The Seventh 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 Oklahoma State Capitol, which was completed on June 30, 1917, was now available to state legislators The building was completed on June 30, 1917.Oklahoma Capitol , Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 15, 2013) They met in regular session from January 7 to March 29, 1919, during the first year of the term of Governor James B.A. Robertson.A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) Among the newly elected members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was George B. Schwabe, who would soon serve as the first Republican Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, R. L. Davidson served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and Thomas C. Waldrep served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of session January 7-March 29, 1919 Previous: 6th Legislature • Next: 8th Legislature

Major events The Oklahoma State Capitol, which was completed on June 30, 1917, was used by the state legislature for the first time during the 1919 session.

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 79 30 109Voting share72.5%27.5%

Leadership

Senate Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. R.L. Davidson was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the primary presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate.Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)

House Thomas C. Waldrep served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Members

Senate

District Name PartyLt Gov Martin E. Trapp Dem1 M. W. Pugh Dem2 Arthur Leach Dem2 James Spurlock Dem3 William Briggs Rep4 George L. Wilson Dem5 Harry Cordell Dem6 R. L. Knie Dem6 T. C. Simpson Dem7 Joe Sherman Rep8 Eugene Watrous Rep9 W. T. Clark Rep9 R. L. Hall Dem10 Tom Testerman Rep11 M. F. Ingraham Rep12 John Golobie Rep13 T. B. Hogg Dem13 M. W. Lynch Rep14 T. F. Hensley Dem14 W. K. Snyder Dem15 C. A. Dearmon Dem15 Frank Carpenter Dem16 H. Brown Rep17 L. A. Morton Dem17 Elmer Thomas Dem18 James Draughon Dem18 Fred Tucker Dem19 William Robert Wallace Dem19 Jep Knight Dem20 J. T. McIntosh Dem20 Wilburn Cartwright Dem21 J. E. Fleming Dem22 C. W. Board Dem23 Luther Harrison Dem24 W. C. McAlister Dem25 E. P. Hill Dem26 John Vaughan Dem27 S. S. Mayfield Dem27 Eugene Kerr Dem28 Thomas LaFayette Rider Dem29 Pete Coyne Dem30 J. J. Smith Dem31 R. L. Davidson Dem32 S. L. Johnson Dem33 E. E. Woods Rep Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives

Name Party CountyD. B. Collums Dem AdairW. S. David Rep AlfalfaWilliam Gill Dem AtokaJ. W. Steffen Rep Beaver, HarperW. A. Hornbeck Dem BeckhamL. A. Everhart Rep BlainePorter Newman Dem BryanJ. B. Smith Dem BryanJoseph Hollarn Rep CaddoJ. E. Thirsk Rep CaddoJohn Jack Barker Dem CanadianJ. L. Trevathan Rep CanadianJ. L. Galt Dem CarterD. S. Hoover Dem CarterSam Redburn Rep CherokeeD. A. Stovall Dem ChoctawS. L. Portwood Dem Cimarron, TexasJohn Bunyan Phillips Dem ClevelandFrank Brinkworth Dem CoalR. B. Thomas Dem ComancheJohn McTaggart Dem Comanche, CottonLon Morris Dem CottonG. R. Hill Dem CraigWilliam Cheatham Dem CreekJ. M. Morgan Dem CreekW. D. Crane Rep CusterE. A. Olmstead Rep CusterJohn Gibson Dem DelawareG. W. Trimble Dem DeweyBert Hill Rep EllisJ. B. Campbell Rep GarfieldH. O. Glasser Rep GarfieldAlfred Stevenson Dem GarvinBert Jackson Dem GradyM. I. Stokes Dem GradyT. E. Beck Rep Grant Harry D. Henry Dem GreerL. A. Pearson Dem HarmonAnderson Webb Dem HaskellTom Anglin Dem HughesB. F. Harrison Dem HughesW. D. Ballard Dem JacksonEd Dabney Dem JacksonC. S. Storms Dem JeffersonS. E. Cummings Dem JohnstonSamuel Elder Rep KayW. P. Kimerer Rep KingfisherR. R. Fitzgerald Dem KiowaW. G. Goodard Dem KiowaL. P. Bobo Dem LatimerJ. B. Harper Dem LeFloreM. W. Romine Dem LeFloreEd Ambler Rep LincolnB. Taylor Rep LincolnAmos Ewing Rep LoganJohn O'Neill Dem LoganAsa Walden Dem LoveJ. R. Haley Rep MajorSyd Wheeler Dem MarshallGideon Morgan Dem MayesE. E. Glasco Dem McClainJohn Scott Dem McCurtainW. M. Duffy Dem McIntoshH. W. Broadbent Dem MurrayWesley E. Disney Dem MuskogeeL. E. Neff Dem MuskogeeRobert West Dem MuskogeeRoy Harvey Rep NobleGeorge B. Schwabe Rep NowataW. N. Barry Dem OkfuskeeS. S. Butterfield Dem OklahomaI. L. Harris Rep OklahomaW. W. Robertson Dem OklahomaCharles Ruth Dem OklahomaAllen Street Dem OklahomaBert Hodges Dem OkmulgeeL. A. Wismeyer Rep OsageJ. S. Mabon Rep OttawaMillard Grubb Rep PawneeCharles Platt Rep PayneJohn Vaughan Rep PayneS. Z. Fitzgerald Dem PittsburgPaul Nesbitt Dem PittsburgT. W. Smith Dem PittsburgDate Crawford Dem PontotocW. H. Ebey Dem PontotocN.A.J. Ticer Dem PottawatomieThomas C. Waldrep Dem PottawatomieG. T. Johnson Dem PushmatahaJ. T. Nicholson Dem Roger MillsTom Kight Dem RogersW. W. Pryor Dem SeminoleJ. H. Dodson Dem SequoyahL. C. McNabb Dem SequoyahL. Akers Dem StephensJohn E. Williams Dem TillmanW. Valjean Biddison Dem TulsaJoe W. Kenton Dem TulsaT. A. Parkinson Dem WagonerA. E. Craver Rep WashingtonW. T. Graves Dem WashitaJ. H. Hay Dem WashitaMarion Clothier Rep WoodsJerry Coover Rep Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 24, 2013)

References

External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate