11th Oklahoma Legislature | |
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D.A. Stovall(D) | |
Composition: | |
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.
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| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 35 | 9 | 44 | ||
| Voting share | 79.5% | 20.5% | ||
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 83 | 22 | 105 | ||
| Voting share | 79% | 21% | ||
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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