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.A Century to Remember , Oklahoma House of Representatives (accessed June 19, 2013) Phillips was the first state representative to become Governor of Oklahoma.

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 AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 43 1 44Voting share97.7%2.3%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 102 13 115Voting share88.7%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.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 1, 2013)

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. Don Welch of Madill, Oklahoma, served as Speaker during the regular session in 1939. Harold Freeman of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, served as the second-in-command, or Speaker Pro Tempore.

Members

Senate District Name Party1 Julius Cox Dem2 Nat Taylor Dem2 T. J. Hogg Dem3 Jesse Taylor Dem4 W. F. Hearne Dem5 Robert Harbison Dem6 LeRoy Clayton Dem6 E. D. Walker Dem7 Bill Ginder Rep8 James M. Wilson Dem9 Charles Duffy Dem10 John T. Sanford Dem11 Ray C. Jones Dem12 Louis Ritzhaupt Dem13 Thomas C. Waldrep Dem13 Boyd Cowden Dem14 J. A. Rinehart Dem14 W. C. Fidler Dem15 Gerald Spencer Dem15 W. L. Mauk Dem16 Leslie Chambers Dem17 Phil Lowery Dem17 Merton Munson Dem18 Virgil Stokes Dem18 Joe B. Thompson Dem19 James C. Nance Dem19 Homer Paul Dem20 John A. MacDonald Dem21 James Babb Dem22 Tom Anglin Dem23 John B. McKeel Dem24 Paul Stewart Dem25 John C. Monk Dem26 W. O. Ray Dem27 Murrell Thornton Dem27 Joe M. Whitaker Dem28 R. O. Ingle Dem29 R. H. Shibley Dem30 Felix Church Dem31 Henry C. Timmons Dem32 W. A. Barnett Dem33 Penn Couch Dem34 H. M. Curnutt Dem35 Ferman Phillips Dem Table based on state almanac.2005 Oklahoma Almanace (accessed July 2, 2013)

House of Representatives Name Party CountyE.B. Arnold Dem AdairS.J. Carrier Rep AlfalfaHenry Cooper Dem AtokaFloyd Harrington Dem BeaverCecil A. Myers Dem BeckhamR. F. Estes Dem BeckhamE. Blumhagen Dem BlaineA. N. Leecraft Dem BryanSam Sullivan Dem BryanKenneth J. Hogue Dem CaddoAmos Stovall Dem CaddoFrancis Porta Dem CanadianBill Selvidge Dem CarterWilson Wallace Dem CarterDan Draper Dem CherokeePaul Webb Dem ChoctawFrank Conner Dem CimarronBen Huey Dem ClevelandDale Brown Dem CoalBill Logan Dem ComancheC.S. McCuistion Dem ComancheCharles Flanagan Dem CottonJack L. Rorschach Dem CraigWilliam L. Cheatham Dem CreekHomer O'Dell Dem CreekStreeter Speakman Jr. Dem CreekEarl D. Duncan Dem CusterHarry Shackleford Rep DelawareT. J. Hussey Dem DeweyGeorge Davison Rep EllisFloyd Carrier Rep GarfieldO. R. Whiteneck Dem GarfieldHarold Freeman Dem GarvinHerbert Hope Dem GarvinDutch Hill Dem GradyC. D. Van Dyck Dem GradyK. T. Trout Rep GrantHenry W. Worthington Dem GreerW. T. Cunningham Dem HarmonGeorge Pauls Dem HarperD.C. Cantrell Dem HaskellFrank Grayson Dem HughesBurr Speck Dem JacksonOtto G. Bound Dem JeffersonEd Gill Dem JohnstonW.E. Knapp Rep KayDavid M. LeMarr Rep KayRobert L. Barr Dem KingfisherFinis C. Gillespie Jr. Dem KiowaM. B. Patterson Dem LatimerEarl Johnson Dem LeFloreRaymond H. Lucas Dem LeFloreClyde L. Andrews Dem LincolnCarl Morgan Rep LoganOwen Townsend Dem LoveA. L. McFadden Rep MajorDon Welch Dem MarshallLincoln Battenfield Dem MayesPurman Wilson Dem McClainBascom Coker Dem McCurtainCarl Dees Dem McCurtainKirksey M. Nix Dem McIntoshMalcolm Baucum Dem MurrayHerbert L. Branan Dem MuskogeeGeorge A. Coffey Dem MuskogeeWill Rogers Dem MuskogeeMerle Allen Dem NobleLaRue Rush Dem NowataBennie F. Hill Dem OkfuskeeBryan Billings Dem OklahomaLaverne Carlton Dem OklahomaBen F. Ellis Dem OklahomaMurray Gibbons Dem OklahomaB. B. Kerr Dem OklahomaGeorge Miskovsky Dem OklahomaCreekmore Wallace Dem OklahomaS. E. Hammond Dem OkmulgeeFrank Mahan Dem OsageC. A. Douthat Dem OttawaWalter Miller Dem OttawaHarry Fischer Dem PawneeElbert Weaver Dem PayneAndy Banks Dem PittsburgJay Basolo Dem PittsburgElmer Hopkins Dem PittsburgFred McCabe Dem PontotocMoss Wimbish Dem PontotocBill High Dem PottawatomieRalph Spencer Dem PottawatomieClarence Tankersley Dem PottawatomieLouie Gossett Dem PushmatahaEdgar McVicker Dem Roger MillsTom H. Kight Dem RogersDick Bell Dem SeminoleV. L. Kiker Dem SeminoleJ. T. Means Dem SeminolePaul V. Carlile Dem SequoyahJames Bullard Dem StephensPat Fitzgerald Dem StephensWallace Hughes Dem TexasJames B. Witt Dem TillmanHolly Anderson Dem TulsaGlade Kirkpatrick Dem TulsaWilliam F. Latting Dem TulsaWilliam J. Melton Dem TulsaA. E. Williams Rep TulsaA. F. Sweeney Rep TulsaD. E. Temple Dem TulsaBob Wagner Dem WagonerJohn M. Holliman Dem WashingtonRipley Greenhaw Rep WashitaJ. G. Powers Rep WoodsDick Houston Dem Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 19, 2013)

References

External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate