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Charles R. Anthony (1885-1976) —
also known as C. R. Anthony —
of Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., August
10, 1885.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1956.
Member, Rotary.
Named to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died in June, 1976
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachary Cicero Anthony and Elvira Ann (Pennington) Anthony;
married, July 10,
1910, to Lutie L. Mauldin. |
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James Renerdy Armstrong (b. 1876) —
also known as James R. Armstrong —
of Boswell, Choctaw
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Stevenson, Jackson
County, Ala., January
26, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; Judge, Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals, 1916;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Armstrong and Mary (Roberts) Armstrong; married 1901 to Bertha
F. Scott. |
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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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George Lynn Bowman (b. 1874) —
also known as George L. Bowman —
of Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.
Born in Harrisonburg,
Va., October
9, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; Kingfisher
County Attorney, 1902-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1912,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Harpine Bowman and Frances (Hoffman) Bowman; married, October
7, 1913, to Lena Odessa Pollard. |
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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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Curtis France Bryan —
also known as Curtis F. Bryan —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil
business; banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Unitarian.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Vaughn R. Bryan and Bessie Lucas (France) Bryan; married, May 22,
1924, to Lulu Frances Smith. |
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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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John Fields (1871-1934) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, July 29,
1871.
Republican. Chemist;
farmer;
banker; editor, Oklahoma Farmer magazine;
president, Times Co., publisher of Oklahoma Daily Times newspaper;
candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1914, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1916.
Died April
17, 1934 (age 62 years, 262
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Highland
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Arthur H. Geissler (1877-1945) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Germany,
October
30, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; insurance
business; chair of
Oklahoma County Republican Party, 1910-14; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Committee, 1912-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1940,
1944;
U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1922-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
17, 1945 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Albert Larson (1877-1948) —
also known as Henry A. Larson —
of Preston, Fillmore
County, Minn.
Born in Fillmore
County, Minn., June 27,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1920;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1927-48; died in office 1948.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March
12, 1948 (age 70 years, 259
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Preston, Minn.
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Frank Bathurst Lucas (1862-1934) —
also known as Frank B. Lucas —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.; Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1862.
Democrat. Banker; newspaper
business manager; personal treasurer for E.
W. Marland, oil magnate
and politician; postmaster at Ponca
City, Okla., 1933-34 (acting, 1933-34).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla., September
21, 1934 (age about 72
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City, Okla.
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Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) —
also known as Robert L. Owen —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., February
2, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Modern
Woodmen of America; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died July 19,
1947 (age 91 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) —
also known as W. L. Pittman —
of Seiling, Dewey
County, Okla.
Born in Revere, Clark
County, Mo., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Taylor (1905-2001) —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born, in a sod
house, in Oklahoma, December
7, 1905.
Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1944,
1952.
Died, in Avalon Manor Nursing
Home, Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis., September
22, 2001 (age 95 years, 289
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William T. Thompson Jr. (b. 1888) —
also known as W. T. Thompson —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Gibson Station, Wagoner
County, Okla., June 7,
1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Nebraska
state treasurer, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes
Faught; married 1925 to Irene
Brown. |
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