The Seventh 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 ...

of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The

Oklahoma State Capitol The Oklahoma State Capitol is the house of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the building that houses the Oklahoma Legislature and executive branch offices. It is located along Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City and contains 452,5 ...

, which was completed on June 30, 1917, was now available to state legislators The building was completed on June 30, 1917.Oklahoma Capitol
, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed May 15, 2013) They met in regular session from January 7 to March 29, 1919, during the first year of the term of Governor James B.A. Robertson.A Century to Remember
, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) Among the newly elected members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was

George B. Schwabe George Blaine Schwabe (July 26, 1886 – April 2, 1952) was an American politician and a Republican U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma. Biography Schwabe was born in Arthur in Vernon County son of George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen (Mose) S ...

, who would soon serve as the first Republican

Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives The Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The speaker exercises administrative and procedural functions, but remains a ...

. Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, R. L. Davidson served as the

President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate The President ''pro tempore'' of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking state senator. The Oklahoma Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma as the highest-r ...

, and Tom Waldrep served as

Dates of session

*January 7-March 29, 1919 Previous: 6th Legislature • Next: 8th Legislature

Major events

*The

, which was completed on June 30, 1917, was used by the state legislature for the first time during the 1919 session.

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. R.L. Davidson was elected by state senators to serve as the

, the primary presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate.Oklahoma Almanac, 2005
, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)

House

Tom Waldrep served as

Members

Senate

*Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on government database.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 24, 2013)

References

External links

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{{Oklahoma Legislatures Oklahoma legislative sessions 1919 in Oklahoma 1920 in Oklahoma 1919 U.S. legislative sessions 1920 U.S. legislative sessions