| State house | Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| District | Love County |
| Term start | 1921 |
| Term end | August 28, 1921 |
| Predecessor | Asa E. Walden |
| Successor | J. Woody Dixon |
| Order 1 | 2nd |
| Office 1 | President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate |
| Term start 1 | 1909 |
| Term end 1 | 1911 |
| Predecessor 1 | Henry S. Johnston |
| Successor 1 | Elmer Thomas |
| State senate 2 | Oklahoma |
| District 2 | 18th |
| Term start 2 | 1907 |
| Term end 2 | 1911 |
| Predecessor 2 | Position established |
| Successor 2 | C. B. Kendrick |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Relatives | Clint Livingston (nephew) |
| Birth name | James Clinton Graham |
| Birth place | Parker County, Texas, U.S. |
| Death date | August 28, 1921 |
| Death place | Marietta, Oklahoma, U.S. |
James Clinton Graham was an American politician and attorney who served as the 2nd President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate from 1909 to 1911.
Biography
J. Clint Graham was born in 1870 in Springtown, Texas, to John Wesley Graham and Nancy Ann Doark. He attended College Hill Institute and graduated from the Cumberland School of Law in 1891. He later moved to Ardmore, Indian Territory, and was the first city attorney in 1898.[1] He was also a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and two term mayor of Marietta, Oklahoma.[2]
He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented the 18th district of the Oklahoma Senate from 1907 to 1911 when he was succeeded by C. B. Kendrick.[3] He was unanimously elected the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1909 and served until 1911.[3][4] In 1910, he presided over the dedication of the Love County Courthouse.[5] During his tenure he authored Oklahoma's Jim Crow laws.[2]
In the 1910 Oklahoma elections he ran for attorney general of Oklahoma, but lost to incumbent Charles West.[6] He also served one term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1921 to until his death representing Love County.[3] His nephew, Clint Livingston, also served in the Oklahoma House.[7]
He married Bonniebel O'Farrell on October 9, 1918.[1] He died on August 28, 1921, in Marietta, Oklahoma.[2]
References
- ^ "Necrology:James Clinton Graham". Chronicles of Oklahoma. 8 (1): 135-136. Spring 1930. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ "Political Record of J. Clinton Graham". The Norman Transcript. September 4, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2025. – via Oklahoma Historical Society
- ^ "Oklahoma History". Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Jan. 3, 1909". Tulsa World. January 3, 1998. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Latham, K. "Love County Courthouse". blogoklahoma.us. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "1907-1912 Results". oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Jacobs, Ron (September 11, 2023). "Leon Ferry crosses the Red River". Marietta Monitor. Retrieved April 1, 2025.