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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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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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Vaughndean Landes (1914-2010) —
of Anadarko, Caddo
County, Okla.
Born March
28, 1914.
Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Female.
Methodist.
Died October
27, 2010 (age 96 years, 213
days).
Interment at Enid
Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Jesse A. Landes and Ethel Amanda (Smith)
Landes. |
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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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Henry M. Scales (1869-1918) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., March
13, 1869.
Lawyer;
real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1907-10; resigned 1910.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
15, 1918 (age 49 years, 277
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Campaign slogan
(1907): "Let The People Rule." |
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memorial |
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City |
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Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) —
also known as Frank L. Whitbeck —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., February
29, 1916.
Democrat. Insurance executive; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, from complications of leukemia
and a blood
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 31,
2002 (age 86 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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