12th Oklahoma Legislature

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]

12th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
C.S. Storms (D)
Speaker of the House:
Composition:
Senate
34   10  
House
56   47  

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

DistrictNameParty
1W. H. LoofbourrowDem
2Alvin MooreDem
2E.M. ReedDem
3D. H. PowersRep
4H. D. HenryDem
5W. C. AustinDem
6Grover ThomasDem
6A.E. DarnellDem
7Ira HillRep
8W.J. OtjenRep
9W. T. ClarkRep
10Jo FergusonRep
11Fletcher JohnsonDem
12Amos EwingRep
13Clarence JohnsonDem
13George PeckDem
14John L. RiceDem
14W.C. FidlerDem
15Gordon GrayDem
15Harry JollyDem
16W.P. KimererRep
17C. S. StormsDem
17Dave BoyerDem
18Jess PullenDem
18U.T. RexroatDem
19E. V. GeorgeDem
19Mac Q. WilliamsonDem
20John A. MacDonaldDem
20J. N. NesbittDem
21J. B. HarperDem
22Tom AnglinDem
23Lester E. SmithDem
24Paul StewartDem
25Guy AndrewsDem
26W. O. RayDem
27W. M. GulagerDem
27W.G. StiglerDem
28G. J. PattonRep
29R. L. WheatleyDem
30A. L. CommonsDem
31C. H. TerwillegerRep
32T. T. BlakelyRep
33Gid GrahamDem
34A. C. EasterDem
  • Table based on state almanac.[4]

House of Representatives

Speaker of the Oklahoma House James C. Nance
NamePartyCounty
John BunchRepAdair
E.D. ImmellRepAlfalfa
Ferman PhillipsDemAtoka
R.O. AllenDemBeaver, Harper
Frank CarmichaelDemBeckham
Elmer KenisonRepBlaine
A.N. LeecraftDemBryan
J.B. SmithDemBryan
W.L. MaukDemCaddo
Herman DittmerRepCanadian
Earl BrownDemCarter
Louis FischlDemCarter
Bruce KeenanRepCherokee
R.H. StanleyDemChoctaw
D.A. StovallDemChoctaw
Clifford FergusonRepCimarron, Texas
Richard CloydDemCleveland
Walter JacobsDemCoal
Owen BlackDemComanche
James C. NanceDemCotton
Clay RoperDemCraig
B.E. DrakeRepCreek
Grady LewisRepCreek
H.G. MatherlyRepCreek
E.E. FryRepCuster
James ButlerRepDelaware
Fred LangleyRepDewey
Harry DunningRepEllis
J.B. CampbellRepGarfield
George HutchinsonRepGarfield
W.B. GibsonDemGarvin
Homer PaulDemGarvin
George W. ThomasRepGrady
C.E. HerschbergerRepGrant
Will C. JonesDemGreer
S.W. CarmackDemHarmon
Ben BelewDemHaskell
Ralph BuseyDemHughes
Lloyd LowryDemJackson
J.T. DanielDemJefferson
J.R. CartwrightDemJohnston
Gilford ChappellRepKay
Robert B. McClinticRepKingfisher
Raymond HarveyDemKiowa
Claud BriggsDemLatimer
James BabbDemLeFlore
Burton KiddDemLeFlore
M.M. WatsonRepLincoln
J.H. FarrRepLogan
V.G. HoustonRepLogan
Woody DixonDemLove
Joe ShermanRepMajor
Babe HowardDemMayes
C.C. HesterDemMcClain
James DyerDemMcCurtain
John HeadDemMcCurtain
Joe WhitakerDemMcIntosh
Oscar LowranceDemMurray
Q.B. BoydstunDemMuskogee
W.H. HarrowerDemMuskogee
Charles MoonDemMuskogee
A. Duff TilleryDemNoble
Eldon SamsRepNowata
W.N. BarryDemOkfuskee
Elma EylarRepOklahoma
Robert GrahamDemOklahoma
William HooverRepOklahoma
Jerry MarkerRepOklahoma
Allen StreetDemOklahoma
David LoganDemOkmulgee
W.O. McAdooRepOkmulgee
Woodard MitchellRepOsage
A.S. PerrymanRepOsage
Ralph ChambersDemOttawa
R.W. SkinnerDemOttawa
C.D. WebberRepPawnee
Frank OrnerRepPayne
B.H. SchlegelRepPayne
Pres S. LesterDemPittsburg
D.L. RoeDemPittsburg
O.H. WhittDemPittsburg
Otto StricklandDemPontotoc
Robert J. WimbishDemPontotoc
J. Knox BryumDemPottawatomie
George NobleRepPottawatomie
Clark WassonRepPushmataha
W.R. TrentRepRoger Mills
Tom KightDemRogers
J.A. PattersonRepSeminole
C.H. OrendorffDemSequoyah
Cham JonesDemStephens
H.R. KingDemTillman
L.O. MaxwellRepTulsa
Horace NewberryRepTulsa
O.O. OwensRepTulsa
Charles ParkerRepTulsa
Clyde SearsRepTulsa
D.A. WilsonRepTulsa
Bob WagnerDemWagoner
W.B. AllenRepWashington
Ed HinesDemWashita
E.W. SnoddyRepWoods
Willis OdellRepWoodward
  • Table based on government database.[5]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. Burke, Bob. JOHNSTON, HENRY SIMPSON (1867-1965) Archived 2013-07-05 at WebCite, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013). Archived 2013-07-05.
  3. Biographical Note William Holloway, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 17, 2013)
  4. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  5. Historic Members, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013). Archived 2013-06-29.
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