20th Hawaii Territorial Legislature
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Legislative bodyHawaii Territorial Legislature
JurisdictionTerritory of Hawaii, United States
Members15
PresidentGeorge P. Cooke
| 20th Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature | |||||
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Seal of the Territory of Hawaii | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Hawaii Territorial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Territory of Hawaii, United States | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 15 | ||||
| President | George P. Cooke | ||||
| Vice President | Eugene H. Beebe | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Roy A. Vitousek | ||||
| Vice Speaker | Emil M. Muller | ||||
The Twentieth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii was a session of the Hawaii Territorial Legislature. The session convened in Honolulu, Hawaii, and ran from February 15 until April 26, 1939.
The session ran from February 15 until April 26, 1939. It passed 264 bills into law.[1]
Senators
| ↓ | ||
| 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Republican | Independent | Democratic |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature (1937)[2] | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Begin (1939) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 73.3% | 6.7% | 20% | ||
| District | Senator | Party | County | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Todd Cunningham | R | Hawaiʻi | Hilo |
| William H. Hill | R | |||
| James Kealoha[note 1][3] | R | |||
| Charles H. Silva | R | Kohala | ||
| 2 | George P. Cooke[note 2] | R | Maui | Kaunakakai (Molokai) |
| Clarence A. Crozier | NP | Wailuku | ||
| Harry H. Holt | R | Wailuku | ||
| 3 | Eugene H. Beebe | R | Oahu | Honolulu |
| Francis H. Ii Brown | R | |||
| Joseph R. Farrington | R | |||
| William H. Heen | D | |||
| Francis K. Sylva[note 3][4] | R | |||
| David K. Trask | D | Kaneohe | ||
| 4 | John B. Fernandes | D | Kauaʻi | Kapaa |
| Elsie H. Wilcox | R | Lihue | ||