2nd Oklahoma Legislature

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2nd Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
J. C. Graham (D)
Composition:
Senate
34   10  
House
70   39  

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]

Contents

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

Previous: 1st Legislature • Next: 3rd Legislature

Major legislation

Party composition

Senate

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
341044
Voting share77.3%22.7%

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
7039109
Voting share64.2%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

State Senator Elmer Thomas would go on to serve as a United States Senator. ElmerThomasOK.jpg
State Senator Elmer Thomas would go on to serve as a United States Senator.
DistrictNameParty
Lt-Gov George W. Bellamy Dem
1Joe S. MorrisDem
2E. L. MitchellDem
2 R. E. Echols Dem
3A. G. Updegraff Rep
4Henry J. DentonDem
5Tom MooreDem
6J. J. WilliamsDem
6 Richard Billups Dem
7Richard CurdRep
8 Patrick James Goulding Dem
9E. B. ChapmanRep
9S. J. SoldaniDem
10J. Q. NewellDem
11Clarence DavisDem
12H. S. CunninghamRep
13S. A. CordellDem
13Michael EggermanDem
14Roy StaffordDem
14Frank ColvilleRep
15L. K. TaylorDem
15George JohnsonDem
16Emory BrownleeDem
17 Elmer Thomas Dem
17D. M. SmithDem
18J. C. GrahamDem
18 Harry K. Allen Dem
19H. S. BlairDem
19Robert WynneDem
20 Jessee Hatchett Dem
20 Thomas F. Memminger Dem
21Edwin SorrelsDem
22Frank WarrenRep
23Reuben RoddieDem
24W. P. StewartDem
25William RedwineRep
26William FranklinDem
27 Campbell Russell Dem
27Harry B. BeelerRep
28J. H. CloonanRep
29J. M. KeyesDem
30 Elias Landrum Dem
31 P. J. Yeager Dem
32R. T. PotterRep
33Joseph StrainDem

House of Representatives

Oklahoma's first black state legislator, A. C. Hamlin. AC Hamlin.jpg
Oklahoma's first black state legislator, A. C. Hamlin.
NamePartyCounty
Thomas LaFayette Rider DemAdair
A. J. ButtsDemAlfalfa
George W. PartridgeRepAlfalfa, Grant
J. M. HumpheysRepAtoka
William A. Durant DemAtoka, Bryan
A. W. TooleyRepBeaver
G. W. LewisDemBeckham
A. L. EdgingtonRepBlaine
A. E. EwellDemBryan
William F. SempleDemBryan
J. S. BellDemCaddo
Joe SmithDemCaddo
Ben Wilson DemCaddo, Canadian, Cleveland
Milton B. CopeDemCanadian
William F. GilmerDemCarter
John R. WhayneDemCarter
Henry WardRepCherokee
Lyman W. WhiteDemChoctaw
Frank L. CasteelDemCimarron
S. W. HutchinsDemCleveland
George JahnDemCoal
John M. MooreDemCoal, Johnston
Leslie P. Ross DemComanche
Amil H. JappDemComanche, Stephens
E. N. RatcliffDemCraig
Peter J. CoyneDemCraig, Rogers
George O. HelmDemCreek
J. H. SimmonsDemCreek, Tulsa
Howell SmithDemCuster
L. L. ReevesDemCuster, Washita
Lee B. SmithDemDelaware
Richard G. BrownleeRepDewey
H. P. CoveyRepEllis
Joseph M. PorterRepGarfield
Arthur A. StullRepGarfield
Eugene WatrousRepGarfield, Kingfisher
J. J. RotenberryDemGarvin
William Robert Wallace DemGarvin
R. L. GloverDemGrady
Henry IretonDemGrady
Joseph W. SmithDemGrant
James J. SavageDemGreer
G. L. WilsonDemGreer
Henry L. VogleRepHarper
Ed Boyle DemHaskell
Charles A. Cooke RepHaskell, Muskogee
N. J. JohnsonDemHughes
Ben F. Harrison DemHughes, Pittsburg
S. G. AshbyDemJackson
Alex SavageDemJefferson
J. M. RatliffDemJohnston
Charles M. ComptonRepKay
Lester MarisRepKay
Harvey UtterbackRepKingfisher
J. V. FaulknerDemKiowa
J. E. TerralDemKiowa
Lon LovelaceDemLatimer
C. C. MathisDemLeFlore
J. J. SullivanRepLeFlore, Sequoyah
John B. CharlesRepLincoln
James H. LockwoodRepLincoln
J. H. Maxey Jr.DemLincoln, Pottawatomie
O. B. ActonRepLogan
A. C. Hamlin RepLogan
John S. ShearerRepLogan
John McCallaDemLove
Joe R. ShermanRepMajor
J. W. McDuffeeDemMarshall
D. C. HughesDemMayes
Thomas C. WhitsonDemMcClain
C. M. AndersonDemMcCurtain
A. J. MilsapRepMcIntosh
M. TurnerDemMurray
James KnoxRepMuskogee
Edward MerrickRepMuskogee
R. F. HoweRepNoble
J. A. TillotsonDemNowata
Robert J. DixonRepOkfuskee
Ed DunnDemOklahoma
Charles G. Jones RepOklahoma
S. W. MurphyRepOklahoma
I. M. PutnamDemOklahoma
J. H. LincolnRepOkmulgee
Prentiss PriceDemOsage
J. F. TuckerDemOttawa
John BonarRepPawnee
Ed ClarkRepPawnee, Payne
C. E. SextonRepPayne
Henry M. McElhaneyDemPittsburg
William S. RogersDemPittsburg
Frank HuddlestonDemPontotoc
Edgar S. RatliffDemPontotoc, Seminole
Milton BryanDemPottawatomie
William S. CarsonDemPottawatomie
William F. DurhamDemPottawatomie
Ben T. WilliamsDemPushmataha
Joseph PaschalDemRoger Mills
C. S. WortmanDemRogers
H. M. TateRepSeminole
Isaac JacobsRepSequoyah
W. B. AnthonyDemStephens
E. J. EarleDemTexas
Henry R. KingDemTillman
F. L. HaymesDemTulsa
J. P. CalhounRepWagoner
Clint MooreRepWashington
S. C. BurnettDemWashita
H. T. ParsonsRepWoods
John H. BridgesRepWoodward

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