18th Oklahoma Legislature
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]
18th Oklahoma Legislature | |
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| Leadership | |
President Pro Tem of the Senate: | H. M. Curnutt (D) |
Speaker of the House: | E. Blumhagen (D) |
Composition: | |
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
- Regular session: January 7-May 23, 1941
Previous: 17th Legislature • Next: 19th Legislature
Party composition
Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 42 | 2 | 44 | ||
| Voting share | 95.5% | 4.5% | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| 114 | 7 | 121 | ||
| Voting share | 94.2% | 5.8% | ||
Leadership
Senate
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
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
Senate
| 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
| 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
- 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)
- 2005 Oklahoma Almanac, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013)
- 2005 Oklahoma Almanac (accessed July 2, 2013)
- Historic Members Archived 2013-06-29 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 18, 2013)