# 16th Oklahoma Legislature

The Sixteenth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met November 24, 1936, to May 11, 1937, during the term of Governor E.W. Marland.
The Democratic Party dominated both chambers. There were no Republican state senators in 1937 and only three state representatives. As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate. Allen G. Nichols served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and J. T. Daniel served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

## Dates of session

* Special session: November 24, 1936 – January 4, 1937
* Regular session: January 4-May 11, 1937
Previous: 15th Legislature • Next: 17th Legislature

## Party composition
### Senate

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total |
| | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Voting share | 100% | 0% | |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total |
| | 114 | 3 | 117 |
| Voting share | 97.4% | 2.6% | |

## Leadership
### Senate

There were no Republicans in the state senate in 1937. As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, James E. Berry served as the President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote and the authority to serve as the presiding officer. Allen G. Nichols served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the chamber's chief leader and organizer.

### House of Representatives

The Oklahoma Democratic Party held 114 of the 117 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1937, allowing them to select the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. J. T. Daniel of Waurika, Oklahoma, was elected by his fellow state representatives to serve as Speaker and J. Kenneth Hogue of Carnegie, Oklahoma, was elected to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore. James C. Nance of Purcell, Oklahoma, served as Majority Floor Leader.

## Members
### Senate

| District | Name | Party |
| 1 | R. L. Howsley | Dem |
| 2 | Nat Taylor | Dem |
| 2 | H. C. Ivester | Dem |
| 3 | Charles Albright | Dem |
| 4 | W. F. Hearne | Dem |
| 5 | C. R. Chamberlin | Dem |
| 6 | LeRoy Clayton | Dem |
| 6 | DeRoy Burns | Dem |
| 7 | H. W. Wright | Dem |
| 8 | James M. Wilson | Dem |
| 9 | Charles Duffy | Dem |
| 10 | John T. Sanford | Dem |
| 11 | Ray C. Jones | Dem |
| 12 | Louis Ritzhaupt | Dem |
| 13 | Tom Waldrep | Dem |
| 13 | Willard Sowards | Dem |
| 14 | J. A. Rinehart | Dem |
| 14 | W. C. Fidler | Dem |
| 15 | Gerald Spencer | Dem |
| 15 | W. L. Mauk | Dem |
| 16 | Leslie Chambers | Dem |
| 17 | Knox Garvin | Dem |
| 17 | Merton Munson | Dem |
| 18 | Oscar Lowrance | Dem |
| 18 | Joe B. Thompson | Dem |
| 19 | E. V. George | Dem |
| 19 | Homer Paul | Dem |
| 20 | John A. MacDonald | Dem |
| 20 | Ed King | Dem |
| 21 | Claud Briggs | Dem |
| 22 | W. N. Barry | Dem |
| 23 | Allen G. Nichols | Dem |
| 24 | Paul Stewart | Dem |
| 25 | E. P. Hill | Dem |
| 26 | W. O. Ray | Dem |
| 27 | Bower Broaddus | Dem |
| 27 | Joe M. Whitaker | Dem |
| 28 | R. O. Ingle | Dem |
| 29 | Jack L. Rorschach | Dem |
| 30 | Felix Church | Dem |
| 31 | Henry C. Timmons | Dem |
| 32 | W. A. Barnett | Dem |
| 33 | Dennis Bushyhead | Dem |
| 34 | H. M. Curnutt | Dem |
* Table based on state almanac.

