The Ninth 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 Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 2 to March 31, 1923,A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) during the short term of Governor Jack C. Walton, and in two special sessions after his impeachment.

Tom Anglin served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Murray Gibbons served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions Regular session: January 2-March 31, 1923 First special session: October 11, 1923 – January 14, 1924 Second special session: January 15, 1924 – March 15, 1924 Previous: 8th Legislature • Next: 10th Legislature

Major events The state legislature successfully impeached Governor Jack C. Walton, who was suspended on October 23, 1923, and convicted and removed from office of November 19, 1923. Lieutenant Governor Martin Trapp became acting governor upon his suspension and the sixth Governor of Oklahoma upon his conviction.O'Dell, Larry. WALTON, JOHN CALLOWAY (1881-1949) , Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . (accessed July 2, 2013) Soon after taking office, Trapp called the Oklahoma Legislature into special session to investigate state officials and agencies.Biographical Note Martin Trapp (accessed July 14, 2013)

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 32 12 44Voting share72.8%27.2%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 93 14 107Voting share82.6%26.4%

Leadership Lieutenant Governor Martin Trapp served as President of the Senate until the suspension of the governor on October 23, 1923, and his conviction on November 19, 1923. Tom Anglin served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.2005 Oklahoma Almanac , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013) Murray Gibbons was Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Members

Senate

District Name Party1 Wallace Hughes Dem2 C.B. Leedy Rep2 E.M. Reed Dem3 L.R. Hughey Dem4 Mrs. Lamar Looney Dem5 Harry Cordell Dem6 James Land Rep6 A.E. Darnell Dem7 Ira Hill Rep8 Harry O. Glasser Rep9 William Cline Dem10 Roy Harvey Rep11 Harry Jones Dem12 John Golobie Rep13 Charles Wells Rep13 C.M. Feuquay Dem14 John Jack Barker Dem14 Ross Lillard Dem15 Ed Johns Dem15 L.L. West Dem16 H. Brown Rep17 W.C. Lewis Dem17 Jed Johnson Dem18 Earl Brown Dem18 John Carlock Dem19 John Luttrell Dem19 W.H. Woods Dem20 C.E. McPherren Dem20 Thomas F. Memminger Dem21 L.P. Bobo Dem22 Tom Anglin Dem23 Joseph Looney Dem24 William J. Holloway Dem25 Carl Monk Dem26 Joe Ratliff Dem27 W.M. Gulager Dem27 Clark Nichols Dem28 E.M. Frye Rep29 Harve Langley Dem30 Horace Durant Rep31 Washington E. Hudson Dem32 Glen Horner Rep33 Floyd Calvert Dem34 J. Corbett Cornett Rep Table based on state almanac and list of all senators.All Senate List , Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013).

House of Representatives Name Party CountyK.G. Comfort Dem AdairLeslie Salter Rep AlfalfaH.G. Eastridge Dem AtokaLeslie Ray Rep Beaver, HarperIra Finley Dem BeckhamL.A. Everhart Rep BlaineC.E. Thornley Dem BryanE.P. White Dem BryanF.B. Jones Dem CaddoJ.L. Montgomery Dem CaddoPrice Thompson Dem CanadianT.J. Pollock Dem CarterGuy Sigler Dem CarterJohn Gulager Dem CherokeeD.A. Stovall Dem ChoctawI.M. Lightner Dem Cimarron, TexasJohn Bunyan Phillips Dem ClevelandW.H. Thornsbrough Dem CoalL.E. Goodrich Dem ComancheFred Hansen Dem CottonJoe L. Williams Dem CraigLulu Anderson Dem CreekW.I. Cunningham Dem CreekCharles Hutson Dem CreekJ.W. Bremer Dem CusterW.D. Gibson Dem DelawareM.R. Payne Dem DeweyE.M. Beum Dem EllisV.L. Headrick Rep GarfieldWilliam Otjen Rep GarfieldJames M. Thompson Dem GarvinA.L. Davis Dem GradyGordon Gray Dem GradyLewis Watkins Dem Grant J.G.H. Windle Dem GreerH. Treadway Dem HarmonNewt Sanders Dem HaskellC.T. Edwards Dem HughesC.W. Miller Dem HughesL.R. Lowry Dem JacksonA.C. Burger Dem JeffersonJohn Garner Dem JohnstonJohn Bell Dem KayWalter Franks Dem KayHenry Cloud Rep KingfisherJames Tolbert Dem KiowaJ.W. Callahan Dem LatimerJ.B. Harper Dem LeFloreBurton Kidd Dem LeFloreB. Taylor Rep LincolnM.M. Watson Rep LincolnO.B. Acton Rep LoganWoody Dixon Dem LoveJohn Voorhees Rep MajorD.T. Wooten Dem MarshallJ.C. Lindsey Dem MayesMurray Gibbons Dem McClainJames Dyer Dem McCurtainPaul Stewart Dem McCurtainD.A. Brumley Dem McIntoshE.F. Saltsman Dem McIntoshJesse Pullen Dem MurrayA.K. Berry Dem MuskogeeWesley E. Disney Dem MuskogeePerry Miller Dem MuskogeeR.F. Howe Rep NobleCharles Baskin Dem NowataT.W. Harman Dem OkfuskeeT.H. Wren Dem OkfuskeeW.S. Burleson Dem OklahomaAnna Laskey Dem OklahomaJoe O'Brien Dem OklahomaW.W. Robertson Dem OklahomaR.A. Singletary Dem OklahomaAllen Street Dem OklahomaAmos Holland Culp Dem OkmulgeeCharles Lewis Dem OkmulgeeJoseph Rossiter Dem OkmulgeeRichard Elam Dem OsageMarshall Smith Dem OsageJ.S. Mabon Rep OttawaGeorge Moothart Dem OttawaE.M. Funkhouser Dem PawneeEdith Mitchell Dem PayneCharles Brice Dem PittsburgT.D. Taylor Dem PittsburgFred Brydia Dem PontotocN.A.J. Ticer Dem PottawatomieL.C. Watson Dem PottawatomieG.T. Johnson Dem PushmatahaW.A. Adams Dem Roger MillsWayne Bayless Dem RogersWilbur Varnum Dem SeminoleJ.L. Watson Dem SequoyahW.D. McBee Dem StephensJames C. Nance Dem StephensHenry R. King Dem TillmanFrank Boyer Dem TulsaWarren Ferrell Dem TulsaGeorge S. Long Dem TulsaJohn Miller Dem TulsaJ.W. Simpson Dem TulsaWilliam Silas Vernon Dem WagonerG.I Vandall Dem WashingtonEdward Hines Dem WashitaMarion Clothier Rep WoodsJerry Coover Rep Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)

References

External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate