17th Oklahoma Legislature
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Leadership
Jim A. Rinehart (D)
Don Welch (D)
Composition:
Senate
43   1  
House
102   13  

The Seventeenth 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 3 to April 29, 1939, during the term of Governor Leon C. Phillips.[1] Phillips was the first state representative to become Governor of Oklahoma.[1]

As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate. Jim A. Rinehart served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, making him the chief leader and organizer of the chamber. Don Welch served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of session

  • Regular session: January 3-April 29, 1939

Previous: 16th Legislature • Next: 18th Legislature

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
43 1 44
Voting share 97.7% 2.3%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
102 13 115
Voting share 88.7% 11.3%

Leadership

Senate

As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as the presiding officer. Jim A. Rinehart of El Reno, Oklahoma, was elected by state senators to serve as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, making him the chief leader and organizer of the chamber.[2]

House of Representatives

The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 102 of the 115 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1939, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[1] Don Welch of Madill, Oklahoma, served as Speaker during the regular session in 1939.[1] Harold Freeman of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, served as the second-in-command, or Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

DistrictNameParty
1Julius CoxDem
2Nat TaylorDem
2T. J. HoggDem
3Jesse TaylorDem
4W. F. HearneDem
5Robert HarbisonDem
6LeRoy ClaytonDem
6E. D. WalkerDem
7Bill GinderRep
8James M. WilsonDem
9Charles DuffyDem
10John T. SanfordDem
11Ray C. JonesDem
12Louis RitzhauptDem
13Tom WaldrepDem
13Boyd CowdenDem
14J. A. RinehartDem
14W. C. FidlerDem
15Gerald SpencerDem
15W. L. MaukDem
16Leslie ChambersDem
17Phil LoweryDem
17Merton MunsonDem
18Virgil StokesDem
18Joe B. ThompsonDem
19James C. NanceDem
19Homer PaulDem
20John A. MacDonaldDem
21James BabbDem
22Tom AnglinDem
23John B. McKeelDem
24Paul StewartDem
25John C. MonkDem
26W. O. RayDem
27Murrell ThorntonDem
27Joe M. WhitakerDem
28R. O. IngleDem
29R. H. ShibleyDem
30Felix ChurchDem
31Henry C. TimmonsDem
32W. A. BarnettDem
33Penn CouchDem
34H. M. CurnuttDem
35Ferman PhillipsDem
  • Table based on state almanac.[3]

House of Representatives

NamePartyCounty
E.B. ArnoldDemAdair
S.J. CarrierRepAlfalfa
Henry CooperDemAtoka
Floyd HarringtonDemBeaver
Cecil A. MyersDemBeckham
R. F. EstesDemBeckham
E. BlumhagenDemBlaine
A. N. LeecraftDemBryan
Sam SullivanDemBryan
Kenneth J. HogueDemCaddo
Amos StovallDemCaddo
Francis PortaDemCanadian
Bill SelvidgeDemCarter
Wilson WallaceDemCarter
Dan DraperDemCherokee
Paul WebbDemChoctaw
Frank ConnerDemCimarron
Ben HueyDemCleveland
Dale BrownDemCoal
Bill LoganDemComanche
C.S. McCuistionDemComanche
Charles FlanaganDemCotton
Jack L. RorschachDemCraig
William L. CheathamDemCreek
Homer O'DellDemCreek
Streeter Speakman Jr.DemCreek
Earl D. DuncanDemCuster
Harry ShacklefordRepDelaware
T. J. HusseyDemDewey
George DavisonRepEllis
Floyd CarrierRepGarfield
O. R. WhiteneckDemGarfield
Harold FreemanDemGarvin
Herbert HopeDemGarvin
Dutch HillDemGrady
C. D. Van DyckDemGrady
K. T. TroutRepGrant
Henry W. WorthingtonDemGreer
W. T. CunninghamDemHarmon
George PaulsDemHarper
D.C. CantrellDemHaskell
Frank GraysonDemHughes
Burr SpeckDemJackson
Otto G. BoundDemJefferson
Ed GillDemJohnston
W.E. KnappRepKay
David M. LeMarrRepKay
Robert L. BarrDemKingfisher
Finis C. Gillespie Jr.DemKiowa
M. B. PattersonDemLatimer
Earl JohnsonDemLeFlore
Raymond H. LucasDemLeFlore
Clyde L. AndrewsDemLincoln
Carl MorganRepLogan
Owen TownsendDemLove
A. L. McFaddenRepMajor
Don WelchDemMarshall
Lincoln BattenfieldDemMayes
Purman WilsonDemMcClain
Bascom CokerDemMcCurtain
Carl DeesDemMcCurtain
Kirksey NixDemMcIntosh
Malcolm BaucumDemMurray
Herbert L. BrananDemMuskogee
George A. CoffeyDemMuskogee
Will RogersDemMuskogee
Merle AllenDemNoble
LaRue RushDemNowata
Bennie F. HillDemOkfuskee
Bryan BillingsDemOklahoma
Laverne CarltonDemOklahoma
Ben F. EllisDemOklahoma
Murray GibbonsDemOklahoma
B. B. KerrDemOklahoma
George MiskovskyDemOklahoma
Creekmore WallaceDemOklahoma
S. E. HammondDemOkmulgee
Frank MahanDemOsage
C. A. DouthatDemOttawa
Walter MillerDemOttawa
Harry FischerDemPawnee
Elbert WeaverDemPayne
Andy BanksDemPittsburg
Jay BasoloDemPittsburg
Elmer HopkinsDemPittsburg
Fred McCabeDemPontotoc
Moss WimbishDemPontotoc
Bill HighDemPottawatomie
Ralph SpencerDemPottawatomie
Clarence TankersleyDemPottawatomie
Louie GossettDemPushmataha
Edgar McVickerDemRoger Mills
Tom H. KightDemRogers
Dick BellDemSeminole
V. L. KikerDemSeminole
J. T. MeansDemSeminole
Paul V. CarlileDemSequoyah
James BullardDemStephens
Pat FitzgeraldDemStephens
Wallace HughesDemTexas
James B. WittDemTillman
Holly L. AndersonDemTulsa
Glade KirkpatrickDemTulsa
William F. LattingDemTulsa
William J. MeltonDemTulsa
A. E. WilliamsRepTulsa
A. F. SweeneyRepTulsa
D. E. TempleDemTulsa
Bob WagnerDemWagoner
John M. HollimanDemWashington
Ripley GreenhawRepWashita
J. G. PowersRepWoods
Dick HoustonDemWoodward
  • Table based on government database.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma House of Representatives Archived 2013-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 19, 2013)
  2. 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013)
  3. 2005 Oklahoma Almanace Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (accessed July 2, 2013)
  4. Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 19, 2013)
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