J. Clint Graham

J. Clint Graham
J. Clint Graham
	Graham before 1912
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; from the Love County district
	In office; 1921 – August 28, 1921
Preceded by	Asa E. Walden
Succeeded by	J. Woody Dixon
2nd President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
	In office; 1909–1911
Preceded by	Henry S. Johnston
Succeeded by	Elmer Thomas
Member of the Oklahoma Senate; from the 18th district
	In office; 1907–1911
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	C. B. Kendrick
Personal details
Born	Parker County, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1921; Marietta, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Relatives	Clint Livingston (nephew)

J. Clint 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 Parker County, Texas. He moved to Ardmore, Indian Territory, and was the first city attorney in 1888. He was also a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and two term mayor of Marietta, Oklahoma.^[1]

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.^[2] He was unanimously elected the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate in 1909 and served until 1911.^[2]^[3] In 1910, he presided over the dedication of the Love County Courthouse.^[4] During his tenure he authored Oklahoma's Jim Crow laws.^[1]

In the 1910 Oklahoma elections he ran for attorney general of Oklahoma, but lost to incumbent Charles West.^[5] He also served one term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1921 to until his death representing Love County.^[2] His nephew, Clint Livingston, also served in the Oklahoma House.^[6]

He died on August 28, 1921, in Marietta, Oklahoma.^[1]

Oklahoma attorney general Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles West (incumbent)	43,893	40.1%
	Democratic	J. C. Graham	34,716	31.8%
	Democratic	George D. Key	30,579	28.1%
Turnout			109,188

^ ^a ^b ^c "Political Record of J. Clinton Graham". The Norman Transcript. September 4, 1921. Retrieved April 2, 2025 – via Oklahoma Historical Society.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oklahoma History" (PDF). 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.
^ ^a ^b "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). 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.