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Jackson Leroy Adair (1887-1956) —
also known as J. Leroy Adair; Jefferson Leroy
Adair —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Clayton, Adams
County, Ill., February
23, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1916-20, 1924-28; member of Illinois
state senate 36th District, 1929-33; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1933-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1937-56;
died in office 1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Died in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., January
19, 1956 (age 68 years, 330
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Clayton, Ill.
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John Quincy Adams (b. 1900) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 7,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Spencer Bell Adams (1860-1943) —
also known as Spencer B. Adams —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; probate judge in North Carolina, 1882-96;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1896-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1898; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1900,
1908;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1900; U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1902-04.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
12, 1943 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Adams and Sarah Adams; married, December
19, 1884, to Lizzie L. Swift. |
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Carl Bert Albert (1908-2000) —
also known as Carl Albert; "The Little Giant from
Little Dixie" —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., May 10,
1908.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1947-77; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1971-77; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1952,
1964
(chair, Resolutions
and Platform Committee), 1968,
1976,
1992,
1996.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died, at McAlester Regional Health
Center, McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., February
4, 2000 (age 91 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, McAlester, Okla.
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Wayne Edward Alley (b. 1932) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., May 16,
1932.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1985-99;
took senior status 1999.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) —
also known as Thomas G. Andrews —
of Stroud, Lincoln
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
29, 1882.
Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to
Adelphia M. Wolgamatt; married 1930 to Reba
Myers. |
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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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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (b. 1928) —
also known as Reubin Askew —
of Florida.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
11, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1962; Governor of
Florida, 1971-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jari Askins (b. 1953) —
Born in Duncan, Stephens
County, Okla., April
27, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives 50th District, 1995-2006; Lieutenant
Governor of Oklahoma, 2007-.
Female.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clarence E. Bailey (b. 1895) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Ramona, Washington
County, Okla., October
18, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1933-37.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bailey and Lucy (Brown) Bailey; married, June 2,
1926, to Frances J. Kinkead. |
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Bobby Ray Baldock (b. 1936) —
of New Mexico.
Born in Rocky, Washita
County, Okla., January
24, 1936.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1983-85; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1985-.
Still living as of 2014.
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W. L. Barnum —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arizona, 1920-24; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred E. Barrow and Minnie Lee (Coffelt) Barrow; married, October
2, 1942, to Dorothy Elaine Dalton. |
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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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William Trulock Beeks (1906-1988) —
of Washington.
Born in El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla., May 6,
1906.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1961-73;
took senior status 1973.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., December
30, 1988 (age 82 years, 238
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Luther Lee Bohanon (b. 1902) —
also known as Luther Bohanon —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1940;
U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1961-74; took senior status 1974.
Burial location unknown.
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David Lyle Boren (b. 1941) —
also known as David L. Boren —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.; Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April
21, 1941.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1967-75; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1975-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1976;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1979-94; resigned 1994.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
President,
University of Oklahoma.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Thomas Rutherford Brett (b. 1931) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., 1931.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1979-96;
took senior status 1996.
Still living as of 2002.
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Bower Slack Broaddus (1888-1949) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., May 30,
1888.
Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
10, 1949 (age 61 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Elbridge Jackson Broaddus (1835-1918) —
also known as Elbridge J. Broaddus —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.
Born in Madison
County, Ky., June 19,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1871-72, 1890-91; defeated, 1891; circuit
judge in Missouri 7th Circuit, 1874-80, 1891-1900; appointed 1891;
Greenback candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1878; Judge, Missouri
Kansas City Court of Appeals, 1901-12.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Hobart, Kiowa
County, Okla., March 2,
1918 (age 82 years, 256
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
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Willard Craig Broadwater (b. 1950) —
also known as W. Craig Broadwater —
of Paden City, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Born in Elk City, Beckham
County, Okla., 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates 6th District, 1976; circuit
judge in West Virginia for the 1st Judicial Circuit, 1983-96; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1996-.
