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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, McAlester, Okla.
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Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) —
also known as Thomas G. Andrews —
of Stroud, Lincoln
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
29, 1882.
Son of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews.
Lawyer;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to
Adelphia M. Wolgamatt (died 1928); married 1930 to Reba
Myers. |
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Clarence E. Bailey (b. 1895) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Ramona, Washington
County, Okla., October
18, 1895.
Son of John Bailey and Lucy (Brown) Bailey.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1933-37.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Edward Barrow (1914-1979) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Okemah, Okfuskee
County, Okla., January
22, 1914.
Son of Alfred E. Barrow and Minnie Lee (Coffelt) Barrow.
Democrat. FBI
agent; lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1962-79;
died in office 1979.
Christian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Theta Phi; Phi Eta
Sigma; Sigma
Chi.
Died February
26, 1979 (age 65 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ezra Brainerd, Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Son of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bower Slack Broaddus (1888-1949) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo., May 30,
1888.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1933-35; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1935-38; U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1940-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died December
10, 1949 (age 61 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Burnett Hayden Crawford (b. 1922) —
also known as B. Hayden Crawford —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 29,
1922.
Son of Burnett Hayden Crawford and Margaret Sara (Stevenson)
Crawford.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1954-58;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1960, 1962.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
Navy
League; Reserve
Officers Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) —
also known as V. P. Crowe —
of Garfield
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Braymer, Caldwell
County, Mo., July 7,
1897.
Son of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe.
Democrat. Lawyer; Garfield
County Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in December, 1974
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Tulsa, Okla.
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Roosevelt F. Dorn —
of Inglewood, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Checotah, McIntosh
County, Okla.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1980-97; mayor
of Inglewood, Calif., 1997-; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Bar Association; NAACP.
Still living as of 2006.
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Mack Easley (b. 1916) —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Akins, Sequoyah
County, Okla., October
14, 1916.
Son of John Robert Easley and Mary Ellen (Duggans) Easley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1959-60; chair of
Lea County Democratic Party, 1955-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1964.
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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, Muskogee, Okla.
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Leverett Edwards (b. 1902) —
of Oklahoma; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cordell, Washita
County, Okla., January
20, 1902.
Oklahoma
state attorney general, 1926-27.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Theta; American Bar Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Gung'l (b. 1882) —
of Willcox, Cochise
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Camp Supply, Indian Territory (now Fort Supply, Woodward
County, Okla.), September
19, 1882.
Son of Carl S. Gung'l and Annie (Gung'l) Gung'l.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1929-33.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Son of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Roxy Seevers. |
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Fred Roy Harris (b. 1930) —
also known as Fred R. Harris —
of Oklahoma; Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Walters, Cotton
County, Okla., November
13, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1956-64; candidate in primary for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1962; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1969-70; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Patrick Jay Hurley (1883-1963) —
also known as Patrick J. Hurley —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Oklahoma, January
8, 1883.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1929-33; general in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S. Minister to New Zealand, 1942; U.S. Ambassador to China, 1944-45; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1946, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Mexico, 1952.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died July 30,
1963 (age 80 years, 203
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Matthew John Kane (1863-1924) —
of Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., November
28, 1863.
Son of Anthony Kane and Mary (Dunn) Kane.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1907; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-23; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1909-12.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., January
2, 1924 (age 60 years, 35
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Timothy Dwight Leonard (b. 1940) —
also known as Timothy D. Leonard —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born January
22, 1940.
Son of Dwight Leonard and Mary Evelyn (Holder) Leonard.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1979-88; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1989-92; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1992-94.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Phi
Alpha Delta; Beta
Theta Pi.
Still living as of 1994.
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James Crawford Little (b. 1877) —
also known as J. C. Little —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., October
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1913.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Paul Murrah (1904-1975) —
also known as Alfred P. Murrah —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Johnston
County, Okla., October
27, 1904.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1937-40; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1940-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Namesake
of Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, destroyed by a bomb in
April 1995.
Died October
30, 1975 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) —
also known as George M. Nicholson —
of Ness City, Ness
County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Sulphur, Murray
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Riley
County, Kan., May 30,
1874.
Son of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September
1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon (died 1919); married, July 31,
1927, to Edith Cole. |
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James Ivey Phelps (b. 1875) —
also known as James I. Phelps —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Newton, Newton
County, Tex., June 20,
1875.
Son of Elza V. M. Phelps and Mary A. (Simmons) Phelps.
Democrat. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1901-07; district judge in Oklahoma 13th District,
1919-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-29, 1935.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Raley, Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born May 23,
1932.
Son of John Wesley Raley and Helen Thames Raley.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ponca City, Okla., 1980-83; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1990-97.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Son of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney in
Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) —
also known as Robert L. Williams —
of Durant, Bryan
County, Okla.
Born near Brundidge, Pike
County, Ala., December
20, 1868.
Son of Jonathan Williams and Sarah Julia (Paul) Williams.
Democrat. Methodist
minister; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indian Territory, 1900;
member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory,
1904-07; delegate to
Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association.
The Durant public library is named for
him.
Died, of pneumonia,
at Wilson N. Jones Hospital,
Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., April 10,
1948 (age 79 years, 112
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
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