The Eighth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch 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

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.Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ...

. 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.A Century to Remember
, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013) It was the first time, Republicans took control of the

Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ...

.Hannemann, Carolyn G
Schwabe, George Blaine (1886-1952)
, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed April 29, 2013) In 1920, Bessie McColgin, a Republican, became the first woman elected to the

.Pappas, Christine
McColgin, Amelia Elizabeth Simison (1875-1972
, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture] (accessed May 9, 2013) Lamar Looney, Oklahoma's first female state senator and a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, was also elected in 1920. Impeachment charges were brought against lieutenant governor in the

, but not sustained by the state senate. T. C. Simpson served as the

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and George Blaine Schwabe 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

*on

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held the majority of seats in the

for the first time in state history, allowing them to select the chamber's leaders. *The first female state legislators in Oklahoma served in the 1921 session. *The Republican-dominated House brought impeachment charges against Lieutenant 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 ...

and narrowly failed to approve impeachment charges against both the state treasurer and Oklahoma Governor James Robertson. The Democratic-dominated Senate did not sustain the impeachment charges against Trapp.

Party composition

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

T. C. Simpson of Thomas, Oklahoma, 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.Oklahoma Almanac, 2005
Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013) George B. Schwabe was Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Members

Senate

*Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives

*Table based on government database.Historic Members
, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 21, 2013)

References

External links

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{{Oklahoma Legislatures Oklahoma legislative sessions 1921 in Oklahoma 1922 in Oklahoma 1921 U.S. legislative sessions 1922 U.S. legislative sessions