Still living as of 2004.
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William Ripley Brown (1840-1916) —
also known as William R. Brown —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 16,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas, 1867-77; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1875-77; probate judge
in Oklahoma, 1894-98.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 4,
1916 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lawrence
Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Dean Burch (b. 1927) —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
20, 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1964-65; member, Federal
Communications Commission, 1969-74; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1969-74.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Blue
Key.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives: Son
of Bert Alexander Burch and Leola (Atkisson) Burch; married, July 7,
1961, to Patricia Meeks. |
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John Henry Burford (1852-1922) —
also known as John H. Burford —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Born in Parkeville, Parke
County, Ind., February
29, 1852.
Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880;
register, U.S. Land Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in
Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief
justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member
of Oklahoma
state senate, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Billy Michael Burrage (b. 1950) —
of Antlers, Pushmataha
County, Okla.
Born in Durant, Bryan
County, Okla., 1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1994-2001;
resigned 2001; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1994-2001;
resigned 2001; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1994-2001;
resigned 2001.
American
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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George Charles Butte (1877-1940) —
also known as George C. Butte —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 9,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1924; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1925; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Society for International Law; American
Law Institute; Alpha
Tau Omega; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following surgery for an intestinal
blockage, in American Hospital,
Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, January
18, 1940 (age 62 years, 254
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Dublin, Tex.
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William Alexander Calderhead (1844-1928) —
also known as William A. Calderhead —
of Marysville, Marshall
County, Kan.; Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born near New Lexington, Perry
County, Ohio, September
26, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; farmer;
lawyer; Marshall
County Attorney, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1895-97, 1899-1911.
Died in Enid, Garfield
County, Okla., December
18, 1928 (age 84 years, 83
days).
Interment at Marysville
Cemetery, Marysville, Kan.
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Bradley Rogers Carson (b. 1967) —
also known as Brad Carson —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Winslow, Navajo
County, Ariz., March
11, 1967.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 2004,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 2004.
Southern
Baptist. Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wilburn Cartwright (1892-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1892.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Acacia;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
14, 1979 (age 87 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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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William Edgar Chapman (1877-1947) —
also known as William E. Chapman —
of Alluwe, Nowata
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Mt. Pisgah, White
County, Ark., February
1, 1877.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Mazatlan, 1916, 1917-25; Nogales, 1916-17; Guaymas, 1917; Sault Ste. Marie, 1925-26; Torreon, 1926; Puerto Mexico, 1927; Monterrey, 1927-28; Cali, 1928-30; North Bay, 1930-32; Bilbao, 1932-38; in July 1927, in Puerto Mexico, two intruders
entered his residence, lay in wait, shot
him, and escaped; he recovered from his injuries.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
12, 1947 (age 70 years, 39
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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James Waddey Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as J. W. Clark —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.
Born in Allisona, Williamson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911; Atoka
County Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oklahoma
Democratic State Central Committee, 1922-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph P. Clark and Cora Belle (Waddey) Clark; married, May 1,
1917, to Anna Paullin. |
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Leon T. Copeland (b. 1942) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in McLoud, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., June 9,
1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 17th District, 1975-77;
defeated, 1972; resigned 1977.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Still living as of 1977.
