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12th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
President of the Senate:	William J. Holloway (D)
President Pro Tem of the Senate:	C.S. Storms (D)
Speaker of the House:	James C. Nance (D)
Composition:	Senate 34   10   House 56   47

The Twelfth 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 in Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 8 to March 30, 1929, and in one special session. State legislators successfully impeached Governor Henry S. Johnston 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 Oklahoma House of Representatives presented 13 charges against Governor Henry S. Johnston. On January 21, Johnston was suspended from office and Lieutenant Governor William J. Holloway 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 William J. Holloway 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 Oklahoma Senate in 1929. James C. Nance served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Members

Senate

• Table based on state almanac.

House of Representatives

• Table based on government database.

References

1. ^ A Century to Remember Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
2. ^ Burke, Bob. JOHNSTON, HENRY SIMPSON (1867-1965) Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived 2010-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma State University. (accessed July 2, 2013).
3. Biographical Note William Holloway Archived 2006-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 17, 2013)
4. ^ 2005 Oklahoma Almanac Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
5. Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 27, 2013). 2013-06-29.

External links

• Oklahoma Legislature
• Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Oklahoma Senate

• Oklahoma legislative sessions
• 1929 in Oklahoma
• 1930 in Oklahoma
• 1929 U.S. legislative sessions
• 1930 U.S. legislative sessions