The Twelfth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the

legislative branch A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as ...

of the

government of Oklahoma The government of the U.S. State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and ...

, composed of the

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. The state legislature met in

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

, in regular session from January 8 to March 30, 1929, and in one special session.A Century to Remember
, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) State legislators successfully impeached Governor

Henry S. Johnston Henry Simpson Johnston (December 30, 1867 – January 7, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the first president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the seventh gover ...

during the legislative session.

Dates of sessions

*Regular session: January 8-March 30, 1929 Previous: 11th Legislature • Next: 13th Legislature

Major events

*When the state legislature met in regular session in 1929, members of the

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presented 13 charges against Governor

.Burke, Bob
JOHNSTON, HENRY SIMPSON (1867-1965)
,
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
'', Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013). On January 21, Johnston was suspended from office and Lieutenant Governor

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 ...

became acting governor. Johnston’s impeachment trial began in February and ended in March with his impeachment on one charge. Holloway then succeeded Johnston to become the eighth governor of Oklahoma. *Governor

called a special session on May 16, 1929. The state legislature adjourned on July 5, with the resolution of acquiring toll bridges along the border.

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

*House of Representatives table.

Leadership

C.S. Storms served as President pro tempore of the

James C. Nance James Clark "Jim" Nance (August 27, 1893 – September 3, 1984) was a leader for 40 years in the Oklahoma Legislature in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and was community newspaper chain publisher 66 years. Nance served as Speaker of the Oklahoma H ...

served as

Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is the speaker (politics), presiding officer of the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The speaker exercises administrative and procedural functions ...

Members

Senate

*Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on government database.Historic Members
Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013). 2013-06-29.

References

External links

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