18th Oklahoma Legislature

Leadership

President of the Senate:

James E. Berry (D)

President Pro Tem of the Senate:

H. M. Curnutt (D)

Speaker of the House:

E. Blumhagen (D)

Composition:

Senate
42  2
House
114  7

The Eighteenth 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 regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 7 to May 23, 1941, during the term of Governor Leon C. Phillips.[1]

As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate. H. M. Curnutt served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. E. Blumhagen served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

## Dates of session[edit]

* Regular session: January 7-May 23, 1941

Previous: 17th Legislature • Next: 19th Legislature

## Party composition[edit]

### Senate[edit]

Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

|
|

Democratic | Republican
| 42  | 2  | 44
Voting share  | 95.5%  | 4.5%  |

### House of Representatives[edit]

Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

|
|

Democratic | Republican
| 114  | 7  | 121
Voting share  | 94.2%  | 5.8%  |

## Leadership[edit]

### Senate[edit]

As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as the presiding officer. H. M. Curnutt of Barnsdall, Oklahoma, was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, which gave him the authority to organize the Oklahoma Senate and to serve as the presiding officer.[2]

### House of Representatives[edit]

The Democratic caucus held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1941, allowing them to elect E. Blumhagen of Watonga, Oklahoma, as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and A. E. Montgomery of Tulsa as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

## Members[edit]

### Senate[edit]

District | Name | Party

|
|

1 | Julius Cox | Dem
2 | E. F. Cornels | Dem
2 | T. J. Hogg | Dem
3 | Jesse Taylor | Dem
4 | W. F. Hearne | Dem
5 | Robert Harbison | Dem
6 | L. E. Wheeler | Dem
6 | E. D. Walker | Dem
7 | Bill Ginder | Rep
8 | Floyd Carrier | Rep
9 | Charles Duffy | Dem
10 | John T. Sanford | Dem
11 | Ray C. Jones | Dem
12 | Louis Ritzhaupt | Dem
13 | Mead Norton | Dem
13 | Boyd Cowden | Dem
14 | Jim A. Rinehart | Dem
14 | Robert Burns | Dem
15 | Gerald Spencer | Dem
15 | Theodore Pruett | Dem
16 | George L. Bowman | Dem
17 | Phil Lowery | Dem
17 | Bill Logan | Dem
18 | Virgil Stokes | Dem
18 | Joe B. Thompson | Dem
19 | James C. Nance | Dem
19 | Homer Paul | Dem
20 | H. V. Posey | Dem
21 | James Babb | Dem
22 | Tom Anglin | Dem
23 | John B. McKeel | Dem
24 | Paul Stewart | Dem
25 | John C. Monk | Dem
26 | Raymond D. Gary | Dem
27 | Murrell Thornton | Dem
27 | Guy Curry | Dem
28 | Paul Carlile | Dem
29 | R. H. Shibley | Dem
30 | C. D. Wilson | Dem
31 | Henry C. Timmons | Dem
32 | S. E. Hammond | Dem
33 | Penn Couch | Dem
34 | H. M. Curnutt | Dem
35 | Ferman Phillips | Dem

* Table based on state almanac.[3]

