The Tenth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the

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of the

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, composed of the

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. The state legislature met in

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, in regular session from January 6 to March 28, 1925, during the term of Governor

Martin Trapp Martin Edwin Trapp (April 18, 1877 – July 26, 1951) was an American state auditor, governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma's third lieutenant governor, he was the first to become governor not through an electi ...

.A Century to Remember
, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) The 1925 session was marked by the creation of the state's top investigative law enforcement agency, which is today known as the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

Dates of sessions

*Regular session: January 6-March 28, 1925 Previous: 9th Legislature • Next: 11th Legislature

Major legislation

*The

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passed legislation to create the Bureau of Criminal Identification in 1925, which today is known as the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

William J. Holloway William Judson Holloway (December 15, 1888 – January 28, 1970) was an American principal, lawyer, and politician who served as the fourth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 1927 to 1929. Following Henry S. Johnston's impeachment and rem ...

served as President pro tempore of the

Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.2005 Oklahoma Almanac
Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013) J.B. Harper served as

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Members

Senate

*Table based on state almanac and list of all senators.

House of Representatives

*Table based on government database.Historic Members
Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013). 2013-06-22.

References

External links

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