20th Oklahoma Legislature
The Twentieth 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 regular session from January 2 to April 26, 1945,[1] during the term of Governor Robert S. Kerr.
20th Oklahoma Legislature | |
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Leadership | |
Homer Paul (D) | |
Speaker of the House: | Johnson Davis Hill (D) |
Composition: |
Although the session began with John Davis Hill as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, he was replaced with H.I. Hinds in February.[1] Homer Paul served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.
Dates of session
- Session: January 2, 1945-April 26, 1945[1]
Previous: 19th Legislature • Next: 21st Legislature
Leadership and staff
Homer Paul served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.[2] John Davis Hill of Tulsa, Oklahoma was selected as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives with the support of Governor Robert S. Kerr.[1] In February 1945, he was replaced by session, he was replaced by H. I. Hinds of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for the remainder of the 1945 session.[1] H. R. Christopher served as the Chief Clerk of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]
Party composition
Senate
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | |||
38 | 6 | 44 | ||
Voting share | 86.4% | 13.6% |
House of Representatives
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Republican | |||
98 | 22 | 120 | ||
Voting share | 81.7% | 18.3% |
Members
Senate
District | Name | Party |
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1 | Dwight Leonard | Dem |
2 | A. E. Anderson | Dem |
2 | E. S. Collier | Dem |
3 | E. P. Williams | Rep |
4 | Henry W. Worthington | Dem |
5 | Burr Speck | Dem |
6 | L. E. Wheeler | Dem |
6 | Byron Dacus | Dem |
7 | Bill Ginder | Rep |
8 | Floyd Carrier | Rep |
9 | Charles Duffy | Dem |
10 | Sherman Trussel | Rep |
11 | Ray Jones | Dem |
12 | Louis Ritzhaupt | Dem |
13 | Mead Norton | Dem |
13 | Boyd Cowden | Dem |
14 | Jim A. Rinehart | Dem |
14 | Robert Burns | Dem |
15 | Jack Neill | Dem |
15 | Theodore Pruett | Dem |
16 | E. B. Grennell | Rep |
17 | Phil Lowery | Dem |
17 | Bill Logan | Dem |
18 | Fred Chapman | Dem |
19 | James C. Nance | Dem |
19 | Homer Paul | Dem |
20 | Bayless Irby | Dem |
21 | Clint Braden | Dem |
22 | Tom Anglin | Dem |
23 | Allen G. Nichols | Dem |
24 | Thomas Finney | Dem |
25 | M. O. Counts | Dem |
26 | Raymond D. Gary | Dem |
27 | Murrell Thornton | Dem |
27 | Roy White | Dem |
28 | Ray Fine | Dem |
29 | Craig Goodpaster | Dem |
30 | Perry Porter | Dem |
31 | Clyde Sears | Rep |
32 | James Nevins | Dem |
33 | H. Tom Brown | Dem |
34 | Frank Mahan | Dem |
35 | Ferman Phillips | Dem |
36 | Joe Bailey Cobb | Dem |
- Table based on Oklahoma Almanac.[2]
House of Representatives
Name | Party | County |
---|---|---|
W. H. Langley | Dem | Adair |
W. E. Cordray | Rep | Alfalfa |
Harold Toaz | Dem | Atoka |
Merle Lansden | Dem | Beaver |
H. F. Carmichael | Dem | Beckham |
H. C. Hathcoat | Dem | Beckham |
Jack Dillon | Rep | Blaine |
William Parrish | Dem | Bryan |
W. H. Underwood | Dem | Bryan |
Don Baldwin | Dem | Caddo |
Walter Morris | Dem | Caddo |
E. R. Barnhart | Dem | Canadian |
R. Rhys Evans | Dem | Carter |
Wilson Wallace | Dem | Carter |
H. I. Hinds | Dem | Cherokee |
Hal Welch | Dem | Choctaw |
C. R. Board | Dem | Cimarron |
Ben Huey | Dem | Cleveland |
T. K. Klinglesmith | Dem | Coal |
W. J. Johnson | Dem | Comanche |