### House of Representatives[edit]

Name | Party | County

|
|

W.H. Langley | Dem | Adair
D.S. Collins | Dem | Alfalfa
Henry Cooper | Dem | Atoka
Merle Lansden | Dem | Beaver
H.F. Carmichael | Dem | Beckham
R.F. Estes | Dem | Beckham
E. Blumhagen | Dem | Blaine
Ebenezer Hotchkin | Dem | Bryan
William Parrish | Dem | Bryan
Dan T. Hunter | Dem | Caddo
Amos Stovall | Dem | Caddo
Claude Cherry | Dem | Canadian
Bill Selvidge | Dem | Carter
Ernest Tate | Dem | Carter
Dan Draper | Dem | Cherokee
Paul Webb | Dem | Choctaw
C.R. Board | Dem | Cimarron
Richard Pendleton | Dem | Cleveland
Henry Binns | Dem | Coal
Charles Ozmun | Dem | Comanche
Dick Riggs | Dem | Comanche
Thomas J. Huff | Dem | Cotton
Craig Goodpaster | Dem | Craig
Lawrence Jones | Dem | Creek
Streeter Speakman Jr. | Dem | Creek
W.R. Dunn | Dem | Custer
George A. Wilson | Dem | Delaware
John W. Wilcox | Dem | Dewey
George Davison | Rep | Ellis
Robert Crews | Rep | Garfield
O.R. Whiteneck | Dem | Garfield
Herbert Hope | Dem | Garvin
Harold Freeman | Dem | Garvin
Dutch Hill | Dem | Grady
Tommie Jelks | Dem | Grady
C.D. Van Dyck | Dem | Grady
J.C. Hoffsommer | Rep | Grant
W.L. Jordan | Dem | Greer
T.N. Crow | Dem | Harmon
Elzie S. Spicer | Dem | Harper
D.C. Cantrell | Dem | Haskell
Paul Ballinger | Dem | Hughes
Frank Grayson | Dem | Hughes
Burr Speck | Dem | Jackson
J.T. Daniel | Dem | Jefferson
T Bone King | Dem | Johnston
William H. Cline | Dem | Kay
Leonard G. Geb | Dem | Kay
Robert L. Barr | Dem | Kingfisher
Jessie Field | Dem | Kiowa
W.B. McDonald | Dem | Kiowa
Jack Bradley | Dem | Latimer
Raymond H. Lucas | Dem | LeFlore
Baysul Belentine | Dem | LeFlore
C.L. Mills | Rep | Lincoln
Carl Morgan | Rep | Logan
John Steele Batson | Dem | Love
A.L. McFadden | Rep | Major
J. Horace Harbison | Dem | Marshall
Cicero J. Howard | Dem | Mayes
Purman Wilson | Dem | McClain
Herbert D. Flowers | Dem | McCurtain
Guy B. Massey | Dem | McCurtain
Kirksey Nix | Dem | McIntosh
D.C. Matthews | Dem | Murray
R.M. Mountcastle | Dem | Muskogee
Chester Norman | Dem | Muskogee
Will Rogers | Dem | Muskogee
Merle Allen | Dem | Noble
Charles A. Whitford | Dem | Nowata
Glen Dale Johnson Sr. | Dem | Okfuskee
Ben Ellis | Dem | Oklahoma
Ila Huff | Dem | Oklahoma
B.B. Kerr | Dem | Oklahoma
J.D. McCarty | Dem | Oklahoma
George Miskovsky | Dem | Oklahoma
Creekmore Wallace | Dem | Oklahoma
Paul Washington | Dem | Oklahoma
F.C. Helm | Dem | Okmulgee
Bill Shipley | Dem | Okmulgee
Charles Bacon | Dem | Osage
Frank Mahan | Dem | Osage
C.A. Douthat | Dem | Ottawa
Percy M. Smith | Dem | Ottawa
Roy Berry | Dem | Pawnee
Robert L. Hert | Dem | Payne
Elbert Weaver | Dem | Payne
Andy Banks | Dem | Pittsburg
E.P. Hill | Dem | Pittsburg
Elmer Hopkins | Dem | Pittsburg
Virgil Medlock | Dem | Pontotoc
Moss Wimbish | Dem | Pontotoc
Bill High | Dem | Pottawatomie
John Levergood | Dem | Pottawatomie
Tom Wyatt | Dem | Pottawatomie
Claud Thompson | Dem | Pushmataha
Wesley B. Hunt | Dem | Roger Mills
Dennis Bushyhead | Dem | Rogers
Walter Billingsley | Dem | Seminole
Con Long | Dem | Seminole
F.M. Streetman | Dem | Seminole
Carl Frix | Dem | Sequoyah
M.W. Pugh | Dem | Stephens
Pat Fitzgerald | Dem | Stephens
Wallace Hughes | Dem | Texas
James B. Witt | Dem | Tillman
Holly L. Anderson | Dem | Tulsa
Joe Chambers | Dem | Tulsa
Glade Kirkpatrick | Dem | Tulsa
William F. Latting | Dem | Tulsa
William J. Melton | Dem | Tulsa
A.E. Williams | Dem | Tulsa
D.E. Temple | Dem | Tulsa
W.B. Lumpkin | Dem | Wagoner
John M. Holliman | Dem | Washington
Jesse Stovall | Dem | Washita
J.G. Powers | Rep | Woods
Dick Houston | Dem | Woodward

* Table based on government database.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 16, 2013)
2. ^ 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013)
3. ^ 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (accessed July 2, 2013)
4. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 18, 2013)

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