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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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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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John Calloway Walton (1881-1949) —
also known as Jack C. Walton; "Rarin'
Jack" —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 6,
1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; engineer;
mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1919-23; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1923; impeached
and removed from
office as Governor, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1924.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
25, 1949 (age 68 years, 264
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Henry Simpson Johnston (1867-1965) —
also known as Henry S. Johnston —
of Perry, Noble
County, Okla.
Born near Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
30, 1867.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1912;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1927-29.
Impeached
and removed from
office as Governor in 1929.
Died in Perry, Noble
County, Okla., January
7, 1965 (age 97 years, 8
days).
Interment somewhere
in Perry, Okla.
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Manuel Herrick (1876-1952) —
also known as Emanuel Herrick —
of Perry, Noble
County, Okla.; Plumas
County, Calif.
Born in Perry Township, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, September
20, 1876.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1918 (Independent), 1922 (primary), 1924 (primary), 1926 (primary),
1928 (primary), 1930 (primary); on August 6, 1930, he was caught
by prohibition agents near Great Mills, Maryland, while filling and
fueling an illegal
still; he fled
the scene, but was soon apprehended;
he claimed he was an undercover agent, but that was not taken
seriously; arraigned
in federal court on charges of manufacturing
and possessing
alcohol; in October, 1930, he was tried
and convicted;
sentenced
to six months in jail; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California, 1948.
While on a trip to his mining claim; he died, probably from exposure,
during a Sierra blizzard,
near Quincy, Plumas
County, Calif., January
11, 1952 (age 75 years, 113
days). His body was found in a snowbank, six weeks later.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Quincy
Cemetery, Quincy, Calif.
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Leon Chase Phillips (1890-1958) —
also known as Leon C. Phillips; Red
Phillips —
of Okemah, Okfuskee
County, Okla.
Born in Worth
County, Mo., December
9, 1890.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934, 1936; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1935; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1940.
Charged
with accepting
a bribe while governor; tried
twice and ultimately acquitted.
Died, of a heart
attack, while waiting for a client at the post
office in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., March
27, 1958 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Weleetka, 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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David Lee Walters (b. 1951) —
also known as David Walters —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Canute, Washita
County, Okla., November
20, 1951.
Democrat. Governor of
Oklahoma, 1991-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 2002; member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
While Governor, pleaded
guilty to a misdemeanor election
law violation.
Still living as of 2014.
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Hollis Earl Roberts (1943-2011) —
also known as Hollis E. Roberts —
of Hugo, Choctaw
County, Okla.
Born in Hochatown, McCurtain
County, Okla., May 9,
1943.
Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1970; chief of the Choctaw
Nation, 1978-97.
Choctaw
Indian ancestry.
Convicted
in 1997 of aggravated
sexual abuse and abusive
sexual contact, involving two female employees.
Died in Hugo, Choctaw
County, Okla., October
19, 2011 (age 68 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sally Kern (b. 1946) —
also known as Sarah Louella Rogers —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., November
27, 1946.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives 84th District, 2005-17; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008;
in 2008, her statements about homosexuality as worse than
terrorism a furor;
in 2011, her derogatory
comments about African-Americans and women led the Oklahoma House
to reprimand
her by a vote of 76-17.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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Gus Blackwell (b. 1955) —
Born in Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan., November
4, 1955.
Republican. Pastor;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives 61st District, 2003-14; lobbyist;
charged
in 2016 with embezzlement
of campaign
funds and perjury;
he often paid for the same travel with both campaign funds and state
reimbursements; ultimately pleaded
guilty to one count, paid restitution,
and sentenced
to five years probation.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2017.
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Joseph Allen Maldonado (b. 1963) —
also known as Joseph Maldonado; Joseph Allen
Schreibvogel; "Joe Exotic"; "The Tiger
King" —
of Wynnewood, Garvin
County, Okla.
Born in Garden City, Finney
County, Kan., March 5,
1963.
Police
officer; operated an exotic animal park, 1999-2018; Independent
candidate for President
of the United States, 2016; candidate in Libertarian primary for
Governor
of Oklahoma, 2018; arrested
in June 2018 on suspicion of hiring two men to murder
Carol Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue; convicted
in 2019 on two counts of attempted murder-for-hire,
and 17 counts of animal
abuse.
Gay.
Still living as of 2023.
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