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13th Oklahoma Legislature
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13th Oklahoma Legislature File:Flag of Oklahoma (1925–1941).svg President Pro Tem of the Senate: W. G. Stigler (D) Speaker of the House: Carlton Weaver (D) Composition: Senate 32 #0000FF darkgray 12 #FF0000 darkgrayHouse 87 #0000FF darkgray 10 #FF0000 darkgray
The Thirteenth 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 6 to April 11, 1931, during the term of Governor William H. Murray.A Century to Remember https://web.archive.org/web/20120910204833/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/CenturyToRemember.pdf 2012-09-10 , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 21, 2013) Murray, a former House speaker, helped Wilburton editor Carlton Weaver become Speaker; both were members of the constitutional convention. Despite his political maneuvering, the governor found opposition to many of his proposals. The session marked the first instance that redistricting was done outside of constitutional requirements.
Dates of sessions
Regular session: January 6-April 11, 1931
Previous: 12th Legislature • Next: 14th Legislature
Party composition
Senate
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 32 12 44Voting share72.7%27.3%
Oklahoma House of Representatives
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 87 10 97Voting share89.7%10.3%
Major legislation
Taxes - House Bill 1 created the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Leadership
With the governor's help, Wilburton editor and one of the youngest members of Oklahoma's constitutional convention Carlton Weaver was elected Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Majority Floor Leader J.T. Daniel was resistant to some of the governor's proposals. W.G. Stigler served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.
Members
Senate
District Name Party1 Ross Rizley Rep2 Alvin Moore Dem2 E.M. Reed Dem3 D.H. Powers Rep4 W.M. Williams Dem5 C.R. Chamberlin Dem6 Grover Thomas Dem6 Claude Liggett Dem7 Stanley Coppock Rep8 William Otjen Rep9 W.T. Clark Rep10 Jo Ferguson Rep11 George Jennings Dem12 Amos Ewing Rep13 Clarence Johnson Rep13 Willard Sowards Dem14 W.P. Morrison Dem14 W.C. Fidler Dem15 William Stacey Dem15 Harry Jolly Dem16 W.P. Kimerer Rep17 Knox Garvin Dem17 Dave Boyer Dem18 J. Woody Dixon Dem18 U.T. Rexroat Dem19 Hardin Ballard Dem19 Mac Q. Williamson Dem20 John MacDonald Dem20 C.B. Memminger Dem21 Claud Briggs Dem22 Tom Anglin Dem23 Allen Nichols Dem24 Paul Stewart Dem25 Preston Lester Dem26 W.O. Ray Dem27 Charles Moon Dem27 W.G. Stigler Dem28 G.J. Patton Rep29 Babe Howard Dem30 A.L. Commons Dem31 Samuel Morton Rutherford Jr. Dem32 T.T. Blakely Rep33 H.P. Daugherty Dem34 A.C. Easter Rep
Table based on state almanac and list of all senators.All Senate List https://web.archive.org/web/20130328201442/http://www.okhouse.gov/Documents/ALLSENATE-LIST.pdf March 28, 2013 , Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013). 2013-06-30.Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 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 June 28, 2013)
House of Representatives
Name Party CountyFrank Adair Dem AdairE.D. Immell Rep AlfalfaFerman Phillips Dem AtokaW.D. Batman Dem Beaver, HarperA.D. Jones Dem BeckhamElmer Kenison Rep BlaineA.N. Leecraft Dem BryanE.O. White Dem BryanW.L. Mauk Dem CaddoHerbert Palmer Dem CanadianLouis Fischl Dem CarterCharles P. Jones Dem CarterIredelle Hinds Dem CherokeeR.H. Stanley Dem ChoctawCharles Williams Dem Cimarron, TexasRichard Cloyd Dem ClevelandEd King Dem CoalA.M. Reinwand Dem ComancheJames C. Nance Dem CottonS.F. Parks Dem CraigD. A. McDougal Dem CreekDon Walker Dem CreekJimmie Wilson Dem CreekCarl Remund Dem CusterClaude Keith Dem DelawareOrley Hart Dem DeweyGeorge Baldwin Dem EllisC.W. Burton Rep GarfieldGeorge Hutchinson Rep GarfieldHomer Paul Dem GarvinSidney Chapman Dem Grady W.A. Thornhill Rep Grant W.W. Paxton Dem GreerOscar Abernethy Dem HarmonNat Henderson Dem HaskellRobert Stillwell Dem HughesWilliam E. Allen Dem JacksonJ.T. Daniel Dem JeffersonJackson Robert Cartwright Dem JohnstonL.A. Shaw Rep KayRobert McClintock Rep KingfisherR.L. Rickerd Dem KiowaCarlton Weaver Dem LatimerJames Babb Dem LeFloreJohn J. Thomas Dem LeFloreRobert Biles Dem LincolnRalph Davis Dem LoganJohn Steele Batson Dem LoveJ.C. Major Dem MajorD.L. Faulk Dem MarshallErnest Brown Dem MayesAustin Beaver Dem McClainR.C. Blocker Dem McCurtainG.B. Massey Dem McCurtainJoe Whitaker Dem McIntoshLuther Green Dem MurrayJ.M. Brooks Dem MuskogeeBenjamin Martin Dem MuskogeeRex Robertson Dem MuskogeeWalter Sullins Dem NobleF.D. Stevick Rep NowataW.N. Barry Dem OkfuskeeSloan Childers Dem OklahomaIra Finley Dem OklahomaBob Graham Dem OklahomaClay Roper Dem OklahomaAllen Street Dem OklahomaDavid Logan Dem OkmulgeeW.J. Peterson Dem OkmulgeeH.M. Curnutt Dem OsageMartin Fraley Dem OsageC.A. Douthat Dem OttawaR.W. Skinner Dem OttawaJ.D. Turner Dem PawneeJ.T. Gray Dem PayneW.E. Hailey Dem PittsburgC.M. Surry Dem PittsburgOtto Strickland Dem PontotocScott Glen Dem PottawatomieB.B. Wyatt Dem PottawatomieWayland Childers Dem PushmatahaNat Taylor Dem Roger MillsTom Kight Dem RogersW.D. Grisso Dem SeminoleRoy Cheek Dem SequoyahCham Jones Dem StephensHarry Warhurst Dem TillmanMat X. Beard Dem TulsaJoe Chambers Dem TulsaRobert Galbreath Dem TulsaBen Kirkpatrick Dem TulsaHenry Timmons Dem TulsaBob Wagner Dem WagonerC.E. Bailey Dem WashingtonB.W. Todd Dem WashitaErskine Snoddy Rep WoodsL.A. Jessee Rep 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 June 27, 2013). 2013-06-29.
References
External links
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Oklahoma House of Representatives
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Category:1931 U.S. legislative sessions
Category:1932 U.S. legislative sessions