The Eleventh 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 4 to March 24, 1927, and in special session from December 6 through 29, 1927,[1] during the term of Governor Henry S. Johnston.
Dates of sessions
- Regular session: January 4-March 24, 1927
- Special session: December 6–29, 1927
Previous: 10th Legislature • Next: 12th Legislature
Party composition
Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 35 | 9 | 44 | ||
| Voting share | 79.5% | 20.5% | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 83 | 22 | 105 | ||
| Voting share | 79% | 21% | ||
Leadership
Lieutenant Governor William J. Holloway served as President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as presiding officer. Mac Q. Williamson served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1927.[2] D.A. Stovall served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]
Members
Senate
| District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. H. Loofbourrow | Dem |
| 2 | Stanley Shepherd | Dem |
| 2 | E.M. Reed | Dem |
| 3 | D. H. Powers | Rep |
| 4 | Mrs. Lamar Looney | Dem |
| 5 | W. C. Austin | Dem |
| 6 | S.G. Thomas | Dem |
| 6 | A.E. Darnell | Dem |
| 7 | Ira Hill | Rep |
| 8 | W.J. Otjen | Rep |
| 9 | W. T. Clark | Rep |
| 10 | Jo Ferguson | Rep |
| 11 | Fletcher Johnson | Dem |
| 12 | Joe Shearer | Rep |
| 13 | Tom Waldrep | Dem |
| 13 | George Peck | Dem |
| 14 | John L. Rice | Dem |
| 14 | W.C. Fidler | Dem |
| 15 | Gordon Gray | Dem |
| 15 | Jed Johnson | Dem |
| 16 | W.P. Kimerer | Rep |
| 17 | C. S. Storms | Dem |
| 17 | Dave Boyer | Dem |
| 18 | Jess Pullen | Dem |
| 18 | U.T. Rexroat | Dem |
| 19 | E. V. George | Dem |
| 19 | Mac Q. Williamson | Dem |
| 20 | J.H. McCurley | Dem |
| 20 | J. N. Nesbitt | Dem |
| 21 | D. A. Shaw | Dem |
| 22 | Tom Anglin | Dem |
| 23 | Lester E. Smith | Dem |
| 24 | Paul Stewart | Dem |
| 25 | Guy Andrews | Dem |
| 26 | Felix Simmons | Dem |
| 27 | W.M. Gulager | Dem |
| 27 | W.G. Stigler | Dem |
| 28 | John Goodall | Dem |
| 29 | R. L. Wheatley | Dem |
| 30 | H.L. Marshall | Rep |
| 31 | C. H. Terwilleger | Rep |
| 32 | A.H. Culp | Dem |
| 33 | Gid Graham | Dem |
| 34 | G.I. Van Dall | Dem |
- Table based on state almanac.[2]
House of Representatives
| Name | Party | County |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Adair | Dem | Adair |
| Oliver Henderson[3] | Dem | Alfalfa |
| P. R. Crowley | Dem | Atoka |
| C. E. Baggerly | Dem | Beaver, Harper |
| Frank Carmichael | Dem | Beckham |
| Elias Smith | Dem | Blaine |
| A. N. Leecraft | Dem | Bryan |
| J. B. Smith | Dem | Bryan |
| Harry Jolly | Dem | Caddo |
| Lewis Ware | Rep | Caddo |
| J. B. Deardorff | Dem | Canadian |
| Earl Brown | Dem | Carter |
| Arleigh Davis | Dem | Carter |
| Charles Rogers | Dem | Cherokee |
| O. A. Brewer | Dem | Choctaw |
| Frank Sewell | Dem | Cimarron, Texas |
| C. T. Lane | Dem | Cleveland |
| C. Leslie Cardwell | Dem | Coal |
| J. A. Johnson | Dem | Comanche |
| James C. Nance | Dem | Cotton |
| Bryant Cash | Dem | Craig |
| W. G. Beatty | Dem | Creek |
| Sebe A. Christian | Dem | Creek |
| J. A. Watson | Dem | Creek |
| Thomas P. Stone | Dem | Custer |
| James Butler | Rep | Delaware |
