(05) Governor James B. A. Robertson, 1919 to 1923

              Office of the GovernorMS 50 (portrait only)James Brooks Ayers Robertson, Democrat. Served 1919 to 1923. Born March 15, 1871, in Keokuk County, Iowa, and educated in the public schools. In 1893, he moved to Oklahoma and was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1898. He held the following political offices: Lincoln County Attorney, 1900 to 1902; Judge of the Tenth Judicial District of Oklahoma, 1909 to 1910; Member of the State Capitol Commission, 1911; Member of the Supreme Court Commission, 1911 to 1914; Governor of Oklahoma, January 13, 1919, to January 8, 1923; Democratic Presidential Elector-at-Large, 1932. He died at his home in Oklahma City, March 7, 1938. He is buried in Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler.The Governor of Oklahoma is the chief executive officer of the state and is elected for a four year term. Principal powers and responsibilities are outlined by the state constitution and by statute and include certain appointive powers, the veto or approval of bills passed by the Legislature, the granting of pardons and paroles, the summoning of special sessions of the legislature, and the calling out of the militia. Moreover, the Governor is directly responsible for the preparation of the state budget, serves as an ex officio member of several boards and commissions, receives reports from various state officers and agencies, and is charged with the duty of seeing that all laws are faithfully executed in the state.