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Thomas Alberter Chandler (1871-1953) —
of Vinita, Craig
County, Okla.
Born near Eucha, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory (now Delaware
County, Okla.), July 26,
1871.
Republican. Oil
producer; farmer; real estate
business; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1917-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Vinita, Craig
County, Okla., June 22,
1953 (age 81 years, 331
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Vinita, Okla.
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James Sanford Davenport (1864-1940) —
also known as James S. Davenport —
of Vinita, Craig
County, Okla.
Born near Gaylesville, Cherokee
County, Ala., September
21, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-09, 1911-17 (3rd District
1907-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1915-17); Judge, Oklahoma Criminal
Court of Appeals, 1927-31.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., January
3, 1940 (age 75 years, 104
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Vinita, Okla.
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Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) —
also known as Wesley E. Disney —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
31, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1911-15; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-24; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
26, 1961 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-1949) —
also known as Thomas P. Gore —
of Texas; Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Embry, Webster
County, Miss., December
10, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1898; member
Oklahoma territorial council, 1903-05; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-21, 1931-37; defeated, 1920, 1936;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1928;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1912-16.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose; Woodmen;
Elks.
Blind
due to an accident suffered when he was a boy; first
blind member of the U.S. Senate.
Died March
16, 1949 (age 78 years, 96
days).
Originally entombed at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; later interred in 1949 at
Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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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Jed Joseph Johnson (1888-1963) —
also known as Jed Johnson —
of Anadarko, Caddo
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., July 31,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mail
carrier; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1920-27, 1925-26 (17th District 1920-27, 15th
District 1925-26); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1927-47; federal
judge, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions.
Died May 8,
1963 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla.
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Daniel Haden Linebaugh (1878-1940) —
also known as D. Haden Linebaugh —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., November
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Rotary;
Woodmen
of the World.
Died in Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla., December
17, 1940 (age 62 years, 43
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984) —
also known as Ernest W. McFarland —
of Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz.
Born near Earlsboro, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., October
9, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; superior court
judge in Arizona, 1935-41; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1941-53; defeated, 1952, 1958; Governor of
Arizona, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1964;
justice
of Arizona state supreme court, 1965-71.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 8,
1984 (age 89 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Elza V. M. Phelps and Mary A. (Simmons) Phelps; married, February
1, 1903, to Lydia B. Malcom. |
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