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S. L. Abbott (b. 1924) —
of El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex.
Born in Fairview, Major
County, Okla., July 23,
1924.
Son of Aaron Floyd Abbott and Vera (Goodwin) Abbott.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; optometrist;
candidate for Texas
state senate, 1962, 1964, 1966; chair of
El Paso County Republican Party, 1965-66; candidate for Texas state
comptroller, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Texas, 1972;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1977-78; U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho, 1984-86.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1997.
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Dewey Follett Bartlett (1919-1979) —
also known as Dewey F. Bartlett —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, March 28,
1919.
Son of David A. Bartlett and Jessie Bartlett.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; oil
producer; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1962-66; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1967-71; defeated, 1970; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1973-79.
Catholic.
Died in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March 1,
1979 (age 59 years, 338
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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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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Dennis Thomas Flynn (1861-1939) —
also known as Dennis T. Flynn —
of Kiowa, Barber
County, Kan.; Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Phoenixville, Chester
County, Pa., February
13, 1861.
Son of Dennis T. Flynn and Margaret (Clancy) Flynn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Republican
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1890-92; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97, 1899-1903;
defeated, 1890, 1896; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1908.
Catholic.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 19,
1939 (age 78 years, 126
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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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Francis Anthony Keating III (b. 1944) —
also known as Francis A. Keating; Frank
Keating —
of Oklahoma.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., February
10, 1944.
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1981-83; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1995-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927-2003) —
also known as Pat Moynihan —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Pindars Corners, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., March 16,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; political
scientist; university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960
(alternate), 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000;
U.S. Ambassador to India, 1973-75; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1975-76; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1977-.
Catholic. Irish
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of infection
from a ruptured appendix,
in Washington,
D.C., March 26,
2003 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Donald Lee Nickles (b. 1948) —
also known as Don Nickles —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born in Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla., December
6, 1948.
Republican. Member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1979-80; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1981-2005.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Ross Obey (b. 1938) —
also known as David R. Obey —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., October
3, 1938.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1969-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic. Member, Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Sullivan (b. 1965) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., January
1, 1965.
Republican. Real estate
broker; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1995-2002; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 2002-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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