The Twenty-seventh Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the

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, composed of the

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. The state legislature met in regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 6 to July 3, 1959, during the term of Governor

J. Howard Edmondson James Howard Edmondson (September 27, 1925November 17, 1971) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as the 16th governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963, and the appointed United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1963 ...

.A Century to Remember

Oklahoma House of Representatives
(accessed June 16, 2013)

Dates of session

*January 6 to July 3, 1959 Previous: 26th Legislature • Next: 28th Legislature

Leadership

Democratic leadership

* President Pro Tem of the Senate: Everett Boecher *

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: Clint Livingston *Speaker Pro Tempore: Noble Stewart *Majority Floor Leader: Frank Ogden

Republican leadership

* Minority Leader: Denzil Garrison

Members

Senate

*Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on database of historic members.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 18, 2013)

Staff

*Louise Stockton

References

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