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Relatives: Son
of Troy Copeland and Lydia (Hammermeister) Copeland; married, December
29, 1973, to Sandra Honaker. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson) Crawford;
married, June 5,
1946, to Alyn Carolyn McCann. |
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Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) —
also known as V. P. Crowe —
of Garfield
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., July 7,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; Garfield
County Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in December, 1974
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe; married, November
19, 1925, to Katherine Francis Latimer. |
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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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James Buchanan Cullison (b. 1857) —
also known as James B. Cullison —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, September
21, 1857.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; register, U.S. Land Office, Enid, Okla.,
1897-1902; district judge in Oklahoma 21st District, 1911-29;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: James
Buchanan |
| | | Relatives: Son of Elisha Cullison and
Matilda (McCabe) Cullison; married, July 30,
1882, to May Mary Sharp. |
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Edwin Dabney (1876-1938) —
of Altus, Jackson
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Comanche
County, Tex., February
3, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Texas, 1906-08; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-23; Oklahoma
state attorney general, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 16,
1938 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Thomas Dabney and Ninnie (Dickenson) Dabney; married 1904 to Emma
Adams; married 1929 to Jewel
Cooper. |
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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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Thomas Dick Davis (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas D. Davis —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in Macedonia, Forrest
County, Miss., March 7,
1879.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Grenoble, 1915-18; Calais, as of 1919-24; Patras, as of 1926-29; Boulogne-sur-Mer, as of 1932; Saint John, as of 1938-43.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Bernard Dierker and Magdalena (Jerick) Dierker; married, June 28,
1922, to Edna Margaret Wagner. |
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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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Roosevelt F. Dorn —
of Inglewood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Checotah, McIntosh
County, Okla.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1980-97;
mayor
of Inglewood, Calif., 1997-; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Thomas Hanchion Doyle (b. 1863) —
also known as Thomas H. Doyle —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Worcester
County, Mass., December
21, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
territorial House of Representatives, 1897-1901; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1912;
Judge, Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals, 1908-29, 1935-36.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Doyle and Johanna (Hanchion) Doyle; married, August
3, 1893, to Rosa O'Neill. |
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Mack Easley (1916-2006) —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Akins, Sequoyah
County, Okla., October
14, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New
Mexico state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1959-60; chair of
Lea County Democratic Party, 1955-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Died March 1,
2006 (age 89 years, 138
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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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.
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James Howard Edmondson (1925-1971) —
also known as J. Howard Edmondson —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
27, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County Attorney, 1954-58; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
17, 1971 (age 46 years, 51
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Mary Fallin (b. 1954) —
also known as Mary Copeland —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., December
9, 1954.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1990-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Oklahoma, 1995-2007; resigned 2007; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2004;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 2007-11; Governor of
Oklahoma, 2011-.
Female.
Still living as of 2018.
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Scott Ferris (1877-1945) —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., November
3, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1904-05; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-21 (5th District 1907-15, 6th
District 1915-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1924-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 8,
1945 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Dennis Thomas Flynn (1861-1939) —
also known as Dennis T. Flynn —
of Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan.; Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., February
13, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Republican
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1890-92; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97, 1899-1903;
defeated, 1890, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1908.
Catholic.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 19,
1939 (age 78 years, 126
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Wirt Franklin (1883-1962) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., March
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died September
24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August
5, 1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer; married, June 29,
1923, to Virginia Doss. |
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Elmer Lincoln Fulton (1865-1939) —
also known as Elmer L. Fulton —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Magnolia, Harrison
County, Iowa, April
22, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1907-09.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
4, 1939 (age 74 years, 165
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Clinton Alexander Galbraith (b. 1860) —
of Oklahoma; Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hartsville, Bartholomew
County, Ind., March 6,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oklahoma
territory attorney general, 1893-97; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1900-01; member, Committee on Permanent Organization and member,
Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee,
Democratic National Convention, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph William Galbraith and Elizabeth Galbraith; married, December
22, 1886, to Nora J. Harman. |
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Milton Cline Garber (1867-1948) —
also known as Milton C. Garber —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Humboldt
County, Calif., November
30, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; co-founder, along with his father and brother, of
Garber, Okla.; Garfield
County Probate Judge, 1902-06; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1906-07; appointed 1906;
district judge in Oklahoma 20th District, 1908-12; mayor of
Enid, Okla., 1919-21; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1923-33; defeated,
1932.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Eagles.
Died in Alexandria, Douglas
County, Minn., September
12, 1948 (age 80 years, 287
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
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Percy Lee Gassaway (1885-1937) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., August
30, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Oklahoma, 1923-26; district
judge in Oklahoma, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1935-37.
