8th Oklahoma Legislature

The Eighth 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 4 to April 2, 1921, and in special session from April 25 to May 21, 1921, during the third year of the term of Governor James B.A. Robertson.[1] It was the first time, Republicans took control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[2] In 1920, Bessie McColgin, a Republican, became the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[3] Lamar Looney, Oklahoma's first female state senator and a Democrat, was also elected in 1920.[4]

8th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
Martin Trapp (D)
President Pro Tem of the Senate:
T. C. Simpson (D)
Speaker of the House:
Composition:
Senate
27      17     
House
73      36     

Impeachment charges were brought against Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, but not sustained by the state senate.

T. C. Simpson served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Tom Waldrep served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

  • Regular session: January 4-April 2, 1921
  • Special session: April 25-May 21, 1921

Previous: 7th Legislature • Next: 9th Legislature

Major events

  • Republicans held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the first time in state history, allowing them to select the chamber's leaders.[2]
  • The first female state legislators in Oklahoma served in the 1921 session.[3]
  • The Republican-dominated House brought impeachment charges against Lieutenant Governor Martin Trapp and narrowly failed to approve impeachment charges against both the state treasurer and Oklahoma Governor James Roberts. The Democratic-dominated Senate did not sustain the impeachment charges against Trapp.[5]

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
27 17 44
Voting share 61.4% 38.6%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic
73 36 109
Voting share 67% 33%

Leadership

T. C. Simpson of Thomas, Oklahoma, served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1921.[6] George B. Schwabe was Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1]

Members

Senate

State Senator William J. Holloway would go on to become an Oklahoma governor.
DistrictNameParty
Lt GovMartin E. TrappDem
1M. W. PughDem
2C. B. LeedyRep
2James SpurlockDem
3William BriggsRep
4Mrs. Lamar LooneyDem
5Harry CordellDem
6James LandRep
6T. C. SimpsonDem
7Joe ShermanRep
8Harry GlasserRep
9W. T. ClarkRep
10Roy HarveyRep
11M. F. IngrahamRep
12John GolobieRep
13Charles WellsRep
13M. W. LynchRep
14T. F. HensleyDem
14Ross LillardDem
15C. A. DearmonDem
15L. L. WestDem
16H. BrownRep
17L. A. MortonDem
17Jed JohnsonDem
18James DraughonDem
18John CarlockDem
19W. R. WallaceDem
19W. H. WoodsDem
20C. E. McPherrenDem
20W. CartwrightDem
21J. E. FlemingDem
22Tom AnglinDem
23Luther HarrisonDem
24William J. HollowayDem
25E. P. HillDem
26Joe RatliffDem
27Clark NicholsDem
27S. M. RutherfordDem
28E. M. FryeRep
29Pete CoyneDem
30Horace DurantRep
31R. L. DavidsonDem
32Glen HornerRep
33E. E. WoodsRep
34J. Corbett CornettRep
  • Table based on state almanac.[6]

House of Representatives

George B. Schwabe was Oklahoma's first Republican Speaker of the House.
NamePartyCounty
W. A. ScofieldRepAdair
Leslie SalterRepAlfalfa
F. C. JohnsonDemAtoka
J. W. SteffenRepBeaver, Harper
W. A. HornbeckDemBeckham
L. A. EverhartRepBlaine
Porter NewmanDemBryan
J. B. SmithDemBryan
T. F. CummingsRepCaddo
T. C. OttingerRepCaddo
J. L. Trevathan ThompsonRepCanadian
D. S. HooverDemCarter
Bruce KeenanRepCherokee
D. A. StovallDemChoctaw
John Q. DennyRepCimarron, Texas
Ralph HardieRepCleveland
Austin RiceRepCoal
Thornton ClarkRepComanche
Leroy ElmoreDemCotton
P. Z. NewmanRepCraig
Eli AdmireRepCreek
W. D. CraneRepCuster
James ButlerRepDelaware
Otto SmithRepDewey
G. E. DavisonRepEllis
J. B. CampbellRepGarfield
L. G. GossettRepGarfield
J. S. GarrisonDemGarvin
A. L. DavisDemGrady
M. B. LouthanDemGrady
T. E. BeckRepGrant
Horace SimpsonDemGreer
L. A. PearsonDemHarmon
John OgleRepHaskell
Ben F. HarrisonDemHughes
Edwin DabneyDemJackson
J. M RobersonDemJefferson
Hugh JonesDemJohnston
F. A. HeberlingRepKay
W. P. KimererRepKingfisher
S. D. BaileyRepKiowa
George MitchellRepKiowa
Arthur SmallwoodRepLatimer
Sam NeelyDemLeFlore
J. T. WhiteRepLeFlore
B. TaylorRepLincoln
M. M. WatsonRepLincoln
William DoddRepLogan
E. G. SharpRepLogan
J. C. GrahamDemLove
Roy HarpRepMajor
Marvin ShillingDemMarshall
Will CrockettRepMayes
Murray GibbonsDemMcClain
James Dyer Jr.DemMcCurtain
Charles WhitakerDemMcIntosh
Jess PullenDemMurray
Wesley E. DisneyDemMuskogee
Perry MillerDemMuskogee
J. F. StrayhornDemMuskogee
H. E. KeimRepNoble
George B. SchwabeRepNowata
T. W. HarmanRepOkfuskee
Thomas GormanDemOklahoma
I. L. HarrisRepOklahoma
John JerkinsDemOklahoma
W. W. RobertsonDemOklahoma
Clarence TyleeRepOkmulgee
L. A. WismeyerRepOsage
James MillerRepOttawa
W. S. CaldwellRepPawnee
Charles PlattRepPayne
Charles BriceDemPittsburg
R. H. MatthewsRepPittsburg
W. O. PrattDemPittsburg
C. A. KnightDemPontotoc
W. S. PendletonDemPottawatomie
Victor Locke Jr.RepPushmataha
Bessie McColginRepRoger Mills
Harry JenningsRepRogers
D. O. JenningsRepSeminole
R. A. BalanceRepSequoyah
James C. NanceDemStephens
H. R. KingDemTillman
Bailey BellRepTulsa
Remington RogersRepTulsa
W. T. DrakeRepWagoner
A. E. CraverRepWashington
W. T. GravesDemWashita
E. A. HerodRepWoods
Jerry CooverRepWoodward
  • Table based on government database.[7]
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References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. Hannemann, Carolyn G. Schwabe, George Blaine (1886-1952) Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed April 29, 2013)
  3. Pappas, Christine. McColgin, Amelia Elizabeth Simison (1875-1972 Archived 2014-12-07 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture] (accessed May 9, 2013)
  4. Pappas, Christine. Looney, Lamar (1871-1935), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 9, 2013)
  5. O'Dell, Larry. Robertson, James Brooks Ayers (1871-1938) Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (accessed May 11, 2013)
  6. Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  7. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)
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