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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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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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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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George Washington Ballard (b. 1904) —
also known as George W. Ballard —
of San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Vinita, Cherokee Nation County, Indian Territory (now Craig
County, Okla.), February
22, 1904.
Democrat. Member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1948,
1952.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Harlan Beacher Bell (1895-1986) —
also known as Harlan Bell —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., August
18, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in September, 1986
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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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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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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Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 5,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
tavern
keeper; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets;
Elks;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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Everett Francis Drumright (1906-1993) —
also known as Everett F. Drumright —
of Drumright, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Drumright, Creek
County, Okla., September
15, 1906.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1930-31; Hankow, 1931-32; Shanghai, 1934-37; U.S. Consul in Hankow, as of 1938; Shanghai, 1941; Chungking, 1942-44; London, 1946; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1954-58; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1958-62.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Marvin Henry Edwards (b. 1937) —
also known as Mickey Edwards —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 12,
1937.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1977-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fred Roy Harris (b. 1930) —
also known as Fred R. Harris —
of Oklahoma; Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Walters, Cotton
County, Okla., November
13, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1956-64; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1962; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1969-70; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1976;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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John T. Johnson (b. 1856) —
of Texas; Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., January
9, 1856.
Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1890; district judge in Oklahoma,
1907-15; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1919-25; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Gasham Jones (1856-1911) —
also known as Charles G. Jones;
"Gristmill" —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Greenup, Cumberland
County, Ill., November
3, 1856.
Flour mill
business; painting
contractor; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1896-97, 1901-03; member of Oklahoma
territorial House of Representatives, 1900.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died, from a stomach
hemorrhage, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March
29, 1911 (age 54 years, 146
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Philas Stratton Jones (1867-1943) —
also known as Philas S. Jones —
of Wilburton, Latimer
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Kentucky, September
30, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., July 27,
1943 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Tom Kelly (1865-1935) —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.
Born in Missouri, February
15, 1865.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; postmaster at Stillwater,
Okla., 1923-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1928.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla., November
10, 1935 (age 70 years, 268
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, 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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Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Poteau, Le Flore
County, Okla., January
12, 1906.
Democrat. Grocer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor
of Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd
District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary),
1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grotto.
Died in 1987
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) —
also known as Josh Lee —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1956
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi Mu
Alpha; Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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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Frank Bathurst Lucas (1862-1934) —
also known as Frank B. Lucas —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.; Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1862.
Democrat. Banker; newspaper
business manager; personal treasurer for E.
W. Marland, oil magnate
and politician; postmaster at Ponca
City, Okla., 1933-34 (acting, 1933-34).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla., September
21, 1934 (age about 72
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City, Okla.
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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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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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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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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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William Henry David Murray (1869-1956) —
also known as William H. Murray; "Alfalfa
Bill"; "Cocklebur Bill"; "Bolivia
Bill"; "The Sage of Tishomingo" —
of Tishomingo, Johnston
County, Okla.
Born near Collinsville, Grayson
County, Tex., November
21, 1869.
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state senate, 1890; delegate
to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1907-09; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1913-17 (at-large 1913-15, 4th
District 1915-17); defeated, 1940; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1931-35; defeated in primary, 1918, 1938; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1942.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
15, 1956 (age 86 years, 329
days).
Interment at Tishomingo
Cemetery, Tishomingo, Okla.
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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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Edward Overholser (1869-1931) —
also known as Ed Overholser —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., June 20,
1869.
Mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1915-18.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April
21, 1931 (age 61 years, 305
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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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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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William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) —
also known as W. L. Pittman —
of Seiling, Dewey
County, Okla.
Born in Revere, Clark
County, Mo., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Albert L. Redmon (1892-1934) —
also known as Bert Redmon —
of Sallisaw, Sequoyah
County, Okla.
Born in Arkansas, January
2, 1892.
Republican. Postmaster at Sallisaw,
Okla., 1932-34.
Member, Freemasons.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the vault at the post
office, Sallisaw, Sequoyah
County, Okla., January
16, 1934 (age 42 years, 14
days).
Interment at Sallisaw City Cemetery, Sallisaw, Okla.
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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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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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George Washington Sutton (1843-1917) —
also known as George W. Sutton —
of Kansas; Oklahoma.
Born in Ohio
County, Ind., August
5, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1881-84; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1890.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Cleveland, Pawnee
County, Okla., May 17,
1917 (age 73 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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William T. Thompson Jr. (b. 1888) —
also known as W. T. Thompson —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Gibson Station, Wagoner
County, Okla., June 7,
1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Nebraska
state treasurer, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes
Faught; married 1925 to Irene
Brown. |
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Roy Joseph Turner (1894-1973) —
also known as Roy J. Turner —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Kendrick, Lincoln
County, Okla., November
6, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; oil
producer; rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1947-51.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 11,
1973 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) —
also known as Frank L. Whitbeck —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., February
29, 1916.
Democrat. Insurance
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, from complications of leukemia
and a blood
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 31,
2002 (age 86 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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