### House of Representatives

| Name | Party | County |
| E. B. Arnold | Dem | Adair |
| Webster Wilder | Rep | Alfalfa |
| Ira Stephenson | Dem | Atoka |
| Floyd Harrington | Rep | Beaver |
| Watts Brewer | Dem | Beckham |
| E. Blumenhagen | Dem | Blaine |
| A. N. Leecraft | Dem | Bryan |
| Ceph Shoemake | Dem | Bryan |
| J. Kenneth Hogue | Dem | Caddo |
| D. L. Kelly | Dem | Caddo |
| Ellis Gregory | Dem | Canadian |
| Charles P. Jones | Dem | Carter |
| Wilson Wallace | Dem | Carter |
| Floyd Norris | Dem | Cherokee |
| Lucien Spear | Dem | Choctaw |
| Frank Conner | Dem | Cimarron |
| Ben Huey | Dem | Cleveland |
| Dale Brown | Dem | Coal |
| Ted Fraser | Dem | Comanche |
| Roy Hooper | Dem | Comanche |
| Charles Flanagan | Dem | Cotton |
| Francis Goodpaster | Dem | Craig |
| William Cheatham | Dem | Creek |
| Homer O'Dell | Dem | Creek |
| Roy Page | Dem | Creek |
| W. R. Dunn | Dem | Custer |
| Lee Howe | Dem | Delaware |
| Tupper Jones | Dem | Dewey |
| Bert Larason | Dem | Ellis |
| Floyd Carrier | Rep | Garfield |
| Paul Edwards | Rep | Garfield |
| E. W. Foley | Dem | Garvin |
| Harold Freeman | Dem | Garvin |
| J. D. Carmichael | Dem | Grady |
| David C. Roberts | Dem | Grady |
| George Streets | Dem | Grant |
| Henry W. Worthington | Dem | Greer |
| Elmer Willingham | Dem | Harmon |
| George Pauls | Dem | Harper |
| D. C. Cantrell | Dem | Haskell |
| George Oliphant | Dem | Hughes |
| Burr Speck | Dem | Jackson |
| Drew B. Thomas | Dem | Jackson |
| J. T. Daniel | Dem | Jefferson |
| Ed Gill | Dem | Johnston |
| H. N. Andrews | Dem | Kay |
| Ralph C. Haynes | Dem | Kay |
| Elbert Stoner | Dem | Kingfisher |
| Finis Gillespie | Dem | Kiowa |
| J. A. Harwell | Dem | Latimer |
| Earl Johnson | Dem | LeFlore |
| B. J. Traw | Dem | LeFlore |
| Lester Hoyt | Dem | Lincoln |
| C. W. Allen | Dem | Logan |
| Virgil Stokes | Dem | Love |
| J. C. Major | Dem | Major |
| Don Welch | Dem | Marshall |
| C. J. Howard | Dem | Mayes |
| James C. Nance | Dem | McClain |
| Bascom Coker | Dem | McCurtain |
| Carl Dees | Dem | McCurtain |
| Milam King | Dem | McIntosh |
| Malcolm Baucum | Dem | Murray |
| Herbert Branan | Dem | Muskogee |
| F. N. Shoemake | Dem | Muskogee |
| Murrell Thornton | Dem | Muskogee |
| Thomas Munger | Dem | Noble |
| Penn Couch | Dem | Nowata |
| Leon C. Phillips | Dem | Okfuskee |
| Bryan Billings | Dem | Oklahoma |
| LaVerne Carleton | Dem | Oklahoma |
| William O. Coe | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Ben F. Ellis | Dem | Oklahoma |
| Murray Gibbons | Dem | Oklahoma |
| B. B. Kerr | Dem | Oklahoma |
| C. W. Schwoerke | Dem | Oklahoma |
| S. E. Hammond | Dem | Okmulgee |
| W. J. Peterson | Dem | Okmulgee |
| Harry J. Swan | Dem | Okmulgee |
| Harry G. Hunt | Dem | Osage |
| Frank Mahan | Dem | Osage |
| Jesse A. Harp | Dem | Ottawa |
| E. E. Shipley | Dem | Ottawa |
| Noel Duncan | Dem | Pawnee |
| Elbert Weaver | Dem | Payne |
| George H. Hunt | Dem | Pittsburgh |
| Huby Jordan | Dem | Pittsburgh |
| W. B. McAlester | Dem | Pittsburgh |
| Austin Deaton | Dem | Pontotoc |
| Aubrey Kerr | Dem | Pontotoc |
| Mead Norton | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| Ralph Spencer | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| Clarence Tankersley | Dem | Pottawatomie |
| Louie Gossett | Dem | Pushmataha |
| Edgar McVicker | Dem | Roger Mills |
| Tom Kight | Dem | Rogers |
| V. L. Kiker | Dem | Seminole |
| Con Long | Dem | Seminole |
| Marvin Wooten | Dem | Seminole |
| J. A. Morrow | Dem | Sequoyah |
| Sandy Singleton | Dem | Stephens |
| Samuel Whitaker | Dem | Stephens |
| Wallace Hughes | Dem | Texas |
| Monty C. Worthington | Dem | Tillman |
| Mat X. Beard | Dem | Tulsa |
| Joe Chambers | Dem | Tulsa |
| Seth Eby | Dem | Tulsa |
| Herbert Gibson | Dem | Tulsa |
| Glade Kirkpatrick | Dem | Tulsa |
| Ed Moffett | Dem | Tulsa |
| A. E. Montgomery | Dem | Tulsa |
| W. B. Lumpkin | Dem | Wagoner |
| John M. Holliman | Dem | Washington |
| F. E. Raasch | Dem | Washita |
| M. T. Pugh | Dem | Woods |
| Jesse E. Taylor | Dem | Woodward |
* Table based on government database.