24th Oklahoma Legislature

The Twenty-fourth 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 regular session at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City from January 6 to May 6, 1953, during the term of Governor Johnston Murray. James C. Nance became the first two-term Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of session

January 6 to May 6, 1953

Previous: 23rd Legislature • Next: 25th Legislature

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor James E. Berry served as President of the Senate, giving him a tie-breaking vote. Raymond D. Gary, a future governor, served as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.

House of Representatives

James C. Nance was elected by his fellow state representatives to serve as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and James E. Douglas was elected as Speaker Pro Tempore. Glen Ham served as the Majority Floor Leader and C. R. Nixon served as the Republican Minority leader.
Eddie Higgins was the Chief Clerk of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Members

Senate

Table based on 2005 Oklahoma Almanac.

House of Representatives

Name	Party	County
W. H. Langley	Dem	Adair
Tom Morford	Rep	Alfalfa
Floyd Mason	Dem	Atoka
Floyd Sumrall	Dem	Beaver
H. F. Carmichael	Dem	Beckham
H. G. Tolbert	Rep	Blaine
Raney Arnold	Dem	Bryan
James E. Douglas	Dem	Bryan
Charley Long	Dem	Caddo
F. H. Moorehead	Dem	Caddo
Jean Pazoureck	Dem	Canadian
James Payne	Dem	Carter
Ernest Tate	Dem	Carter
Richard Smith	Dem	Cherokee
Lucien Spear	Dem	Choctaw
Carl Etling	Rep	Cimarron
Leland Wolf	Dem	Cleveland
Virgil Young	Dem	Cleveland
T. K. Kinglesmith	Dem	Coal
Charles Ozmun	Dem	Comanche
Githen Rhoads	Dem	Comanche
Jim Taliaferro	Dem	Comanche
W. B. Nelson	Dem	Cotton
George Pitcher	Dem	Craig
Lou Stockton Allard	Dem	Creek
L. A. Hudgins	Dem	Creek
William Shibley	Dem	Creek
Clarence Sweeney	Dem	Custer
Wiley Sparkman	Dem	Delaware
J. B. Graybill	Dem	Dewey
A. R. Larason	Dem	Ellis
John Camp	Rep	Garfield
Dan Mitchell	Rep	Garfield
Richard Romang	Rep	Garfield
Jesse Daniel	Dem	Garvin
Glen Ham	Dem	Garvin
Jefferson Lee Davis	Dem	Grady
Ira Humphreys	Dem	Grady
William Card	Dem	Grant
Elmo Hurst	Dem	Greer
Valdhe Pitman	Dem	Harmon
J. E. Bouse	Dem	Harper
Folsom Scott	Dem	Haskell
Frank Grayson	Dem	Hughes
Hugh Sandlin	Dem	Hughes
William J. Ivester	Dem	Jackson
Bill Bradley	Dem	Jefferson
Jack Gillam	Dem	Johnston
Raymond Craig	Rep	Kay
T. D. Harris	Rep	Kay
William A. Burton Jr.	Rep	Kingfisher
C. L. Krieger	Dem	Kiowa
Jim Cook	Dem	Latimer
James Fesperman	Dem	LeFlore
Ralph Vandiver	Dem	LeFlore
Richard James	Rep	Lincoln
Lewis Wolfe	Rep	Logan
Clint Livingston	Dem	Love
J. Howard Lindley	Rep	Major
Jay Payne	Dem	Marshall
G. A. Sampsel	Dem	Mayes
James C. Nance	Dem	McClain
Paul Harkey	Dem	McCurtain
Mort Welch	Dem	McCurtain
Lonnie McPeak	Dem	McIntosh
Bruce Frazier	Dem	Murray
Charles Hammers	Dem	Muskogee
Bill Haworth	Dem	Muskogee
Louis Smith	Dem	Muskogee
Robert S. Taylor	Rep	Noble
Otis Munson	Dem	Nowata
Bennie Hill	Dem	Okfuskee
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Table based on government database.