Died in Coalgate, Coal
County, Okla., May 15,
1937 (age 51 years, 258
days).
Interment at Coalgate
Cemetery, Coalgate, Okla.
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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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Lorraine Michael Gensman (1878-1954) —
also known as L. M. Gensman —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., August
26, 1878.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; Comanche
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1918-19; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1924;
oil
business.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., May 27,
1954 (age 75 years, 274
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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John Milford Goldesberry (b. 1876) —
also known as John M. Goldesberry —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born near Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo., March
13, 1876.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer; Tulsa
County Attorney, 1922-25; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-33.
Disciples
of Christ.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Alexander Goldesberry and Easter Ann (Cooley) Goldesberry;
married, May 30,
1900, to Fannie M. Stevens. |
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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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Whitaker McDonough Grant (1851-1927) —
also known as Whit M. Grant —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Sitka,
Alaska; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Seale, Russell
County, Ala., April
26, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1884-85; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1887-89; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1896-99; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1911-15.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
10, 1927 (age 76 years, 228
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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John Charles Gung'l (1882-1976) —
also known as John C. Gung'l —
of Willcox, Cochise
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Fort Supply, Woodward
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.), September
19, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1929-33; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Arizona, October
17, 1976 (age 94 years, 28
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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Bayard Taylor Hainer (1860-1933) —
also known as Bayard T. Hainer —
of Perry, Noble
County, Okla.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., May 31,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; journalist;
author;
justice
of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1920; chief counsel,
Federal Trade Commission, 1925-27.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 10,
1933 (age 73 years, 40
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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David Hall (b. 1930) —
of Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
20, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County District Attorney, 1962-66; law
professor; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1971-75; defeated in primary, 1966, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Indicted
in 1975 on extortion
and conspiracy charges;
later convicted,
sentenced
to three years in prison,
and served 19 months; disbarred
in 1978.
Still living as of 2014.
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Jake Louis Hamon (1873-1920) —
also known as Jake L. Hamon —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Grenola, Elk
County, Kan., June 5,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; member of Republican
National Committee from North Dakota, 1920.
Shot
and killed by
Clara Smith Hamon, his secretary, mistress,
and the wife of his nephew, in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., November
26, 1920 (age 47 years, 174
days). The scandal
received national publicity. She was tried and found not guilty of
murder, on grounds of self-defense.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Nancy (Tuggle) Hamon and Franklin Hamon; married 1898 to
Georgia Worth Perkins. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Daily Ardmoreite
(Ardmore, Okla.), November 29, 1920 |
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins; married 1904 to Roxy
Seevers. |
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John William Harreld (1872-1950) —
also known as John W. Harreld —
of Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky.; Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., January
24, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1919-21; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., December
26, 1950 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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.
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Charles Nathaniel Haskell (1860-1933) —
also known as Charles N. Haskell —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Leipsic, Putnam
County, Ohio, March
13, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; oil
business; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1907-11; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1928.
Died, of pneumonia,
in the Skirvin Hotel,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 5,
1933 (age 73 years, 114
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, 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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Robert Alexander Hefner (b. 1874) —
also known as Robert A. Hefner —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.; Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Lone Oak, Hunt
County, Tex., February
7, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1927-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Lafayette Hefner and Sallie Jane (Masters) Hefner;
married, July 18,
1906, to Eva Johnson. |
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Brad Henry —
of Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Born in Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1990; Governor of
Oklahoma, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Judson Holloway (1888-1970) —
also known as William J. Holloway —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Arkadelphia, Clark
County, Ark., December
15, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Oklahoma, 1927-29; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1929-31.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., January
28, 1970 (age 81 years, 44
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Everette Burgess Howard (1873-1950) —
also known as Everette B. Howard; Everett B.
Howard —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Morgantown, Butler
County, Ky., September
19, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; oil and gas
producer; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1919-21, 1923-25,
1927-29; defeated, 1920.
Methodist.
