8th Oklahoma Legislature

8th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate:	Martin Trapp (D)
President Pro Tem of the Senate:	T. C. Simpson (D)
Speaker of the House:	George B. Schwabe (R)
Composition:	Senate 27      17      House 73      36

The Eighth 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 4 to April 2, 1921, and in special session from April 25 to May 21, 1921, during the third year of the term of Governor James B.A. Robertson.^[1] It was the first time, Republicans took control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.^[2] In 1920, Bessie McColgin, a Republican, became the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.^[3] Lamar Looney, Oklahoma's first female state senator and a Democrat, was also elected in 1920.^[4]

Impeachment charges were brought against Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, but not sustained by the state senate.

T. C. Simpson served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and Tom Waldrep served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

• Regular session: January 4-April 2, 1921
• Special session: April 25-May 21, 1921

Previous: 7th Legislature • Next: 9th Legislature

Major events

• Republicans held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the first time in state history, allowing them to select the chamber's leaders.^[2]
• The first female state legislators in Oklahoma served in the 1921 session.^[3]
• The Republican-dominated House brought impeachment charges against Lieutenant Governor Martin Trapp and narrowly failed to approve impeachment charges against both the state treasurer and Oklahoma Governor James Roberts. The Democratic-dominated Senate did not sustain the impeachment charges against Trapp.^[5]

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

T. C. Simpson of Thomas, Oklahoma, served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1921.^[6] George B. Schwabe was Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.^[1]

Members

Senate

State Senator William J. Holloway would go on to become an Oklahoma governor.

• Table based on state almanac.^[6]

House of Representatives

George B. Schwabe was Oklahoma's first Republican Speaker of the House.

• Table based on government database.^[7]

References

1. 1 2 A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
2. 1 2 Hannemann, Carolyn G. Schwabe, George Blaine (1886-1952), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed April 29, 2013)
3. 1 2 Pappas, Christine. McColgin, Amelia Elizabeth Simison (1875-1972, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture] (accessed May 9, 2013)
4. ↑ Pappas, Christine. Looney, Lamar (1871-1935), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 9, 2013)
5. ↑ O'Dell, Larry. Robertson, James Brooks Ayers (1871-1938), Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 11, 2013)
6. 1 2 Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
7. ↑ Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)

External links

• Oklahoma Legislature
• Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Oklahoma Senate