16th Oklahoma Legislature

Term of state legislature in Oklahoma, US February 2025 January 2025 16th Oklahoma Legislature File:Flag of Oklahoma (1925–1941).svg President of the Senate: James E. Berry (D) President Pro Tem of the Senate: Allen G. Nichols (D) Speaker of the House: J. T. Daniel (D) Composition: Senate 44 #0000FF darkgray 0 #FF0000 darkgrayHouse 114 #0000FF darkgray 3 #FF0000 darkgray The Sixteenth 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 November 24, 1936, to May 11, 1937, during the term of Governor E.W. Marland.A Century to Remember https://web.archive.org/web/20120910204833/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf September 10, 2012 , Oklahoma House of Representatives https://web.archive.org/web/20130622043630/http://www.okhouse.gov/ June 22, 2013 (accessed June 19, 2013) The Democratic Party dominated both chambers. There were no Republican state senators in 1937 and only three state representatives. As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate. Allen G. Nichols served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and J. T. Daniel served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Dates of session Special session: November 24, 1936 – January 4, 1937 Regular session: January 4-May 11, 1937 Previous: 15th Legislature • Next: 17th Legislature Party composition Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 44 0 44Voting share100%0% House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 114 3 117Voting share97.4%2.6% Leadership Senate There were no Republicans in the state senate in 1937. 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. Allen G. Nichols served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the chamber's chief leader and organizer.2005 Oklahoma Almanac https://web.archive.org/web/20060218215829/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf 2006-02-18 , Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013) House of Representatives The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 114 of the 117 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1937, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. J. T. Daniel of Waurika, Oklahoma, was elected by his fellow state representatives to serve as Speaker and J. Kenneth Hogue of Carnegie, Oklahoma, was elected to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore. James C. Nance of Purcell, Oklahoma, served as Majority Floor Leader. Members Senate District Name Party1 R. L. Howsley Dem2 Nat Taylor Dem2 H. C. Ivester Dem3 Charles Albright Dem4 W. F. Hearne Dem5 C. R. Chamberlin Dem6 LeRoy Clayton Dem6 DeRoy Burns Dem7 H. W. Wright Dem8 James M. Wilson Dem9 Charles Duffy Dem10 John T. Sanford Dem11 Ray C. Jones Dem12 Louis Ritzhaupt Dem13 Thomas C. Waldrep Dem13 Willard Sowards Dem14 J. A. Rinehart Dem14 W. C. Fidler Dem15 Gerald Spencer Dem15 W. L. Mauk Dem16 Leslie Chambers Dem17 Knox Garvin Dem17 Merton Munson Dem18 Oscar Lowrance Dem18 Joe B. Thompson Dem19 E. V. George Dem19 Homer Paul Dem20 John A. MacDonald Dem20 Ed King Dem21 Claud Briggs Dem22 W. N. Barry Dem23 Allen G. Nichols Dem24 Paul Stewart Dem25 E. P. Hill Dem26 W. O. Ray Dem27 Bower Broaddus Dem27 Joe M. Whitaker Dem28 R. O. Ingle Dem29 Jack L. Rorschach Dem30 Felix Church Dem31 Henry C. Timmons Dem32 W. A. Barnett Dem33 Dennis Bushyhead Dem34 H. M. Curnutt Dem Table based on state almanac. House of Representatives Name Party CountyE. B. Arnold Dem AdairWebster Wilder Rep AlfalfaIra Stephenson Dem AtokaFloyd Harrington Rep BeaverWatts Brewer Dem BeckhamE. Blumenhagen Dem BlaineA. N. Leecraft Dem BryanCeph Shoemake Dem BryanJ. Kenneth Hogue Dem CaddoD. L. Kelly Dem CaddoEllis Gregory Dem CanadianCharles P. Jones Dem CarterWilson Wallace Dem CarterFloyd Norris Dem CherokeeLucien Spear Dem ChoctawFrank Conner Dem CimarronBen Huey Dem ClevelandDale Brown Dem CoalTed Fraser Dem ComancheRoy Hooper Dem ComancheCharles Flanagan Dem CottonFrancis Goodpaster Dem CraigWilliam Cheatham Dem CreekHomer O'Dell Dem CreekRoy Page Dem CreekW. R. Dunn Dem CusterLee Howe Dem DelawareTupper Jones Dem DeweyBert Larason Dem EllisFloyd Carrier Rep GarfieldPaul Edwards Rep GarfieldE. W. Foley Dem GarvinHarold Freeman Dem Garvin J. D. Carmichael Dem Grady David C. Roberts Dem GradyGeorge Streets Dem Grant Henry W. Worthington Dem GreerElmer Willingham Dem HarmonGeorge Pauls Dem HarperD. C. Cantrell Dem HaskellGeorge Oliphant Dem HughesBurr Speck Dem JacksonDrew B. Thomas Dem JacksonJ. T. Daniel Dem JeffersonEd Gill Dem JohnstonH. N. Andrews Dem KayRalph C. Haynes Dem KayElbert Stoner Dem KingfisherFinis Gillespie Dem KiowaJ. A. Harwell Dem LatimerEarl Johnson Dem LeFloreB. J. Traw Dem LeFloreLester Hoyt Dem LincolnC. W. Allen Dem LoganVirgil Stokes Dem LoveJ. C. Major Dem MajorDon Welch Dem MarshallC. J. Howard Dem MayesJames C. Nance Dem McClainBascom Coker Dem McCurtainCarl Dees Dem McCurtainMilam King Dem McIntoshMalcolm Baucum Dem MurrayHerbert Branan Dem MuskogeeF. N. Shoemake Dem MuskogeeMurrell Thornton Dem MuskogeeThomas Munger Dem NoblePenn Couch Dem NowataLeon C. Phillips Dem OkfuskeeBryan Billings Dem OklahomaLaVerne Carleton Dem OklahomaWilliam O. Coe Dem OklahomaBen F. Ellis Dem OklahomaMurray Gibbons Dem OklahomaB. B. Kerr Dem OklahomaC. W. Schwoerke Dem OklahomaS. E. Hammond Dem Okmulgee W. J. Peterson Dem Okmulgee Harry J. Swan Dem Okmulgee Harry G. Hunt Dem OsageFrank Mahan Dem OsageJesse A. Harp Dem OttawaE. E. Shipley Dem OttawaNoel Duncan Dem PawneeElbert Weaver Dem PayneGeorge H. Hunt Dem PittsburghHuby Jordan Dem PittsburghW. B. McAlester Dem PittsburghAustin Deaton Dem PontotocAubrey Kerr Dem PontotocMead Norton Dem PottawatomieRalph Spencer Dem PottawatomieClarence Tankersley Dem PottawatomieLouie Gossett Dem PushmatahaEdgar McVicker Dem Roger MillsTom Kight Dem RogersV. L. Kiker Dem SeminoleCon Long Dem SeminoleMarvin Wooten Dem SeminoleJ. A. Morrow Dem SequoyahSandy Singleton Dem StephensSamuel Whitaker Dem StephensWallace Hughes Dem TexasMonty C. Worthington Dem TillmanMat X. Beard Dem TulsaJoe Chambers Dem TulsaSeth Eby Dem TulsaHerbert Gibson Dem TulsaGlade Kirkpatrick Dem TulsaEd Moffett Dem TulsaA. E. Montgomery Dem TulsaW. B. Lumpkin Dem WagonerJohn M. Holliman Dem WashingtonF. E. Raasch Dem WashitaM. T. Pugh Dem WoodsJesse E. Taylor Dem Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members https://web.archive.org/web/20130711202342/http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx 2013-07-11 , Okhouse.gov (accessed July 1, 2013). 2013-06-29. References External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate Category:Oklahoma legislative sessions Category:1937 in Oklahoma Category:1938 in Oklahoma Category:1937 U.S. legislative sessions Category:1938 U.S. legislative sessions