2nd Oklahoma Legislature | |
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Leadership | |
J. C. Graham (D) | |
Ben Wilson (D) | |
Composition: |
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]
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Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
34 | 10 | 44 | ||
Voting share | 77.3% | 22.7% |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
70 | 39 | 109 | ||
Voting share | 64.2% | 35.8% |
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]
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]
District | Name | Party |
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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 | Jessee Hatchett | Dem |
20 | Thomas 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 |
Name | Party | County |
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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 |
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