Died in 1950
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Walter Hubbell (1888-1979) —
of Walters, Cotton
County, Okla.; Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.
Born March
17, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1948.
Died in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., October, 1979
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Interment at Temple
Cemetery, Temple, Okla.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Hyde and Ora (Southern) Hyde; married 1931 to Ruth
Bray. |
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Ernest James Istook Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Ernest J. Istook, Jr. —
of Warr Acres, Oklahoma
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., February
11, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer; journalist;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1987-93; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1993-.
Mormon.
Still living as of 2014.
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Kevin James (b. 1963) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in 1963.
Republican. Lawyer; radio show
host; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 2013.
Gay.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) —
also known as William M. Jenkins —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.; Kay
County, Okla.; Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio, April
25, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1888;
secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Removed
from office as Governor in a scandal
over a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him.
Died in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., October
19, 1941 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at South
Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, 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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Matthew John Kane (1863-1924) —
of Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., November
28, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-23; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1909-12.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., January
2, 1924 (age 60 years, 35
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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George Albert Kasem (1919-2002) —
also known as George A. Kasem —
of West Covina, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Drumright, Creek
County, Okla., April 6,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from California 25th District, 1959-61; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960.
Died in West Covina, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
11, 2002 (age 82 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Riley Keaton (1861-1946) —
also known as James R. Keaton —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Carter
County, Ky., December
10, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-98; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1898.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Wesley Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April 3,
1946 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson T. Keaton and Mary Ann (Huff) Keaton; married 1890 to
Lucille Johnston. |
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memorial |
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Franklin Elmore Kennamer (1879-1960) —
also known as Franklin E. Kennamer —
of Madill, Marshall
County, Okla.
Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall
County, Ala., January
12, 1879.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
mayor
of Madill, Okla., 1919-20; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-24; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1924-25; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-40;
took senior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-60.
Died May 1,
1960 (age 81 years, 110
days).
Interment at Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, Okla.
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Robert Samuel Kerr (1896-1963) —
also known as Robert S. Kerr —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., September
11, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
state court judge in Oklahoma, 1931; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1940-48; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1943-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1944
(Temporary
Chair; speaker),
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1949-63; died in office 1963.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1963 (age 66 years, 112
days).
Original interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; reinterment at Kerr
Family Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
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Beth Kerttula (b. 1956) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla., January
8, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1999-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Sheila James Kuehl (b. 1941) —
also known as Sheila J. Kuehl —
of California.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., February
9, 1941.
Democrat. Professional actress
in 1950-67, best known for her role as "Zelda Gilroy" in
the 1959-63 television
comedy series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis".;
lawyer; member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1992-2000; member of California
state senate 23rd District, 2000-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Orville Edwin Langley (1908-1973) —
also known as Edwin Langley —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born near Prague, Lincoln
County, Okla., October
28, 1908.
Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member
of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1949-52; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1952-53, 1961-65;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1965-73;
died in office 1973.
Died September
12, 1973 (age 64 years, 319
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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Walter A. Ledbetter (b. 1863) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Warrenton, Fayette
County, Tex., March 9,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thmas A. Ledbetter and Almieda (Robison) Ledbetter; married, August
17, 1887, to Letitia Paranteau. |
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Timothy Dwight Leonard (b. 1940) —
also known as Timothy D. Leonard —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born January
22, 1940.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1979-88; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1989-92; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1992-94.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1994.
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Relatives: Son
of Dwight Leonard and Mary Evelyn (Holder) Leonard; married, July 15,
1967, to Nancy Louise Laughlin. |
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E. F. Lester (b. 1871) —
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., August
7, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Oklahoma 5th District,
1918-24; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1931.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Preston S. Lester and Elizabeth (Crutchfield) Lester; married, April
29, 1902, to Buelah Collier. |
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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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James Crawford Little (b. 1877) —
also known as J. C. Little —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., October
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1913-14.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Little and Serena K. (Brooks) Little; married, January
3, 1912, to Alena Marsh. |
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George Shannon Long (1883-1958) —
also known as George S. Long —
of Oklahoma; Monroe, Ouachita
Parish, La.; Pineville, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in a log
cabin, Tunica, Winn
Parish, La., September
11, 1883.
