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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.
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Alice Mary Robertson (1854-1931) —
also known as Alice M. Robertson —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Oklahoma, January
2, 1854.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Female.
Died of carcinoma,
Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., July 1,
1931 (age 77 years, 180
days).
Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
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Samuel Benton Callahan (1833-1911) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., January
26, 1833.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Tribal
Representative to Confederate Congress, 1864-65; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1891.
Creek
Indian ancestry.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., February
17, 1911 (age 78 years, 22
days).
Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
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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.
Son of Rev. Daniel Haden Linebaugh (1831-1901) and Margaret Elizabeth
(Sweets) Linebaugh (1837-1902).
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.
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Charles Edward Creager (1873-1964) —
also known as Charles E. Creager —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born near Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April 28,
1873.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1909-11.
Died, of emphysema,
in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., January
11, 1964 (age 90 years, 258
days).
Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
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Leroy Kershaw (1880-1969) —
also known as L. R. Kershaw —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Elmwood, Peoria
County, Ill., December
6, 1880.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1924;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1930.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 25,
1969 (age 88 years, 201
days).
Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
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Archibald Bonds (1876-1970) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Pond Spring, Walker
County, Ga., January
29, 1876.
Son of John F. Bonds and Elizabeth T. (Hall) Bonds.
Democrat. Rogers
County Judge, 1907-11; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-20.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma Nu.
Died May 27,
1970 (age 94 years, 118
days).
Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
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Thomas Patrick Smith (d. 1917) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Secretary
of state of Oklahoma, 1907-11.
Died October
4, 1917.
Interment at Greenhill Cemetery.
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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.
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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.
Son of Edmond Augustus Edmondson and Esther (Pullen) Edmondson.
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.
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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.
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.
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