The Political Graveyard: Pittsburg County, Okla.

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Pittsburg County
Oklahoma

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pittsburg County

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McAlester Oak Hill Cemetery

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McAlester, Pittsburg County,

Oak Hill Cemetery
McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Politicians buried here:

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. Son of Ernest Homer Albert and Leona Ann (Scott) Albert. 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, 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.

		Relatives: Son of Ernest Homer Albert and Leona Ann (Scott) Albert; cousin of Charles Wesley Vursell; married, August 20, 1942, to Mary Harmon.
		Cross-reference: Charles Ward
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial

James Jackson McAlester (1842-1920) — also known as J. J. McAlester — Born in Sebastian County, Ark., October 1, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, 1911-15. Founder of McAlester, Oklahoma. Died in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., September 21, 1920 (age 77 years, 356 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also Wikipedia article

James Lewis Shinaberger (d. 1935) — also known as James L. Shinaberger — of McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1920. Died in 1935. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Manley Leonidas Misenheimer (1883-1962) — also known as M. L. Misenheimer — of Madison, Rockingham County, N.C.; Commerce, Hunt County, Tex.; Pittsburg, Pittsburg County, Okla. Born in Concord, Cabarrus County, N.C., May 24, 1883. Son of William Andrew Misenheimer and Emma Caroline (Mitchell) Misenheimer. Newspaper editor; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1922 (Socialist, 3rd District), 1924 (Farmer-Labor, 4th District). Died in 1962 (age about 79 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Married 1907 to Florence Payne (1890-1968).

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