Democrat. Dentist;
lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920-22; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1953-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
22, 1958 (age 74 years, 192
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, Pineville, La.
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Charles Walter Mason (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles W. Mason —
of Nowata, Nowata
County, Okla.
Born in Stafford, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
11, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nowata
County Attorney, 1914-16; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; district judge in Oklahoma 2nd District, 1919-23; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Mason and Mary O'Ella (Shankland) Mason; married, December
24, 1914, to Ruth Ethel Cobbs. |
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William Allen Maurer (b. 1872) —
also known as William A. Maurer; W. A.
Maurer —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., October
25, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1911-15, 1919-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Maurer and Eliza (McCartney) Maurer; married, December
30, 1897, to Hettie D. Evans. |
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James Vernon McClintic (1878-1948) —
also known as James V. McClintic; Jim V. McClintic;
"Sunny Jim" —
of Snyder, Kiowa
County, Okla.
Born near Bremond, Robertson
County, Tex., September
8, 1878.
Democrat. Kiowa
County Clerk, 1909; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1915-35 (1st District 1915-17, 7th
District 1917-35); lawyer.
Died, from a heart
attack, on a
train en route to Los Angeles, near Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
22, 1948 (age 69 years, 227
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Bird Segle McGuire (1865-1930) —
also known as Bird S. McGuire —
of Chautauqua, Chautauqua
County, Kan.; Pawnee, Pawnee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1903-07; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1907-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1920.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., November
9, 1930 (age 65 years, 27
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Lloyd H. McGuire (1904-1964) —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla., June 10,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1932;
FBI
special agent; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1947-48; common pleas court judge
in Oklahoma, 1951-59.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., February
4, 1964 (age 59 years, 239
days).
Interment at Summit
View Cemetery, Guthrie, Okla.
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Thomas Deitz McKeown (1878-1951) —
also known as Tom D. McKeown —
of Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla.
Born in Blackstock, Fairfield
County, S.C., June 4,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Oklahoma 7th District,
1911-16; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1917-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Died in Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., October
22, 1951 (age 73 years, 140
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
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George William Miller (1925-2006) —
also known as G. William Miller —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., March 9,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; executive with Textron, Inc.; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1968;
chairman of Federal Reserve, 1978-79; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1979-81.
Congregationalist.
Died, from idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis, in Washington,
D.C., March
17, 2006 (age 81 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James C. Moody (b. 1863) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; member of South
Dakota state senate 38th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Hall Moore (1871-1950) —
also known as E. H. Moore —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born near Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo., November
19, 1871.
Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1944,
1948.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., September
2, 1950 (age 78 years, 287
days).
Interment at Okmulgee
Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okla.
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Alfred Paul Murrah (1904-1975) —
also known as Alfred P. Murrah —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Tishomingo, Johnston
County, Okla., October
27, 1904.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1937-40; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1940-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Died, in University Hospital,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
30, 1975 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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George Arthur Neeley (1879-1919) —
also known as George A. Neeley —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born in Detroit, Pike
County, Ill., August
1, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 7th District, 1912-15; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1914; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1916.
Died in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., January
1, 1919 (age 39 years, 153
days).
Interment at Oak
Park Cemetery, Chandler, Okla.
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George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) —
also known as George M. Nicholson —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Sulphur, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory
(now Murray
County, Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Riley
County, Kan., May 30,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September
1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon; married, July 31,
1927, to Edith Cole. |
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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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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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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
district judge in Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Marian Penix (c.1924-1991) —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., about 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1972;
Judge,
Arkansas Court of Appeals, 1979.
Female.
Methodist.
