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Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) —
also known as Stanley B. Niles —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa.
Born in Nashville, Barry
County, Mich., January
22, 1896.
Son of Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles.
Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton County,
1933; Commonwealth candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan
state auditor general, 1936; president,
Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died, in Methodist Manor retirement
home, Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., December
30, 1978 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Robert Wallace Kellough (1881-1973) —
also known as Ned Kellough —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Ohio, March 2,
1881.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1916
(alternate), 1932.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., April 3,
1973 (age 92 years, 32
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Frank Frantz (1869-1941) —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.; Bartlesville, Washington
County, Okla.
Born in Roanoke, Woodford
County, Ill., May 7,
1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
postmaster;
Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-07; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1907; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., March 9,
1941 (age 71 years, 306
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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George Blaine Schwabe (1886-1952) —
also known as George B. Schwabe —
of Nowata, Nowata
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Arthur, Vernon
County, Mo., July 26,
1886.
Son of George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen (Mose) Schwabe.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1918-22; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1921-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1920
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1945-49, 1951-52;
defeated, 1948; died in office 1952.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., April 2,
1952 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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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.
Son of Wesley Disney and Elizabeth (Matney) Disney.
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.
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Bird Segle McGuire (1865-1930) —
also known as Bird S. McGuire —
of Chautauqua, Chautauqua
County, Kan.; Pawnee, Pawnee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1903-07; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1907-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1920.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., November
9, 1930 (age 65 years, 27
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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H. R. Cline —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Mayor
of Tulsa, Okla., 1904-05.
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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John Dillon Seaman (1840-1911) —
also known as John D. Seaman —
of Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Benton Township, Elkhart
County, Ind., February
15, 1840.
Son of Rueben D. Seaman and Elizabeth Dillon Seaman.
Republican. Grain dealer;
member of Nebraska
state senate, 1879; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oklahoma Territory, 1896;
postmaster.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 30,
1911 (age 71 years, 104
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Franklinville, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
3, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876.
Methodist.
One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers;
invented
the first
successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;
later, he was an oil producer
based in Oklahoma.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1925 (age 82 years, 251
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Memorial Park.
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James L. Maxwell (1926-1984) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1926.
Son of William B. Maxwell and Mary Pauline (O'Donnell) Maxwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; florist; mayor of
Tulsa, Okla., 1958-66; defeated, 1966, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Chi.
Died, of cancer, in
a hospital
at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
18, 1984 (age 58 years, 159
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Memorial Park.
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