19th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Tom Anglin (D)
Harold Freeman (D)
Composition:
Senate
40   4  
House
94   24  

The Nineteenth 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 5 to April 1, 1943, and in special session April 10–21, 1944, during the term of Governor Robert S. Kerr.[1] The special session was called by the governor to ensure military men and women could participate in the 1944 elections.[1]

Dates of session

Previous: 18th Legislature • Next: 20th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
40 4 44
Voting share 90.9% 9.1%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican
94 24 118
Voting share 79.7% 20.3%

Leadership

Senate

As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and allowing him to serve as the presiding officer in ceremonial instances or during joint session. Tom Anglin served as the primary presiding officer, or President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. He was a former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, during the term of Governor William H. Murray.[2]

House of Representatives

The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 93 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1943, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1] Harold Freeman of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma served in the role during the regular session in 1943 and Merle Lansden, a Marine private from Beaver, Oklahoma, served in the role during the special session in 1944.[1] Freeman was unable to serve because of being called to serve.[1] R.M. Mountcastle of Muskogee, Oklahoma served as the second-in-command, or Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

District Name Party
1 Dwight Leonard Dem
2 E.F. Cornels Dem
2 E.S. Collier Dem
3 E.P. Williams Rep
4 W.F. Hearne Dem
5 Burr Speck 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 Sanford Dem
11 Ray Jones Dem
12 Louis Ritzhaupt Dem
13 Mead Norton Dem
13 Boyd Cowden Dem
14 J.A. Rinehart Dem
14 Robert Burns Dem
15 Jack Neill Dem
15 Theodore Pruett Dem
16 George Bowman Dem
17 Phil Lowery Dem
17 Bill Logan Dem
18 Fred Chapman Dem
19 James C. Nance Dem
19 Homer Paul Dem
20 H.V. Posey Dem
21 Clint Braden Dem
22 Tom Anglin Dem
23 Allen Nichols Dem
24 Thomas Finney Dem
25 M.O. Counts Dem
26 Raymond D. Gary Dem
27 Murrell Thornton Dem
27 Guy Curry Dem
28 Ray Fine Dem
29 Craig Goodpaster Dem
30 C.D. Wilson Dem
31 Clyde Sears Rep
32 S.E. Hammond Dem
33 H. Tom Brown Dem
34 Frank Mahan Dem
35 Ferman Phillips Dem
36 Joe Bailey Cobb Dem

House of Representatives

Name Party County
C.W. Waters Rep Adair
W.E. Cordray Rep Alfalfa
Harold Toaz Dem Atoka
Merle Lansden Dem Beaver
H.F. Carmichael Dem Beckham
E.B. Grennell Rep Blaine
William Parrish Dem Bryan
W.H. Underwood Dem Bryan
Harold Plummer Dem Caddo
Amos Stovall Dem Caddo
J.L. Trevathan Rep Canadian
Rhys Evans Dem Carter
Ernest Tate Dem Carter
H.I. Hinds Dem Cherokee
Bayless Irby Dem Choctaw
C.R. Board Dem Cimarron
Ben Huey Dem Cleveland
Henry Binns Dem Coal
W. J. Johnson Dem Comanche
W. H. McKenzie Dem Comanche
Charles Flanagan Dem Cotton
Walter W. Bailey Dem Craig
Fletcher Johnson Dem Creek
Streeter Speakman Jr. Dem Creek
Orange Starr Dem Creek
W. R. Dunn Dem Custer
W. Hendrix Wolf Dem Delaware
T. J. Hussey Rep Dewey
George Davison Rep Ellis
John N. Camp Rep Garfield
Earl Coldiron Rep Garfield
Russell Farmer Dem Garvin
Harold Freeman Dem Garvin
Charles Van Dyck Dem Grady
Bill Wallace Dem Grady
Henry W. Worthington Dem Greer
J. C. Hoffsommer Rep Grant
T.N. Crow Dem Harmon
Elzie S. Spicer Dem Harper
D. C. Cantrell Dem Haskell
Frank Crane Dem Hughes
D. L. Jones Dem Jackson
Woodie Snider Dem Jackson
Dick Coleman Dem Jefferson
T Bone King Dem Johnston
James Dorsett Rep Kay
W. E. Knapp Rep Kay
Robert L. Barr Dem Kingfisher
W. B. McDonald Dem Kiowa
Jack Bradley Dem Latimer
Raymond H. Lucas Dem LeFlore
Arthur Reed Dem LeFlore
C. L. Mills Rep Lincoln
Carl Morgan Rep Logan
John Steele Batson Dem Love
Joe Story Rep Major
J. Horace Harbison Dem Marshall
Bill Gooldy Dem Mayes
Purman Wilson Dem McClain
Herbert D. Flowers Dem McCurtain
Guy B. Massey Dem McCurtain
Kirksey Nix Dem McIntosh
J. A. Arms Dem Murray
Robert P. Chandler Dem Muskogee
R. M. Mountcastle Dem Muskogee
J.M. Wiley Dem Muskogee
Leon Hicks Dem Noble
Charles A. Whitford Dem Nowata
W. O. Black Dem Okfuskee
Roger Standley Dem Okfuskee
Ben Gullett Dem Oklahoma
Ila Huff Dem Oklahoma
B. B. Kerr Dem Oklahoma
J. D. McCarty Dem Oklahoma
Robert H. Sherman Dem Oklahoma
Creekmore Wallace Dem Oklahoma
Paul Washington Dem Oklahoma
F. C. Helm Dem Okmulgee
Cannon McMahan Dem Okmulgee
Bill Shipley Dem Okmulgee
Charles Bacon Dem Osage
I. C. Sullivan Dem Osage
C. A. Douthat Dem Ottawa
Percy M. Smith Dem Ottawa
Ward Guffy Rep Pawnee
J.H. Arrington Dem Payne
Elbert Weaver Dem Payne
Aiden Allen Dem Pittsburg
Andy Banks Dem Pittsburg
C. Plowboy Edwards Dem Pittsburg
Joe Tom McKinley Dem Pontotoc
Virgil Medlock Dem Pontotoc
Scott Glen Dem Pottawatomie
Burke Larch-Miller Dem Pottawatomie
John Levergood Dem Pottawatomie
Claud Thompson Dem Pushmataha
Wesley B. Hunt Dem Roger Mills
H. Tom Kight Dem Rogers
Walter Billingsley Dem Seminole
Con Long Dem Seminole
F.M. Streetman Dem Seminole
Carl Frix Dem Sequoyah
M. W. Pugh Dem Stephens
James Bullard Dem Stephens
Wallace Hughes Dem Texas
E. H. Shelton Dem Tillman
Joe Harshsbarger Rep Tulsa
Johnson D. Hill Dem Tulsa
D. M. Madrano Rep Tulsa
Joe Musgrave Rep Tulsa
Horace Newberry Rep Tulsa
Arthur Price Rep Tulsa
A. E. Williams Rep Tulsa
W. B. Carr Rep Wagoner
John M. Holliman Dem Washington
Ed Hines Dem Washita
R.W. McNally Rep Woods
Frank Durant Rep Woodward

References

  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 16, 2013)
  2. ^ a b 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013)
  3. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 17, 2013)
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