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
- 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
- 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
Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 32 | 12 | 44 | ||
| Voting share | 72.8% | 27.2% | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 93 | 14 | 107 | ||
| Voting share | 82.6% | 26.4% | ||
Leadership
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
Senate
| 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 | T.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 |
House of Representatives
| 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 |
| A.H. 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
- ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Biographical Note Martin Trapp Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed July 14, 2013)
- ^ a b 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
- ^ All Senate List Archived 2013-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013).
- ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)