Died September
21, 1991 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
married, September
15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason. |
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William Townsend Pheiffer (1898-1986) —
also known as William T. Pheiffer —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Purcell, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian Territory (now McClain
County, Okla.), July 15,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Oklahoma
state senate 2nd District, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1941-43; defeated,
1942; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to
Dominican Republic, 1953-57.
Unitarian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
16, 1986 (age 88 years, 32
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert Minter Rainey (1882-1971) —
also known as Robert M. Rainey —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., September
29, 1882.
Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1907-08; district judge in
Oklahoma, 1909-15; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1917-20; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died April 3,
1971 (age 88 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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John W. Raley Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born May 23,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ponca City, Okla., 1980-83; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1990-97.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Raley and Helen Thames Raley. |
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Charles W. Raymond —
of Muskogee, Creek Nation County, Indian Territory (now Muskogee
County, Okla.).
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indian Territory, 1904.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Loyal
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Raymond and Mary Ellen (Myers) Raymond. |
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Clarence Robinson (b. 1875) —
of Tecumseh, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Born in De Leon, Comanche
County, Tex., December
11, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; Mayor, Tecumseh, Okla., 1917-18; Pottawatomie
County Probate Judge, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. V. Robinson and Maria L. (Williams) Robinson; married, November
28, 1916, to Irene Buzzard. |
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John Edward Roush (1920-2004) —
also known as J. Edward Roush —
of Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Barnsdall, Osage
County, Okla., September
12, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; Huntington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1955-58; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District
1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Brethren.
Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, in The Heritage nursing
home, Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., March
26, 2004 (age 83 years, 196
days).
Interment at Pilgrim's
Rest Cemetery, Huntington, Ind.
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Glen Steven Rowe (b. 1953) —
also known as Steve Rowe —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Gore, Sequoyah
County, Okla., April
23, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1992-2000; Speaker of
the Maine State House of Representatives, 1998-2000; Maine
state attorney general, 2001-09; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 2004;
candidate for Governor of
Maine, 2010.
Still living as of 2015.
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Thomas Ryan (1837-1914) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
25, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-73; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1877-89 (3rd District 1877-85, 4th
District 1885-89); resigned 1889; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1889-93.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., April 5,
1914 (age 76 years, 131
days).
Interment at Topeka
Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; assistant attorney in Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis; married, July 12,
1926, to Inez Reams. |
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Leslie Earnest Salter (1895-1964) —
also known as Leslie E. Salter —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Alva, Woods
County, Okla., May 10,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1948; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-64.
Baptist.
Member, Acacia;
American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died in Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill., February
20, 1964 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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City |
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George Blaine Schwabe (1886-1952) —
also known as George B. Schwabe —
of Nowata, Nowata
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Arthur, Vernon
County, Mo., July 26,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1918-22; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1921-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920
(alternate), 1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1945-49, 1951-52;
defeated, 1948; died in office 1952.
Died, from heart
disease, in Alexandria,
Va., April 2,
1952 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Byron Delos Shear (1869-1929) —
also known as Byron D. Shear —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Hillsboro, Vernon
County, Wis., April
12, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1918-19; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1924.
Unitarian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 9,
1929 (age 60 years, 58
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Frank C. Shoemaker —
of Oklahoma; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1933, 1937.
Burial location unknown.
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William McKendree Springer (1836-1903) —
also known as William M. Springer —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Sullivan
County, Ind., May 30,
1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1860-62; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-72; defeated, 1860; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1875-95 (12th District 1875-83,
13th District 1883-95); U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1895-99.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., December
4, 1903 (age 67 years, 188
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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George Washington Steele (1839-1922) —
also known as George W. Steele —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., December
13, 1839.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1881-89, 1895-1903; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1890-91.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., July 12,
1922 (age 82 years, 211
days).
Interment at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.
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Montfort Stokes (1762-1842) —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born in Lunenburg
County, Va., March
12, 1762.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1816-23; Governor of
North Carolina, 1830-32.
Slaveowner.
Died November
4, 1842 (age 80 years, 237
days).
