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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Oklahoma

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.   Relatives: Son of Burges G. Chandler and Annie (Gunter) Chandler; married, October 23, 1894, to Marie Louise Wainwright.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Mabel Louise Fain (1904-1997) — also known as Louise Fain — of Atoka, Atoka County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., October 22, 1904. Republican. School teacher; real estate agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944. Female. Methodist. Member, American Association of University Women. Died December 2, 1997 (age 93 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.   William D. Gault (1867-1923) — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in December, 1867. Democrat. Lumber dealer; candidate for mayor of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1915; real estate business. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., November 13, 1923 (age 55 years, 0 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.   Relatives: Son of William James Gault.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   David Ross Obey (b. 1938) — also known as David R. Obey — of Wausau, Marathon County, Wis. Born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Okla., October 3, 1938. Democrat. Real estate broker; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1963-69; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1969-2011; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Member, Optimist Club; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier 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.   Campaign slogan (1907): "Let The People Rule."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: City of Oklahoma City   John Sullivan (b. 1965) — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., January 1, 1965. Republican. Real estate broker; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1995-2002; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 2002-. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   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.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier 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.   Relatives: Son of Reason Turner and Etta Louise (Rogers) Turner; married 1937 to Jessica E. Grimm.   The Turner Turnpike (opened 1953), in Tulsa, Creek, Lincoln, and Oklahoma counties, Oklahoma, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)   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.   Relatives: Son of George W. Whiting and Emma L. Whiting.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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