The Second 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, during the only term of Governor Charles Haskell. State legislators elected in 1908 met in the Guthrie City Hall Building from January 5 to March 12, 1909.A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 19, 2013) The state legislature also met in special session from January 20 to March 19, 1910.

Oklahoma's first black state legislator, A. C. Hamlin, was among the new group of state legislators, but was limited to one term by a Jim Crow law passed by the legislature.Bruce, Michael L. "Hamlin, Albert Comstock (1881-1912) ," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. (accessed June 19, 2013)

Dates of sessions Regular session: January 5-March 12, 1909 Special session: January 20-March 19, 1910 Previous: 1st Legislature • Next: 3rd Legislature

Major legislation Legislation enacted on March 6, 1909, created the Southeastern Normal School, which would later become Southeastern Oklahoma State University.Norris, L. David. "Southeastern Oklahoma State University ," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture , Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 19, 2013) Initially offering four years of high school and junior college, the school opened its doors to students on June 14, 1909.

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 34 10 44Voting share77.3%22.7%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 70 39 109Voting share64.2%35.8%

Leadership

Senate Lieutenant Governor George W. Bellamy continued to serve as the first President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. J. C. Graham was elected as the second President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, giving him the authority to organize the state senate and serve as a presiding officer.Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)

House Ben Wilson served as the second Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He hailed from a town known as Cereal, which today is known as Banner, Oklahoma. Ben F. Harrison, of Calvin, served as Speaker Pro Tempore.

Members

Senate

District Name PartyLt-Gov George W. Bellamy Dem1 Joe S. Morris Dem2 E. L. Mitchell Dem2 R. E. Echols Dem3 A. G. Updegraff Rep4 Henry J. Denton Dem5 Tom Moore Dem6 J. J. Williams Dem6 Richard Billups Dem7 Richard Curd Rep8 Patrick James Goulding Dem9 E. B. Chapman Rep9 Sylvester Soldani Dem10 J. Q. Newell Dem11 Clarence Davis Dem12 H. S. Cunningham Rep13 S. A. Cordell Dem13 Michael Eggerman Dem14 Roy Stafford Dem14 Frank Colville Rep15 L. K. Taylor Dem15 George Johnson Dem16 Emory Brownlee Dem17 Elmer Thomas Dem17 D. M. Smith Dem18 J. C. Graham Dem18 Harry K. Allen Dem19 H. S. Blair Dem19 Robert Wynne Dem20 Jessee Hatchett Dem20 Thomas F. Memminger Dem21 Edwin Sorrells Dem22 Frank Warren Rep23 Reuben Roddie Dem24 W. P. Stewart Dem25 William Redwine Rep26 William Franklin Dem27 Campbell Russell Dem27 Harry B. Beeler Rep28 J. Harrie Cloonan Rep29 J. M. Keyes Dem30 Elias Landrum Dem31 P. J. Yeager Dem32 R. T. Potter Rep33 Joseph Strain Dem Table based on list cross-referenced from three sources.Directory of State of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Election Board (accessed on Google Books on June 23, 2013).All Senate List , Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 23, 2013).

House of Representatives

Name Party CountyThomas LaFayette Rider Dem AdairA. J. Butts Dem AlfalfaGeorge W. Partridge Rep Alfalfa, GrantJ. M. Humpheys Rep AtokaWilliam A. Durant Dem Atoka, BryanA. W. Tooley Rep BeaverG. W. Lewis Dem BeckhamA. L. Edgington Rep BlaineA. E. Ewell Dem BryanWilliam F. Semple Dem BryanJ. S. Bell Dem CaddoJoe Smith Dem CaddoBen Wilson Dem Caddo, Canadian, ClevelandMilton B. Cope Dem CanadianWilliam F. Gilmer Dem CarterJohn R. Whayne Dem CarterHenry Ward Rep CherokeeLyman W. White Dem ChoctawFrank L. Casteel Dem CimarronS. W. Hutchins Dem ClevelandGeorge Jahn Dem CoalJohn M. Moore Dem Coal, JohnstonLeslie P. Ross Dem ComancheAmil H. Japp Dem Comanche, StephensE. N. Ratcliff Dem CraigPeter J. Coyne Dem Craig, RogersGeorge O. Helm Dem CreekJohn Simmons Rep Creek, TulsaHowell Smith Dem CusterL. L. Reeves Dem Custer, WashitaLee B. Smith Dem DelawareRichard G. Brownlee Rep DeweyH. P. Covey Rep EllisJoseph M. Porter Rep GarfieldArthur A. Stull Rep GarfieldEugene Watrous Rep Garfield, KingfisherJ. J. Rotenberry Dem GarvinWilliam Robert Wallace Dem GarvinR. L. Glover Dem GradyHenry Ireton Dem GradyJoseph W. Smith Dem Grant James J. Savage Dem GreerGeorge L. Wilson Dem GreerHenry L. Vogle Rep HarperEd Boyle Dem HaskellCharles A. Cooke Rep Haskell, MuskogeeN. J. Johnson Dem HughesBen F. Harrison Dem Hughes, PittsburgS. G. Ashby Dem JacksonAlex Savage Dem JeffersonJ. M. Ratliff Dem JohnstonCharles M. Compton Rep KayLester Maris Rep KayHarvey Utterback Rep KingfisherJ. V. Faulkner Dem KiowaJ. E. Terral Dem KiowaLon Lovelace Dem LatimerChristopher Columbus Mathies Dem LeFloreJ. J. Sullivan Rep LeFlore, SequoyahJohn B. Charles Rep LincolnJames H. Lockwood Rep LincolnJ. Harvey Maxey Jr. Dem Lincoln, PottawatomieO. B. Acton Rep LoganA. C. Hamlin Rep LoganJohn S. Shearer Rep LoganJohn McCalla Dem LoveJoe R. Sherman Rep MajorJ. W. McDuffee Dem MarshallD. C. Hughes Dem MayesThomas C. Whitson Dem McClainC. M. Anderson Dem McCurtainA. J. Milsap Rep McIntoshM. Turner Dem MurrayJames Knox Rep MuskogeeEdward Merrick Rep MuskogeeR. F. Howe Rep NobleJ. A. Tillotson Dem NowataRobert J. Dixon Rep OkfuskeeEd Dunn Dem OklahomaCharles G. Jones Rep OklahomaS. W. Murphy Rep OklahomaI. M. Putnam Dem OklahomaJ. H. Lincoln Rep OkmulgeePrentiss Price Dem OsageJ. F. Tucker Dem OttawaJohn Bonar Rep PawneeEd Clark Rep Pawnee, PayneC. E. Sexton Rep PayneHenry M. McElhaney Dem PittsburgWilliam S. Rogers Dem PittsburgFrank Huddleston Dem PontotocEdgar S. Ratliff Dem Pontotoc, SeminoleMilton Bryan Dem PottawatomieWilliam S. Carson Dem PottawatomieWilliam F. Durham Dem PottawatomieBen T. Williams Dem PushmatahaJoseph L. Paschal Dem Roger MillsC. S. Wortman Dem RogersH. M. Tate Rep SeminoleIsaac Jacobs Rep SequoyahW. B. Anthony Dem StephensE. J. Earle Dem TexasHenry R. King Dem TillmanF. L. Haymes Dem TulsaJ. P. Calhoun Rep WagonerClint Moore Rep WashingtonS. C. Burnett Dem WashitaH. T. Parsons Rep WoodsJohn H. Bridges Rep Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 20, 2013)

References

External links Second State of the State Third State of the State Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate