20th Oklahoma Legislature

20th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Homer Paul (D)
Johnson Davis Hill (D)
Composition:
Senate
38   6  
House
98   22  

The Twentieth 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 from January 2 to April 26, 1945,[1] during the term of Governor Robert S. Kerr.

Although the session began with John Davis Hill as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, he was replaced with H.I. Hinds in February.[1] Homer Paul served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

Dates of session

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  • Session: January 2, 1945 – April 26, 1945[1]

Previous: 19th Legislature • Next: 21st Legislature

Leadership and staff

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Homer Paul served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.[2] John Davis Hill of Tulsa, Oklahoma was selected as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives with the support of Governor Robert S. Kerr.[1] In February 1945, he was replaced by session, he was replaced by H. I. Hinds of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for the remainder of the 1945 session.[1] H. R. Christopher served as the Chief Clerk of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

Party composition

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Senate

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
38 6 44
Voting share 86.4% 13.6%

House of Representatives

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Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
98 22 120
Voting share 81.7% 18.3%

Members

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Senate

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District Name Party
1 Dwight Leonard Dem
2 A. E. Anderson Dem
2 E. S. Collier Dem
3 E. P. Williams Rep
4 Henry W. Worthington Dem
5 Burr Speck Dem
6 L. E. Wheeler Dem
6 Byron Dacus Dem
7 Bill Ginder Rep
8 Floyd Carrier Rep
9 Charles Duffy Dem
10 Sherman Trussel Rep
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 Jack Neill Dem
15 Theodore Pruett Dem
16 E. B. Grennell Rep
17 Phil Lowery Dem
17 Bill Logan Dem
18 Fred Chapman Dem
19 James C. Nance Dem
19 Homer Paul Dem
20 Bayless Irby Dem
21 Clint Braden Dem
22 Tom Anglin Dem
23 Allen G. Nichols Dem
24 Thomas Finney Dem
25 M. O. Counts Dem
26 Raymond D. Gary Dem
27 Murrell Thornton Dem
27 Roy White Dem
28 Ray Fine Dem
29 Craig Goodpaster Dem
30 Perry Porter Dem
31 Clyde Sears Rep
32 James Nevins Dem
33 H. Tom Brown Dem
34 Frank Mahan Dem
35 Ferman Phillips Dem
36 Joe Bailey Cobb Dem
  • Table based on Oklahoma Almanac.[2]

House of Representatives

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Name Party County
W. H. Langley Dem Adair
W. E. Cordray Rep Alfalfa
Harold Toaz Dem Atoka
Merle Lansden Dem Beaver
H. F. Carmichael Dem Beckham
H. C. Hathcoat Dem Beckham
Jack Dillon Rep Blaine
William Parrish Dem Bryan
W. H. Underwood Dem Bryan
Don Baldwin Dem Caddo
Walter Morris Dem Caddo
E. R. Barnhart Dem Canadian
R. Rhys Evans Dem Carter
Wilson Wallace Dem Carter
H. I. Hinds Dem Cherokee
Hal Welch Dem Choctaw
C. R. Board Dem Cimarron
Ben Huey Dem Cleveland
T. K. Klinglesmith Dem Coal
W. J. Johnson Dem Comanche
Lewis Oerke Dem Comanche
Charles Flanagan Dem Cotton
Walter Bailey Dem Craig
Fletcher Johnson Dem Creek
Streeter Speakman Jr. Dem Creek
Orange Starr Dem Creek
W. R. Dunn Dem Custer
LeRoy Fields Dem Delaware
T. J. Hussey Rep Dewey
W. S. Sibley Rep Ellis
John Camp Rep Garfield
Martin Garber Rep Garfield
E. W. Foley Dem Garvin
Ike Tolbert Dem Garvin
A. L. Davis Dem Grady
C. D. Van Dyck Dem Grady
J. C. Hoffsommer Rep Grant
Wade Shumate Dem Greer
Raymond Barry Dem Harmon
C. F. Miles Dem Harper
D. C. Cantrell Dem Haskell
Frank Crane Dem Hughes
Fred Treadwell Dem Hughes
D. L. Jones Dem Jackson
Ewell Sam Singleton Dem Jefferson
Karl Wright Dem Johnston
J. R. Dorsett Rep Kay
Floyd Focht Dem Kay
Robert Barr Dem Kingfisher
W. B. McDonald Dem Kiowa
Jack Bradley Dem Latimer
Edd C. Hawthorne Dem LeFlore
Arthur Reed Dem LeFlore
C. L. Mills Rep Lincoln
S. J. Thompson Rep Lincoln
Carl Morgan Rep Logan
John Steele Batson Dem Love
Joe Story Rep Major
Roy Biles Dem Marshall
Earl Ward Dem Mayes
Purman Wilson Dem McClain
Carl Dees Dem McCurtain
Herbert Flowers Dem McCurtain
Milam King Dem McIntosh
J. A. Arms Dem Murray
Carl Frix Dem Muskogee
R. M. Mountcastle Dem Muskogee
J. M. Wiley Dem Muskogee
Robert R. McCubbins Rep Noble
Charles Whitford Dem Nowata
Roger Standley Dem Okfuskee
Harold Carey Dem Oklahoma
Ben Gullett Dem Oklahoma
B. B. Kerr Dem Oklahoma
J. D. McCarty Dem Oklahoma
Robert Sherman Dem Oklahoma
Creekmore Wallace Dem Oklahoma
Paul Washington Dem Oklahoma
Q. D. Gibbs Dem Okmulgee
Bill Shipley Dem Okmulgee
B. L. Williams Dem Okmulgee
Charles Bacon Dem Osage
Bill Burkhart Dem Osage
Grace Mitchelson Dem Ottawa
Mona Jean Russell Dem Ottawa
Prentiss Rowe Dem Pawnee
J. H. Arrington Dem Payne
Elbert Weaver Dem Payne
Ben Choate Dem Pittsburg
C. Plowboy Edwards Dem Pittsburg
Hiram Impson Dem Pittsburg
Thomas Holt Dem Pontotoc
Virgil Medlock Dem Pontotoc
John Levergood Dem Pottawatomie
A. J. Ownby Dem Pottawatomie
Clarence Tankersley Dem Pottawatomie
Claud Thompson Dem Pushmataha
Wesley Hunt Dem Roger Mills
E. W. Meads Dem Rogers
Walter Billingsley Dem Seminole
Con Long Dem Seminole
F. M. Streetman Dem Seminole
Owen Taylor Dem Sequoyah
James Bullard Dem Stephens
D. A. Segrest Dem Stephens
Wallace Hughes Dem Texas
E. H. Shelton Dem Tillman
Harmon Bellamy Rep Tulsa
Joe Harshbarger Rep Tulsa
Johnson Hill Dem Tulsa
Dan Madrano Rep Tulsa
A. E. Montgomery Dem Tulsa
Joe Musgrave Rep Tulsa
Arthur Price Rep Tulsa
W. B. Carr Rep Wagoner
Laton Doty Rep Washington
A. R. Ash Dem Washita
Ed Hines Dem Washita
R. W. McNally Rep Woods
Frank Durant Rep Woodward
  • Table based on government database.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 18, 2013)
  2. ^ a b 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, p. 760, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed June 28, 2013)
  3. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed July 9, 2013).