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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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Reubin O'Donovan Askew (b. 1928) —
also known as Reubin Askew —
of Florida.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
11, 1928.
Son of Leon G. Askew and Alberta Askew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1958-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1962; Governor of
Florida, 1971-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1972 ;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984.
Presbyterian.
Member, Jaycees;
American Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Page Henry Belcher (1899-1980) —
also known as Page Belcher —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Jefferson, Grant
County, Okla., April 21,
1899.
Son of George Harvey Belcher and Jessie (Ray) Belcher.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Ross
Rizley, 1941; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1951-73 (8th District 1951-53, 1st
District 1953-73).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
American Legion; Odd
Fellows.
Named to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died in Midwest City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., August 2,
1980 (age 81 years, 103
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
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Lyle H. Boren (1909-1992) —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., May 11,
1909.
Son of Mark Lattimar Boren and Nannie Mae (Weatherall) Boren.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1937-47; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Church
of Christ. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
American Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 2,
1992 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilburn Cartwright (1891-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1891.
Son of J. R. Cartwright and Emma (Baker) Cartwright.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Acacia;
Lions;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March 14,
1979 (age 88 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 5,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
tavern
keeper; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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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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Charles Edward Dierker (b. 1891) —
also known as Charles E. Dierker —
of Shawnee, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 10,
1891.
Son of Bernard Dierker and Magdalena (Jerick) Dierker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1938-47.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James Howard Edmondson (1925-1971) —
also known as J. Howard Edmondson —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
27, 1925.
Son of Edmond Augustus Edmondson and Esther (Pullen) Edmondson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County Attorney, 1954-58; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
17, 1971 (age 46 years, 51
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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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Herbert K. Hyde (1898-1976) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Pryor Creek, Mayes
County, Okla., August 5,
1898.
Son of Benjamin Hyde and Ora (Southern) Hyde.
Republican. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Sen. W.
B. Pine, 1924-25; Logan
County Attorney, 1925; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1931-34; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1944
(alternate).
Christian.
Member, American Legion; Sigma
Chi.
Prosecuted George "Machine Gun" Kelly in the Urschell kidnapping
case.
Died in Sulphur, Murray
County, Okla., 1976
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Relatives:
Married 1931
to Ruth Bray. |
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Jed Joseph Johnson (1888-1963) —
also known as Jed Johnson —
of Anadarko, Caddo
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., July 31,
1888.
Son of La Fayette D. Johnson and Evalyn (Carlin) Johnson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mail
carrier; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1920-27, 1925-26 (17th District 1920-27, 15th
District 1925-26); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1927-47; federal
judge, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions.
Died May 8,
1963 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla.
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Robert Samuel Kerr (1896-1963) —
also known as Robert S. Kerr —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., September
11, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
state court judge in Oklahoma, 1931; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1940-48; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1943-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1944,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1949-63; died in office 1963.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1963 (age 66 years, 112
days).
Original interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; reinterment at Kerr
Family Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
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Tony Knowles (b. 1943) —
also known as Anthony Carroll Knowles —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., January
1, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1982-87; Governor of
Alaska, 1994-2002; defeated, 1990, 2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2004.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) —
also known as Josh Lee —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1956
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi Mu
Alpha; Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, 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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Charles Walter Mason (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles W. Mason —
of Nowata, Nowata
County, Okla.
Born in Stafford, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
11, 1887.
Son of Frank Mason and Mary O'Ella (Shankland) Mason.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nowata
County Attorney, 1914-16; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; district judge in Oklahoma 2nd District, 1919-23; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Tulsa, Okla.
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Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984) —
also known as Ernest W. McFarland —
of Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz.
Born near Earlsboro, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., October
9, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; superior court
judge in Arizona, 1935-41; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1941-53; defeated, 1952, 1958; Governor of
Arizona, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1964;
justice
of Arizona state supreme court, 1965-71.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 8,
1984 (age 89 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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
in Tulsa, Okla.
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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Son of Thomas B. Pace and Florence (Burnett) Pace.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Son of Charles Arthur Peterson (M.D.) and Hannah N. (Duckworth)
Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
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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Leslie Earnest Salter (1895-1964) —
also known as Leslie E. Salter —
of Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Alva, Woods
County, Okla., May 10,
1895.
Son of Lewis Allison Salter (1858-1916) and Susannah Madora (Kinsey)
Salter (1860-1961).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920-24; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1948; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1953-64.
Baptist.
Member, Acacia;
American Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died in Flossmoor, Cook
County, Ill., February
20, 1964 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Melville
Judson Salter; son of Lewis Allison Salter (1858-1916) and
Susannah Madora (Kinsey) Salter (1860-1961); married, March 7,
1925, to Maud Carroll. |
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Roy Joseph Turner (1894-1973) —
also known as Roy J. Turner —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Kendrick, Lincoln
County, Okla., November
6, 1894.
Son of Reason Turner and Etta Louise (Rogers) Turner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; oil
producer; rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1947-51.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 11,
1973 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Ralph Waverly Wallace (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph W. Wallace —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla., August
27, 1900.
Son of William McChesney Wallace and Helen (Clayton) Wallace.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1935-37; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1936.
Member, American Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1925
to Margaret Bowie. |
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Frederick August Westphal (b. 1895) —
also known as Fred A. Westphal —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., June 15,
1895.
Son of Peter John C. Westphal and Anna W. (Glesmann) Westphal.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
steel
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Navy
League; Military
Order of the World Wars; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 24,
1922, to Olive Mitchell M. Blackman. |
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Francis Eugene Worley (1908-1974) —
also known as Eugene Worley —
of Shamrock, Wheeler
County, Tex.
Born in Lone Wolf, Kiowa
County, Okla., October
10, 1908.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1935-40; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1941-50; resigned 1950;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1950-59.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., December
17, 1974 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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