Lewis Oerke | Dem | Comanche |
Charles Flanagan | Dem | Cotton |
Walter Bailey | Dem | Craig |
Fletcher Johnson | Dem | Creek |
Streeter Speakman Jr. | Dem | Creek |
Orange Starr | Dem | Creek |
W. R. Dunn | Dem | Custer |
LeRoy Fields | Dem | Delaware |
T. J. Hussey | Rep | Dewey |
W. S. Sibley | Rep | Ellis |
John Camp | Rep | Garfield |
Martin Garber | Rep | Garfield |
E. W. Foley | Dem | Garvin |
Ike Tolbert | Dem | Garvin |
A. L. Davis | Dem | Grady |
C. D. Van Dyck | Dem | Grady |
J. C. Hoffsommer | Rep | Grant |
Wade Shumate | Dem | Greer |
Raymond Barry | Dem | Harmon |
C. F. Miles | Dem | Harper |
D. C. Cantrell | Dem | Haskell |
Frank Crane | Dem | Hughes |
Fred Treadwell | Dem | Hughes |
D. L. Jones | Dem | Jackson |
Ewell Sam Singleton | Dem | Jefferson |
Karl Wright | Dem | Johnston |
J. R. Dorsett | Rep | Kay |
Floyd Focht | Dem | Kay |
Robert Barr | Dem | Kingfisher |
W. B. McDonald | Dem | Kiowa |
Jack Bradley | Dem | Latimer |
Edd C. Hawthorne | Dem | LeFlore |
Arthur Reed | Dem | LeFlore |
C. L. Mills | Rep | Lincoln |
S. J. Thompson | Rep | Lincoln |
Carl Morgan | Rep | Logan |
John Steele Batson | Dem | Love |
Joe Story | Rep | Major |
Roy Biles | Dem | Marshall |
Earl Ward | Dem | Mayes |
Purman Wilson | Dem | McClain |
Carl Dees | Dem | McCurtain |
Herbert Flowers | Dem | McCurtain |
Milam King | Dem | McIntosh |
J. A. Arms | Dem | Murray |
Carl Frix | Dem | Muskogee |
R. M. Mountcastle | Dem | Muskogee |
J. M. Wiley | Dem | Muskogee |
Robert R. McCubbins | Rep | Noble |
Charles Whitford | Dem | Nowata |
Roger Standley | Dem | Okfuskee |
Harold Carey | Dem | Oklahoma |
Ben Gullett | Dem | Oklahoma |
B. B. Kerr | Dem | Oklahoma |
J. D. McCarty | Dem | Oklahoma |
Robert Sherman | Dem | Oklahoma |
Creekmore Wallace | Dem | Oklahoma |
Paul Washington | Dem | Oklahoma |
Q. D. Gibbs | Dem | Okmulgee |
Bill Shipley | Dem | Okmulgee |
B. L. Williams | Dem | Okmulgee |
Charles Bacon | Dem | Osage |
Bill Burkhart | Dem | Osage |
Grace Mitchelson | Dem | Ottawa |
Mona Jean Russell | Dem | Ottawa |
Prentiss Rowe | Dem | Pawnee |
J. H. Arrington | Dem | Payne |
Elbert Weaver | Dem | Payne |
Ben Choate | Dem | Pittsburg |
C. Plowboy Edwards | Dem | Pittsburg |
Hiram Impson | Dem | Pittsburg |
Thomas Holt | Dem | Pontotoc |
Virgil Medlock | Dem | Pontotoc |
John Levergood | Dem | Pottawatomie |
A. J. Ownby | Dem | Pottawatomie |
Clarence Tankersley | Dem | Pottawatomie |
Claud Thompson | Dem | Pushmataha |
Wesley Hunt | Dem | Roger Mills |
E. W. Meads | Dem | Rogers |
Walter Billingsley | Dem | Seminole |
Con Long | Dem | Seminole |
F. M. Streetman | Dem | Seminole |
Owen Taylor | Dem | Sequoyah |
James Bullard | Dem | Stephens |
D. A. Segrest | Dem | Stephens |
Wallace Hughes | Dem | Texas |
E. H. Shelton | Dem | Tillman |
Harmon Bellamy | Rep | Tulsa |
Joe Harshbarger | Rep | Tulsa |
Johnson Hill | Dem | Tulsa |
Dan Madrano | Rep | Tulsa |
A. E. Montgomery | Dem | Tulsa |
Joe Musgrave | Rep | Tulsa |
Arthur Price | Rep | Tulsa |
W. B. Carr | Rep | Wagoner |
Laton Doty | Rep | Washington |
A. R. Ash | Dem | Washita |
Ed Hines | Dem | Washita |
R. W. McNally | Rep | Woods |
Frank Durant | Rep | Woodward |
- Table based on government database.[3]
References
- A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 18, 2013)
- 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, p. 760, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 28, 2013)
- Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 9, 2013).