The Second 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, during the only term of Governor Charles Haskell. State legislators elected in 1908 met in the Guthrie City Hall Building from January 5 to March 12, 1909.[1] The state legislature also met in special session from January 20 to March 19, 1910.[1]
Oklahoma's first black state legislator, A.C. Hamlin, was among the new group of state legislators, but was limited to one term by a Jim Crow law passed by the legislature.[2]
Dates of sessions
- Regular session: January 5-March 12, 1909
- Special session: January 20-March 19, 1910
Previous: 1st Legislature • Next: 3rd Legislature
Major legislation
- Legislation enacted on March 6, 1909, created the Southeastern Normal School, which would later become Southeastern Oklahoma State University.[3] Initially offering four years of high school and junior college, the school opened its doors to students on June 14, 1909.[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 | |||
| 70 | 39 | 109 | ||
| Voting share | 64.2% | 35.8% | ||
Leadership
Senate
Lieutenant Governor George W. Bellamy continued to serve as the first President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. J. C. Graham was elected as the second President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, giving him the authority to organize the state senate and serve as a presiding officer.[4]
House
Ben Wilson served as the second Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1] He hailed from a town known as Cereal, which today is known as Banner, Oklahoma.[1] Ben F. Harrison, of Calvin, served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]
Members
Senate
| District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Lt-Gov | George W. Bellamy | Dem |
| 1 | Joe S. Morris | Dem |
| 2 | E. L. Mitchell | Dem |
| 2 | R. E. Echols | Dem |
| 3 | A. G. Updegraff | Rep |
| 4 | Henry J. Denton | Dem |
| 5 | Tom Moore | Dem |
| 6 | J. J. Williams | Dem |
| 6 | Richard Billups | Dem |
| 7 | Richard Curd | Rep |
| 8 | Patrick James Goulding | Dem |
| 9 | E. B. Chapman | Rep |
| 9 | S. J. Soldani | Dem |
| 10 | J. Q. Newell | Dem |
| 11 | Clarence Davis | Dem |
| 12 | H. S. Cunningham | Rep |
| 13 | S. A. Cordell | Dem |
| 13 | Michael Eggerman | Dem |
| 14 | Roy Stafford | Dem |
| 14 | Frank Colville | Rep |
| 15 | L. K. Taylor | Dem |
| 15 | George Johnson | Dem |
| 16 | Emory Brownlee | Dem |
| 17 | Elmer Thomas | Dem |
| 17 | D. M. Smith | Dem |
| 18 | J. C. Graham | Dem |
| 18 | Harry K. Allen | Dem |
| 19 | H. S. Blair | Dem |
| 19 | Robert Wynne | Dem |
| 20 | Jesse Hatchett | Dem |
| 20 | T. F. Memminger | Dem |
| 21 | Edwin Sorrels | Dem |
| 22 | Frank Warren | Rep |
| 23 | Reuben Roddie | Dem |
| 24 | W. P. Stewart | Dem |
| 25 | William Redwine | Rep |
| 26 | William Franklin | Dem |
| 27 | Campbell Russell | Dem |
| 27 | Harry B. Beeler | Rep |
| 28 | J. H. Cloonan | Rep |
| 29 | J. M. Keyes | Dem |
| 30 | Elias Landrum | Dem |
| 31 | P. J. Yeager | Dem |
| 32 | R. T. Potter | Rep |
| 33 | Joseph Strain | Dem |
House of Representatives
| Name | Party | County |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas LaFayette Rider | Dem | Adair |
| A. J. Butts | Dem | Alfalfa |
| George W. Partridge | Rep | Alfalfa, Grant |
| J. M. Humpheys | Rep | Atoka |
| William A. Durant | Dem | Atoka, Bryan |
| A. W. Tooley | Rep | Beaver |
| G. W. Lewis | Dem | Beckham |
| A. L. Edgington | Rep | Blaine |
| A. E. Ewell | Dem | Bryan |
| William F. Semple | Dem | Bryan |
| J. S. Bell | Dem | Caddo |
| Joe Smith | Dem | Caddo |
| Ben Wilson | Dem | Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland |
| Milton B. Cope | Dem | Canadian |
| William F. Gilmer | Dem | Carter |
| John R. Whayne | Dem | Carter |
| Henry Ward | Rep | Cherokee |
| Lyman W. White | Dem | Choctaw |
| Frank L. Casteel | Dem | Cimarron |
| S. W. Hutchins | Dem | Cleveland |
| George Jahn | Dem | Coal |
| John M. Moore | Dem | Coal, Johnston |
| Leslie P. Ross | Dem | Comanche |
| Amil H. Japp | Dem | Comanche, Stephens |
| E. N. Ratcliff | Dem | Craig |
