12th Oklahoma Legislature

Leadership

President of the Senate:

William J. Holloway (D)

President Pro Tem of the Senate:

C.S. Storms (D)

Speaker of the House:

James C. Nance (D)

Composition:

Senate
34  10
House
56  47

The Twelfth 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 8 to March 30, 1929, and in one special session.[1] State legislators successfully impeached Governor Henry S. Johnston during the legislative session.[2]

## Dates of sessions

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* Regular session: January 8-March 30, 1929

Previous: 11th Legislature • Next: 13th Legislature

## Major events

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* When the state legislature met in regular session in 1929, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives presented 13 charges against Governor Henry S. Johnston.[2] On January 21, Johnston was suspended from office and Lieutenant Governor William J. Holloway became acting governor. Johnston’s impeachment trial began in February and ended in March with his impeachment on one charge.[2] Holloway then succeeded Johnston to become the eighth governor of Oklahoma.
* Governor William J. Holloway called a special session on May 16, 1929. The state legislature adjourned on July 5, with the resolution of acquiring toll bridges along the border.[3]

## Party composition

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### Senate

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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%  |

### House of Representatives

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

|
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Democratic | Republican
| 56  | 47  | 103
Voting share  | 54.4%  | 45.6%  |

* House of Representatives table.[1]

## Leadership

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C.S. Storms served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1929.[4] James C. Nance served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

## Members

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### Senate

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District | Name | Party

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1 | W. H. Loofbourrow | Dem
2 | Alvin Moore | Dem
2 | E.M. Reed | Dem
3 | D. H. Powers | Rep
4 | H. D. Henry | Dem
5 | W. C. Austin | Dem
6 | Grover 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 | Amos Ewing | Rep
13 | Clarence Johnson | Dem
13 | George Peck | Dem
14 | John L. Rice | Dem
14 | W.C. Fidler | Dem
15 | Gordon Gray | Dem
15 | Harry Jolly | 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 | John A. MacDonald | Dem
20 | J. N. Nesbitt | Dem
21 | J. B. Harper | Dem
22 | Tom Anglin | Dem
23 | Lester E. Smith | Dem
24 | Paul Stewart | Dem
25 | Guy Andrews | Dem
26 | W. O. Ray | Dem
27 | W. M. Gulager | Dem
27 | W.G. Stigler | Dem
28 | G. J. Patton | Rep
29 | R. L. Wheatley | Dem
30 | A. L. Commons | Dem
31 | C. H. Terwilleger | Rep
32 | T. T. Blakely | Rep
33 | Gid Graham | Dem
34 | A. C. Easter | Dem

* Table based on state almanac.[4]

### House of Representatives

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Speaker of the Oklahoma House James C. Nance Name | Party | County

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John Bunch | Rep | Adair
E.D. Immell | Rep | Alfalfa
Ferman Phillips | Dem | Atoka
R.O. Allen | Dem | Beaver, Harper
Frank Carmichael | Dem | Beckham
Elmer Kenison | Rep | Blaine
A.N. Leecraft | Dem | Bryan
J.B. Smith | Dem | Bryan
W.L. Mauk | Dem | Caddo
Herman Dittmer | Rep | Canadian
Earl Brown | Dem | Carter
Louis Fischl | Dem | Carter
Bruce Keenan | Rep | Cherokee
R.H. Stanley | Dem | Choctaw
D.A. Stovall | Dem | Choctaw
Clifford Ferguson | Rep | Cimarron, Texas
Richard Cloyd | Dem | Cleveland
Walter Jacobs | Dem | Coal
Owen Black | Dem | Comanche
James C. Nance | Dem | Cotton
Clay Roper | Dem | Craig
B.E. Drake | Rep | Creek
Grady Lewis | Rep | Creek
H.G. Matherly | Rep | Creek
E.E. Fry | Rep | Custer
James Butler | Rep | Delaware
Fred Langley | Rep | Dewey
Harry Dunning | Rep | Ellis
J.B. Campbell | Rep | Garfield
George Hutchinson | Rep | Garfield
W.B. Gibson | Dem | Garvin
Homer Paul | Dem | Garvin
George W. Thomas | Rep | Grady
C.E. Herschberger | Rep | Grant
Will C. Jones | Dem | Greer
S.W. Carmack | Dem | Harmon
Ben Belew | Dem | Haskell
Ralph Busey | Dem | Hughes
Lloyd Lowry | Dem | Jackson
J.T. Daniel | Dem | Jefferson
Jackson Robert Cartwright | Dem | Johnston
Gilford Chappell | Rep | Kay
Robert B. McClintic | Rep | Kingfisher
Raymond Harvey | Dem | Kiowa
Claud Briggs | Dem | Latimer
James Babb | Dem | LeFlore
Burton Kidd | Dem | LeFlore
M.M. Watson | Rep | Lincoln
J.H. Farr | Rep | Logan
V.G. Houston | Rep | Logan
Woody Dixon | Dem | Love
Joe Sherman | Rep | Major
Babe Howard | Dem | Mayes
C.C. Hester | Dem | McClain
James Dyer | Dem | McCurtain
John Head | Dem | McCurtain
Joe Whitaker | Dem | McIntosh
Oscar Lowrance | Dem | Murray
Q.B. Boydstun | Dem | Muskogee
W.H. Harrower | Dem | Muskogee
Charles Moon | Dem | Muskogee
A. Duff Tillery | Dem | Noble
Eldon Sams | Rep | Nowata
W.N. Barry | Dem | Okfuskee
Elma Eylar | Rep | Oklahoma
Robert Graham | Dem | Oklahoma
William Hoover | Rep | Oklahoma
Jerry Marker | Rep | Oklahoma
Allen Street | Dem | Oklahoma
David Logan | Dem | Okmulgee
W.O. McAdoo | Rep | Okmulgee
Woodard Mitchell | Rep | Osage
A.S. Perryman | Rep | Osage
Ralph Chambers | Dem | Ottawa
R.W. Skinner | Dem | Ottawa
C.D. Webber | Rep | Pawnee
Frank Orner | Rep | Payne
B.H. Schlegel | Rep | Payne
Pres S. Lester | Dem | Pittsburg
D.L. Roe | Dem | Pittsburg
O.H. Whitt | Dem | Pittsburg
Otto Strickland | Dem | Pontotoc
Robert J. Wimbish | Dem | Pontotoc
J. Knox Bryum | Dem | Pottawatomie
George Noble | Rep | Pottawatomie
Clark Wasson | Rep | Pushmataha
W.R. Trent | Rep | Roger Mills
Tom Kight | Dem | Rogers
J.A. Patterson | Rep | Seminole
C.H. Orendorff | Dem | Sequoyah
Cham Jones | Dem | Stephens
H.R. King | Dem | Tillman
L.O. Maxwell | Rep | Tulsa
Horace Newberry | Rep | Tulsa
O.O. Owens | Rep | Tulsa
Charles Parker | Rep | Tulsa
Clyde Sears | Rep | Tulsa
D.A. Wilson | Rep | Tulsa
Bob Wagner | Dem | Wagoner
W.B. Allen | Rep | Washington
Ed Hines | Dem | Washita
E.W. Snoddy | Rep | Woods
Willis Odell | Rep | Woodward

* Table based on government database.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
2. ^ a b c Burke, Bob. JOHNSTON, HENRY SIMPSON (1867-1965) Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013).
3. ^ Biographical Note William Holloway Archived 2006-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 17, 2013)
4. ^ a b 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
5. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013). 2013-06-29.

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