| V. D. McArthur | Rep | Dewey |
| George Baldwin | Dem | Ellis |
| J. B. Campbell | Rep | Garfield |
| Arthur Strauss | Rep | Garfield |
| Homer Paul | Dem | Garvin |
| James M. Thompson | Dem | Garvin |
| David C. Hybarger | Dem | Grady |
| Frank Manning | Dem | Grady |
| T. E. Beck | Rep | Grant |
| J. G. H. Windle | Dem | Greer |
| R. B. Bryant | Dem | Harmon |
| O. P. Nash | Dem | Haskell |
| W. F. Gilmer | Dem | Hughes |
| A. E. Bilbrey | Dem | Jackson |
| J. T. Daniel | Dem | Jefferson |
| Kenneth Clark | Dem | Johnston |
| John M. Bell | Dem | Kay |
| Gilford Chappell | Rep | Kay |
| Robert B. McClintic | Rep | Kingfisher |
| J. E. Watson | Dem | Kiowa |
| Claud Briggs | Dem | Latimer |
| F. W. Bird | Dem | LeFlore |
| John J. Thomas | Dem | LeFlore |
| J. B. Pomeroy | Rep | Lincoln |
| B. Taylor | Rep | Lincoln |
| O. B. Acton | Rep | Logan |
| Woody Dixon | Dem | Love |
| John Voorhees | Rep | Major |
| David L. Faulk | Dem | Marshall |
| A. Lee Battenfield | Dem | Mayes |
| J. Nealy Forehand | Dem | McClain |
| E. E. Cochran | Dem | McCurtain |
| James Dyer | Dem | McCurtain |
| Lattie Ogden | Dem | McIntosh |
| Oscar Lowrance | Dem | Murray |
| Albert Berry | Dem | Muskogee |
| Charles Moon | Dem | Muskogee |
| Tom B. O'Bryan | Dem | Muskogee |
| W. R. Fry | Rep | Noble |
| James Nairn | Dem | Nowata |
| Joe L. Dukes | Dem | Okfuskee |
| R.A. Billups Jr. | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Ben F. Davis | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Bob Graham | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Anna Laskey | Dem | Oklahoma |
| C. R. Reeves | Dem | Oklahoma |
| R. A. Singletary | Dem | Oklahoma |
| David Logan | Dem | Okmulgee |
| Tom Payne | Dem | Okmulgee |
| Virgie Riddle | Dem | Okmulgee |
| Martin Fraley | Dem | Osage |
| Clarence Lohman | Dem | Osage |
| Perry Porter | Dem | Ottawa |
| R. W. Skinner | Dem | Ottawa |
| W. D. Webber | Rep | Pawnee |
| Guy McLaury | Dem | Payne |
| J. W. Reece | Dem | Payne |
| E. P. Hill | Dem | Pittsburg |
| D. L. Roe | Dem | Pittsburg |
| Frank Watson | Dem | Pittsburg |
| W. H. Ebey | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| Will H. Thompson | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| Tom Johnson | Dem | Pushmataha |
| W. R. Trent | Rep | Roger Mills |
| Tom Kight | Dem | Rogers |
| Bart Aldridge | Dem | Seminole |
| T. M. McCombs | Dem | Sequoyah |
| P. D. Sullivan | Dem | Stephens |
| R. L. Christian | Dem | Tillman |
| L. O. Maxwell | Rep | Tulsa |
| O. O. Owens | Rep | Tulsa |
| G. C. Thomas | Rep | Tulsa |
| Hugh Webster | Rep | Tulsa |
| D. A. Wilson | Rep | Tulsa |
| Horace Foster | Dem | Wagoner |
| A. C. Easter | Rep | Washington |
| Ed Hines | Dem | Washita |
| E. W. Snoddy | Rep | Woods |
| Willis James | Dem | Woodward |
- Table based on government database.[4]
References
- ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
- ^ a b 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
- ^ Research shows O.W.T. Henderson's full name is Oliver Walter Terry Henderson.
- ^ Historic Members, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 25, 2013). Archived 2013-06-29.