Interment at Fort
Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Okla.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April
24, 1875.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March
16, 1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Michael Lynn Synar (1950-1996) —
also known as Mike Synar —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Vinita, Craig
County, Okla., October
17, 1950.
Democrat. Rancher; real estate
broker; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1979-95.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1996 (age 45 years, 84
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Charles M. Thacker (1866-1918) —
of Ennis, Ellis
County, Tex.; Mangum, Greer
County, Okla.
Born in Brunswick
County, Va., January
17, 1866.
Bookkeeper;
lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1899; mayor of
Mangum, Okla., 1909-10; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1915; appointed 1915.
Died in 1918
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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.
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Hosea Townsend (1840-1909) —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Silver Cliff, Custer
County, Colo.
Born in Greenwich, Huron
County, Ohio, June 16,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1869; U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1889-93; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1892;
U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1897-1907.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., March 4,
1909 (age 68 years, 261
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.
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William Thomas Tyndall (1862-1928) —
also known as William T. Tyndall —
of Sparta, Christian
County, Mo.; Bartlesville, Washington
County, Okla.
Born in Sparta, Christian
County, Mo., January
16, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1905-07; defeated,
1906.
Died in Bartlesville, Washington
County, Okla., November
26, 1928 (age 66 years, 315
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at White
Rose Cemetery, Bartlesville, Okla.
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Ralph Waverly Wallace (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph W. Wallace —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla., August
27, 1900.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1935-37; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William McChesney Wallace and Helen (Clayton) Wallace; married 1925 to
Margaret Bowie. |
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Elizabeth Warren (b. 1949) —
also known as Elizabeth Ann Herring —
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 22,
1949.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2013-; received 2 electoral votes for
Vice-President, 2016;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2020.
Female.
Still living as of 2021.
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Claude Weaver (1867-1954) —
of Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex.; Pauls Valley, Chickasaw Nation County, Indian
Territory (now Garvin
County, Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Gainesville, Cooke
County, Tex., March
19, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1919;
postmaster at Oklahoma
City, Okla., 1915-23; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District,
1934-35.
Methodist.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., May 19,
1954 (age 87 years, 61
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Vernon W. Whiting (1870-1956) —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.; Pawhuska, Osage
County, Okla.
Born in Seward
County, Neb., February
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; postmaster at Enid,
Okla., 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1916
(alternate), 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Died in Osage
County, Okla., December
8, 1956 (age 86 years, 302
days).
Interment at Pawhuska City Cemetery, Pawhuska, Okla.
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Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) —
also known as Robert L. Williams —
of Durant, Bryan
County, Okla.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., December
20, 1868.
Democrat. Methodist
minister; lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee
from Indian Territory, 1904-07; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Wilson N. Jones Hospital,
Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April
10, 1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
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Julius Gayle Windsor Jr. (1920-1991) —
also known as J. Gayle Windsor, Jr. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 4,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1957-62, 1967-80.
Baptist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Theta
Chi.
Cast the only opposing vote in the legislature to Gov. Orval
Faubus's plan to fight desegregation of the Little Rock schools
in 1958.
Died, of cancer,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
28, 1991 (age 71 years, 116
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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James William Zevely (1861-1927) —
also known as J. W. Zevely —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Linn, Osage
County, Mo., October
8, 1861.
Democrat. Librarian;
secretary
of Missouri Democratic Party, 1888; Inspector in Charge for U.S.
Department of the Interior; lawyer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912,
1916;
as attorney for the Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Corporation, and for Harry F. Sinclair, he was a figure in the Teapot
Dome scandal of the 1920s.
Died, of pernicious
anemia and liver
cirrhosis, in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10,
1927 (age 65 years, 245
days).
Interment somewhere
in Paris, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Thaddeus Zevely and Mary A. Zevely; married, June 23,
1908, to Janie C. Clay. |
| | | The champion racehorse
"Zev" (1920-1943) was named for
him by Harry F. Sinclair. |
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