The Twenty-fourth 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 6 to May 6, 1953, during the term of Governor Johnston Murray.A Century to Remember , Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed June 16, 2013) James C. Nance became the first two-term Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Dates of session January 6 to May 6, 1953 Previous: 23rd Legislature • Next: 25th Legislature
Party composition
Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 38 6 44Voting share86.4%15.6%
House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 104 13 117Voting share88.9%11.1%
Leadership
Senate Lieutenant Governor James E. Berry served as President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote. Raymond D. Gary, a future governor, served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , p. 761. (accessed June 28, 2013)
House of Representatives James C. Nance was elected by his fellow state representatives to serve as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and James E. Douglas was elected as Speaker Pro Tempore. Glen Ham served as the Majority Floor Leader and C. R. Nixon served as the Republican Minority leader.
Eddie Higgins was the Chief Clerk of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Members
Senate District Name Party1 Leon B. Field Dem2 Charles M. Wilson Dem2 Lawrence L. Irwin Dem3 Claude Seaman Rep4 Basil Wilson Dem5 D. L. Jones Dem6 Carl Max Cook Dem6 Byron Dacus Dem7 Stanley Coppock Rep8 Floyd Carrier Rep9 Roy Grantham Rep10 J. L. Maltsberger Rep11 Everett Collins Dem12 Carl Morgan Rep13 Oliver Walker Dem13 Boyd Cowden Dem14 Jim A. Rinehart Dem14 George Miskovsky Dem15 Walt Allen Dem15 Don Baldwin Dem16 Roy C. Boecher Dem17 Harold Garvin Dem17 Bill Logan Dem18 Fred Chapman Dem19 Joe Smalley Dem19 Herbert Hope Dem20 Keith Cartwright Dem21 Clem Hamilton Dem22 Paul Ballinger Dem23 Virgil Medlock Dem24 Leroy McClendon Dem25 Kirksey M. Nix Dem26 Raymond D. Gary Dem27 Harold Shoemake Dem27 Howard Young Dem28 Ray Fine Dem29 Harold Morgan Dem30 Jess Fronterhouse Dem31 Arthur Price Rep32 James Nevins Dem33 H. Tom Kight Jr Dem34 Frank Mahan Dem35 Henry Cooper Dem36 Joe Bailey Cobb Dem Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , p. 761-762. (accessed July 9, 2013)
House of Representatives
Name Party CountyW. H. Langley Dem AdairTom Morford Rep AlfalfaFloyd Mason Dem AtokaFloyd Sumrall Dem BeaverH. F. Carmichael Dem BeckhamH. G. Tolbert Rep BlaineRaney Arnold Dem BryanJames E. Douglas Dem BryanCharley Long Dem CaddoF. H. Moorehead Dem CaddoJean Pazoureck Dem CanadianJames Payne Dem CarterErnest Tate Dem CarterRichard Smith Dem CherokeeLucien Spear Dem ChoctawCarl Etling Rep CimarronLeland Wolf Dem ClevelandVirgil Young Dem ClevelandT. K. Kinglesmith Dem CoalCharles Ozmun Dem ComancheGithen Rhoads Dem ComancheJim Taliaferro Dem ComancheW. B. Nelson Dem CottonGeorge Pitcher Dem CraigLou Stockton Allard Dem CreekL. A. Hudgins Dem CreekWilliam Shibley Dem CreekClarence Sweeney Dem CusterWiley Sparkman Dem DelawareJ. B. Graybill Dem DeweyA. R. Larason Dem EllisJohn Camp Rep GarfieldDan Mitchell Rep GarfieldRichard Romang Rep GarfieldJesse Daniel Dem GarvinGlen Ham Dem GarvinJefferson Lee Davis Dem GradyIra Humphreys Dem GradyWilliam Card Dem Grant Elmo Hurst Dem GreerValdhe Pitman Dem HarmonJ. E. Bouse Dem HarperFolsom Scott Dem HaskellFrank Grayson Dem HughesHugh Sandlin Dem HughesWilliam J. Ivester Dem JacksonBill Bradley Dem JeffersonJack Gillam Dem JohnstonRaymond Craig Rep KayT. D. Harris Rep KayWilliam A. Burton Jr. Rep KingfisherC. L. Krieger Dem KiowaJim Cook Dem LatimerJames Fesperman Dem LeFloreRalph Vandiver Dem LeFloreRichard James Rep LincolnLewis Wolfe Rep LoganClint Livingston Dem LoveJ. Howard Lindley Rep MajorJay Payne Dem MarshallG. A. Sampsel Dem MayesJames C. Nance Dem McClainPaul Harkey Dem McCurtainMort Welch Dem McCurtainLonnie McPeak Dem McIntoshBruce Frazier Dem MurrayCharles Hammers Dem MuskogeeBill Haworth Dem MuskogeeLouis Smith Dem MuskogeeRobert S. Taylor Rep NobleOtis Munson Dem NowataBennie Hill Dem OkfuskeeRobert O'Darrell Cunningham Dem Oklahoma? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 30, 2013).
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