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Politician members in Oklahoma

  Page Henry Belcher (1899-1980) — also known as Page Belcher — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Born in Jefferson, Grant County, Okla., April 21, 1899. Republican. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Rep. Ross Rizley, 1941; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1951-73 (8th District 1951-53, 1st District 1953-73). Methodist. Member, Kiwanis; American Legion; Odd Fellows. Named to Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Died in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Okla., August 2, 1980 (age 81 years, 103 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of George Harvey Belcher and Jessie (Ray) Belcher; married, June 16, 1922, to Gladys Collins.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson) Crawford; married, June 5, 1946, to Alyn Carolyn McCann.
  Charles Edward Dierker (b. 1891) — also known as Charles E. Dierker — of Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., July 10, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1938-47. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Dierker and Magdalena (Jerick) Dierker; married, June 28, 1922, to Edna Margaret Wagner.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edmond Augustus Edmondson and Esther (Pullen) Edmondson; brother of James Howard Edmondson; married, March 5, 1944, to June Maureen Pilley.
  Political family: Edmondson family of Muskogee and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Susan Golding (b. 1945) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., August 18, 1945. Republican. Mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1992-2000. Female. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Navy League. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Brage Golding and Hilda Fay (Wolf) Golding; married, July 22, 1984, to Richard T. Silberman.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Robert Milligan Mountcastle (1888-1970) — also known as Robert M. Mountcastle — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla. Born in Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tenn., March 17, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of Muskogee County Democratic Party, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1928; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1941-44. Baptist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Jesters; Kiwanis. Died in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., February 11, 1970 (age 81 years, 331 days). Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of William Harley Mountcastle and Maude C. (Milligan) Mountcastle; married, October 15, 1931, to Margaret Haney; first cousin twice removed of Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle.
  Political family: Mountcastle family of Jefferson City and Knoxville, Tennessee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) — also known as Stanley B. Niles — of Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Born in Nashville, Barry County, Mich., January 22, 1896. Methodist minister; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton County, 1933; Commonwealth candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1936; president, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis; Delta Sigma Phi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died, in Methodist Manor retirement home, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., December 30, 1978 (age 82 years, 342 days). Interment somewhere in Tulsa, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles; married, April 11, 1919, to Velma A. Thomas.
  James Ivey Phelps (b. 1875) — also known as James I. Phelps — of El Reno, Canadian County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Newton, Newton County, Tex., June 20, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; Canadian County Judge, 1901-07; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District, 1919-25; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-29, 1935. Disciples of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elza V. M. Phelps and Mary A. (Simmons) Phelps; married, February 1, 1903, to Lydia B. Malcom.

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