| Peter J. Coyne | Dem | Craig, Rogers |
| George O. Helm | Dem | Creek |
| J. H. Simmons | Dem | Creek, Tulsa |
| Howell Smith | Dem | Custer |
| L. L. Reeves | Dem | Custer, Washita |
| Lee B. Smith | Dem | Delaware |
| Richard G. Brownlee | Rep | Dewey |
| H. P. Covey | Rep | Ellis |
| Joseph M. Porter | Rep | Garfield |
| Arthur A. Stull | Rep | Garfield |
| Eugene Watrous | Rep | Garfield, Kingfisher |
| J. J. Rotenberry | Dem | Garvin |
| William Robert Wallace | Dem | Garvin |
| R. L. Glover | Dem | Grady |
| Henry Ireton | Dem | Grady |
| Joseph W. Smith | Dem | Grant |
| James J. Savage | Dem | Greer |
| G. L. Wilson | Dem | Greer |
| Henry L. Vogle | Rep | Harper |
| Ed Boyle | Dem | Haskell |
| Charles A. Cooke | Rep | Haskell, Muskogee |
| N. J. Johnson | Dem | Hughes |
| Ben F. Harrison | Dem | Hughes, Pittsburg |
| S. G. Ashby | Dem | Jackson |
| Alex Savage | Dem | Jefferson |
| J. M. Ratliff | Dem | Johnston |
| Charles M. Compton | Rep | Kay |
| Lester Maris | Rep | Kay |
| Harvey Utterback | Rep | Kingfisher |
| J. V. Faulkner | Dem | Kiowa |
| J. E. Terral | Dem | Kiowa |
| Lon Lovelace | Dem | Latimer |
| C. C. Mathis | Dem | LeFlore |
| J. J. Sullivan | Rep | LeFlore, Sequoyah |
| John B. Charles | Rep | Lincoln |
| James H. Lockwood | Rep | Lincoln |
| J. H. Maxey Jr. | Dem | Lincoln, Pottawatomie |
| O. B. Acton | Rep | Logan |
| A. C. Hamlin | Rep | Logan |
| John S. Shearer | Rep | Logan |
| John McCalla | Dem | Love |
| Joe R. Sherman | Rep | Major |
| J. W. McDuffee | Dem | Marshall |
| D. C. Hughes | Dem | Mayes |
| Thomas C. Whitson | Dem | McClain |
| C. M. Anderson | Dem | McCurtain |
| A. J. Milsap | Rep | McIntosh |
| M. Turner | Dem | Murray |
| James Knox | Rep | Muskogee |
| Edward Merrick | Rep | Muskogee |
| R. F. Howe | Rep | Noble |
| J. A. Tillotson | Dem | Nowata |
| Robert J. Dixon | Rep | Okfuskee |
| Ed Dunn | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Charles G. Jones | Rep | Oklahoma |
| S. W. Murphy | Rep | Oklahoma |
| I. M. Putnam | Dem | Oklahoma |
| J. H. Lincoln | Rep | Okmulgee |
| Prentiss Price | Dem | Osage |
| J. F. Tucker | Dem | Ottawa |
| John Bonar | Rep | Pawnee |
| Ed Clark | Rep | Pawnee, Payne |
| C. E. Sexton | Rep | Payne |
| Henry M. McElhaney | Dem | Pittsburg |
| William S. Rogers | Dem | Pittsburg |
| Frank Huddleston | Dem | Pontotoc |
| Edgar S. Ratliff | Dem | Pontotoc, Seminole |
| Milton Bryan | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| William S. Carson | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| William F. Durham | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| Ben T. Williams | Dem | Pushmataha |
| Joseph Paschal | Dem | Roger Mills |
| C. S. Wortman | Dem | Rogers |
| H. M. Tate | Rep | Seminole |
| Isaac Jacobs | Rep | Sequoyah |
| W. B. Anthony | Dem | Stephens |
| E. J. Earle | Dem | Texas |
| Henry R. King | Dem | Tillman |
| F. L. Haymes | Dem | Tulsa |
| J. P. Calhoun | Rep | Wagoner |
| Clint Moore | Rep | Washington |
| S. C. Burnett | Dem | Washita |
| H. T. Parsons | Rep | Woods |
| John H. Bridges | Rep | Woodward |
- Table based on government database.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 19, 2013)
- ^ Bruce, Michael L. "Hamlin, Albert Comstock (1881-1912) Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. (accessed June 19, 2013)
- ^ a b Norris, L. David. "Southeastern Oklahoma State University Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 19, 2013)
- ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
- ^ Directory of State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Election Board (accessed on Google Books on June 23, 2013).
- ^ All Senate List Archived 2013-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 23, 2013).
- ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)
External links
- Second State of the State Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Third State of the State Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Oklahoma Legislature
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma Senate