | Dem | Beckham |
| L. A. Everhart | Rep | Blaine |
| Porter Newman | Dem | Bryan |
| J. B. Smith | Dem | Bryan |
| Joseph Hollarn | Rep | Caddo |
| J. E. Thirsk | Rep | Caddo |
| Jack Barker | Dem | Canadian |
| J. L. Trevathan | Rep | Canadian |
| J. L. Galt | Dem | Carter |
| D. S. Hoover | Dem | Carter |
| Sam Redburn | Rep | Cherokee |
| D. A. Stovall | Dem | Choctaw |
| S. L. Portwood | Dem | Cimarron, Texas |
| J. B. Phillips | Dem | Cleveland |
| Frank Brinkworth | Dem | Coal |
| R. B. Thomas | Dem | Comanche |
| John McTaggart | Dem | Comanche, Cotton |
| Lon Morris | Dem | Cotton |
| G. R. Hill | Dem | Craig |
| William Cheatham | Dem | Creek |
| J. M. Morgan | Dem | Creek |
| W. D. Crane | Rep | Custer |
| E. A. Olmstead | Rep | Custer |
| John Gibson | Dem | Delaware |
| G. W. Trimble | Dem | Dewey |
| Bert Hill | Rep | Ellis |
| J. B. Campbell | Rep | Garfield |
| H. O. Glasser | Rep | Garfield |
| Alfred Stevenson | Dem | Garvin |
| Bert Jackson | Dem | Grady |
| M. I. Stokes | Dem | Grady |
| T. E. Beck | Rep | Grant |
| H. D. Henry | Dem | Greer |
| L. A. Pearson | Dem | Harmon |
| Anderson Webb | Dem | Haskell |
| Tom Anglin | Dem | Hughes |
| B. F. Harrison | Dem | Hughes |
| W. D. Ballard | Dem | Jackson |
| Ed Dabney | Dem | Jackson |
| C. S. Storms | Dem | Jefferson |
| S. E. Cummings | Dem | Johnston |
| Samuel Elder | Rep | Kay |
| W. P. Kimerer | Rep | Kingfisher |
| R. R. Fitzgerald | Dem | Kiowa |
| W. G. Goodard | Dem | Kiowa |
| L. P. Bobo | Dem | Latimer |
| J. B. Harper | Dem | LeFlore |
| M. W. Romine | Dem | LeFlore |
| Ed Ambler | Rep | Lincoln |
| B. Taylor | Rep | Lincoln |
| Amos Ewing | Rep | Logan |
| John O'Neill | Dem | Logan |
| Asa Walden | Dem | Love |
| J. R. Haley | Rep | Major |
| Syd Wheeler | Dem | Marshall |
| Gideon Morgan | Dem | Mayes |
| E. E. Glasco | Dem | McClain |
| John Scott | Dem | McCurtain |
| W. M. Duffy | Dem | McIntosh |
| H. W. Broadbent | Dem | Murray |
| Wesley E. Disney | Dem | Muskogee |
| L. E. Neff | Dem | Muskogee |
| Robert West | Dem | Muskogee |
| Roy Harvey | Rep | Noble |
| George B. Schwabe | Rep | Nowata |
| W. N. Barry | Dem | Okfuskee |
| S. S. Butterfield | Dem | Oklahoma |
| I. L. Harris | Rep | Oklahoma |
| W. W. Robertson | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Charles Ruth | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Allen Street | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Bert Hodges | Dem | Okmulgee |
| L. A. Wismeyer | Rep | Osage |
| J. S. Mabon | Rep | Ottawa |
| Millard Grubb | Rep | Pawnee |
| Charles Platt | Rep | Payne |
| John Vaughan | Rep | Payne |
| S. Z. Fitzgerald | Dem | Pittsburg |
| Paul Nesbitt | Dem | Pittsburg |
| T. W. Smith | Dem | Pittsburg |
| Date Crawford | Dem | Pontotoc |
| W. H. Ebey | Dem | Pontotoc |
| N.A.J. Ticer | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| Tom Waldrep | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| G. T. Johnson | Dem | Pushmataha |
| J. T. Nicholson | Dem | Roger Mills |
| Tom Kight | Dem | Rogers |
| W. W. Pryor | Dem | Seminole |
| J. H. Dodson | Dem | Sequoyah |
| L. C. McNabb | Dem | Sequoyah |
| L. Akers | Dem | Stephens |
| John E. Williams | Dem | Tillman |
| W. V. Biddison | Dem | Tulsa |
| Joe Kenton | Dem | Tulsa |
| T. A. Parkinson | Dem | Wagoner |
| A. E. Craver | Rep | Washington |
| W. T. Graves | Dem | Washita |
| J. H. Hay | Dem | Washita |
| Marion Clothier | Rep | Woods |
| Jerry Coover | Rep | Woodward |
- Table based on government database.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Capitol Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 15, 2013)
- ^ a b c A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
- ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 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 24, 2013)