Okay...hmmmm....this confused me initially...the first nine governors of the state of Oklahoma were
| Name | Party | Term | DOB/DOD | Occupations |
| Charles Nathaniel Haskell | D | 1907-1911 | Born 3/13/1860, Ohio Died 7/5/1933, Muskogee, OK | Lawyer, Oil |
| Lee Cruce | D | 1911-1915 | Born 7/8/1863, Kentucky Died 1/16/1933, California | Lawyer, Banker |
| Robert Lee Williams | D | 1915-1919 | Born 12/20/1868, Alabama Died 4/10/1948, Durant, OK | Lawyer, Chief Justice, District Judge, Circuit Judge |
| James Brooks Ayers Robertson | D | 1919-1923 | Born 3/15/1871, Iowa Died 3/7/1938, OKC | Lawyer, Co. Attorney, Judge |
| Jack Callaway Walton | D | Jan 1923-Nov 1923 | Born 3/6/1881, Indiana Died 11/25/1949, OKC | Commissioner of Public Works, Mayor, Corporation Commission |
| Martin Edwin Trapp | D | 1923-1927 | Born 4/18/1877, Kansas Died 7/26/1951, OKC | County Clerk, State Auditor, Lt. Gov., Investment Securities |
| Henry Simpson Johnston | D | 1/1927-3/1929 | Born 12/30/1867, Indiana Died 1/7/1965, Perry, OK | Lawyer |
| William Judson Holloway | D | 1929-1931 | Born 12/15/1888, Arkansas Died 1/28/1970, OKC | HS Principal, Lawyer, County Attny, St. Senator, Lt. Gov. |
| William Henry Murray | D | 1931-1935 | Born 11/21/1869, Texas Died 10/15/1956, unknown | Laborer, Teacher, Editor, Lawyer, Speaker of OK House, established colony in Bolivia, S.A. |
So... Murray was the 9th governor. The "last two governors" were Holloway and Johnston. Holloway went into office after after Johnston was removed following impeachment proceedings. Holloway served out the remainder of the term....no removal.
Governor Trapp was not removed from office.
However, Trapp came into office after the impeachment proceedings and removal from office of Governor Walton.
So I take it the meaning of "the last two governors" is "the last two governors elected to a full-term by the people of Oklahoma"...which would be right as Walton and Johnston were removed.
...okay...make sense?
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