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Christian Politicians in Oklahoma

Allen Edward Barrow (1914-1979) — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Okemah, Okfuskee County, Okla., January 22, 1914. Democrat. FBI agent; lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1962-79; died in office 1979. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Sigma Chi. Died February 26, 1979 (age 65 years, 35 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Alfred E. Barrow and Minnie Lee (Coffelt) Barrow; married, October 2, 1942, to Dorothy Elaine Dalton.   Carmon Coleman Harris (1904-1993) — also known as Carmon C. Harris — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Boswell, Choctaw County, Okla., November 27, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1946, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Christian. Member, Lions; Sigma Phi Epsilon. Died April 18, 1993 (age 88 years, 142 days). Burial location unknown.   Herbert K. Hyde (1898-1976) — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Pryor Creek, Mayes County, Okla., August 5, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Sen. W. B. Pine, 1924-25; Logan County Attorney, 1925; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1931-34; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1944 (alternate). Christian. Member, American Legion; Sigma Chi. Prosecuted George "Machine Gun" Kelly in the Urschell kidnapping case. Died in Sulphur, Murray County, Okla., 1976 (age about 77 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Hyde and Ora (Southern) Hyde; married 1931 to Ruth Bray.   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.   John William Elmer Thomas (1876-1965) — also known as J. W. Elmer Thomas — of Medicine Park, Comanche County, Okla. Born near Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind., September 8, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma state senate, 1907-20; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1923-27; defeated, 1920; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1927-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948, 1952, 1956 (alternate). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Lawton, Comanche County, Okla., September 19, 1965 (age 89 years, 11 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.   Relatives: Married, September 24, 1902, to Edith Smith.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   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.   Relatives: Son of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes Faught; married 1925 to Irene Brown.   Ruth Van Valkenburg (b. 1897) — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., March 10, 1897. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944, 1948 (alternate). Female. Christian. Burial location unknown.   Victor Eugene Wickersham (1906-1988) — also known as Victor Wickersham — of Mangum, Greer County, Okla. Born near Lone Rock, Baxter County, Ark., February 9, 1906. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1941-47, 1949-57, 1961-65 (7th District 1941-47, 1949-53, 6th District 1953-57, 1961-65); defeated, 1946, 1956, 1958, 1964; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1971-79, 1988; died in office 1988. Christian. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., March 15, 1988 (age 82 years, 35 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Mangum, Okla.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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