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James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) —
also known as James H. Arrington —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jethro, Franklin
County, Ark., May 23,
1904.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; oil drilling
business; Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Izaak
Walton League; Sigma
Nu; Lions.
Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of
Fame.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (b. 1928) —
also known as Reubin Askew —
of Florida.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
11, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1962; Governor of
Florida, 1971-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jobyna Dee Baggerley (b. 1926) —
also known as Jobyna Baggerley; Jobyna Dee
Treadway —
of Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Contra
Costa County, Calif., March
15, 1926.
Republican. Member of Oklahoma
Republican State Committee, 1971; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1972.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Dee Treadway and Koto (Kepley) Treadway; married, December
30, 1963, to Robert Earl Baggerley. |
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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Henry Louis Bellmon (1921-2009) —
also known as Henry Bellmon —
of Red Rock, Noble
County, Okla.; Billings, Noble
County, Okla.
Born near Tonkawa, Kay
County, Okla., September
3, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; farmer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1946-48; Oklahoma
Republican state chair, 1960-62; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1963-67, 1987-91; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1969-81.
Presbyterian.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in St. Mary's Regional Medical
Center East, Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., September
29, 2009 (age 88 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Billings, Okla.
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Ezra Brainerd Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd; married, April
15, 1908, to Edith Maris Hubbard. |
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Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) —
also known as Charles Brown —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Coweta, Wagoner
County, Okla., October
22, 1920.
Democrat. Radio station
program director; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; defeated,
1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960;
oil
executive.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Lions.
Died in Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., June 10,
2003 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Burnett Hayden Crawford (b. 1922) —
also known as B. Hayden Crawford —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 29,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1954-58;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1960, 1962.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
Navy
League; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson) Crawford;
married, June 5,
1946, to Alyn Carolyn McCann. |
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Lee Cruce (1863-1933) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., July 8,
1863.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908,
1920,
1928;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1911-15.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., January
16, 1933 (age 69 years, 192
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskogee, Okla.
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Mack Easley (1916-2006) —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Akins, Sequoyah
County, Okla., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1959-60; chair of
Lea County Democratic Party, 1955-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1963-64.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Died March 1,
2006 (age 89 years, 138
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Ed Edmondson (1919-1990) —
also known as Edmond Augustus Edmondson —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., April 7,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; newspaper
correspondent; lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1949-52; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1953-73; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1972, 1974.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., December
8, 1990 (age 71 years, 245
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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James Howard Edmondson (1925-1971) —
also known as J. Howard Edmondson —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
27, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County Attorney, 1954-58; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1963-64.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
17, 1971 (age 46 years, 51
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Wirt Franklin (1883-1962) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., March
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1932.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died September
24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August
5, 1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer; married, June 29,
1923, to Virginia Doss. |
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Frank Frantz (1869-1941) —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.; Bartlesville, Washington
County, Okla.
Born in Roanoke, Woodford
County, Ill., May 7,
1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
postmaster at Enid,
Okla., 1902-04; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-07; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., March 9,
1941 (age 71 years, 306
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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David Hall (b. 1930) —
of Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
20, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County District Attorney, 1962-66; law
professor; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1971-75; defeated in primary, 1966, 1974.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Indicted
in 1975 on extortion
and conspiracy charges;
later convicted,
sentenced
to three years in prison,
and served 19 months; disbarred
in 1978.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Wirt Hastings (1866-1938) —
also known as William W. Hastings —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.
Born in Benton
County, Ark., December
31, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Attorney General for Cherokee Nation, 1891-95; national attorney for
Cherokee tribe, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1915-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Presbyterian. Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 8,
1938 (age 71 years, 98
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Tahlequah, Okla.
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Joel M. Hefley (b. 1935) —
also known as Joel Hefley —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., April
18, 1935.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1977-78; member of Colorado
state senate, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 5th District, 1987-2007.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Mountain Inhofe (b. 1934) —
also known as James M. Inhofe; Jim Inhofe —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, November
17, 1934.
Republican. President, Quaker Life
Insurance Company; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1967-69; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1969-77; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1974; mayor of
Tulsa, Okla., 1978-84; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1987-94; defeated,
1976; resigned 1994; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1994-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2021.
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William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) —
also known as William M. Jenkins —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.; Kay
County, Okla.; Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio, April
25, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1888;
secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Removed
from office as Governor in a scandal
over a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him.
Died in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., October
19, 1941 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at South
Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.
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Steven T. Kuykendall (b. 1947) —
also known as Steve Kuykendall —
of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., January
27, 1947.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
member of California
state assembly, 1994-98; U.S.
Representative from California 36th District, 1999-2001;
defeated, 2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Beriah Magoffin Jr. (1843-1932) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., March
13, 1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 24, 1877.
Presbyterian.
Died in McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., August
29, 1932 (age 89 years, 169
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Ky.
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William Allen Maurer (b. 1872) —
also known as William A. Maurer; W. A.
Maurer —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., October
25, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1911-15, 1919-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1921-25.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Maurer and Eliza (McCartney) Maurer; married, December
30, 1897, to Hettie D. Evans. |
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James L. Maxwell (1926-1984) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist;
mayor
of Tulsa, Okla., 1958-66; defeated, 1966, 1968.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi.
Died, of cancer,
in a hospital
at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
18, 1984 (age 58 years, 159
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Maxwell and Mary Pauline (O'Donnell)
Maxwell. |
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William John Otjen (b. 1880) —
also known as William J. Otjen —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Labette
County, Kan., October
19, 1880.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
insurance
business; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1923-25; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1925-32; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Christian Otjen and Sophia (Nuhfer) Otjen; married, June 15,
1907, to Jane B. Cullison. |
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K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
married, September
15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason. |
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William Cary Renfrow (1845-1922) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., May 15,
1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., January
31, 1922 (age 76 years, 261
days).
Interment somewhere
in Russellville, Ark.
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Clarence Robinson (b. 1875) —
of Tecumseh, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Born in De Leon, Comanche
County, Tex., December
11, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
Mayor, Tecumseh, Okla., 1917-18; Pottawatomie
County Probate Judge, 1919-22.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. V. Robinson and Maria L. (Williams) Robinson; married, November
28, 1916, to Irene Buzzard. |
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James Guy Tucker Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Jim Guy Tucker, Jr. —
of Arkansas.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 13,
1943.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1973-77; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1977-79; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1978; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1991-92; Governor of
Arkansas, 1992-96.
Presbyterian.
Resigned
in July 1996 after his conviction
on federal charges
brought by independent counsel Kenneth
Starr.
Still living as of 2014.
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