Loyd Benson
{{ infobox officeholder
| office = 40th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
| term_start = 1997
| term_end = 2000
| predecessor = Glen D. Johnson Jr.
| successor = Larry Adair
| state_house2 = Oklahoma
| district2 = 63rd
| term_start2 = 1984
| term_end2 = 2002
| predecessor2 = Marvin L. Baughman
| successor2 = Don Armes
| education = Cameron Junior College
University of Oklahoma College of Law
| party = Democratic
| residence = Frederick, Oklahoma, U.S.
}}
Loyd Benson is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1997 to 2000 and in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1984 to 2002.
Biography
Loyd Benson graduated from Cameron Junior College and the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1965. He joined a Frederick, Oklahoma, law firm in 1967. Benson was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1984. From 1991 to 1996 he was the majority leader and from 1997 to 2000 he was the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He retired in 2002, one term before he was term limited. He practiced law after retiring in Frederick.{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=T. |title=Loyd Benson leaving Legislature Veteran lawmaker looks to future, possibly at Cameron University |url=https://www.swoknews.com/news/loyd-benson-leaving-legislature-veteran-lawmaker-looks-to-future-possibly-at-cameron-university/article_f12ef05a-11a1-5493-a636-5bc4f5718ad1.html |access-date=December 7, 2024 |work=The Lawton Constitution |date=June 4, 2002}} He is a member of the Democratic Party.{{cite web |title=Oklahoma History |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218215829/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf |access-date=8 August 2024}}
References
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{{Speakers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives}}
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Category:20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:Cameron University alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:Speakers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives