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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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Carmon Coleman Harris (1904-1993) —
also known as Carmon C. Harris —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Boswell, Choctaw
County, Okla., November
27, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1946, 1948; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1952.
Christian. Member, Lions; Sigma
Phi Epsilon.
Died April 18,
1993 (age 88 years, 142
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Louis Pittman (b. 1874) —
also known as W. L. Pittman —
of Seiling, Dewey
County, Okla.
Born in Revere, Clark
County, Mo., December
8, 1874.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Elmer Thomas (1876-1965) —
also known as J. W. Elmer Thomas —
of Medicine Park, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., September
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1923-27; defeated,
1920; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1927-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate).
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
19, 1965 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
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William T. Thompson, Jr. (b. 1888) —
also known as W. T. Thompson —
of Cozad, Dawson
County, Neb.
Born in Gibson Station (unknown
county), Okla., June 7,
1888.
Son of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson.
Democrat. School
teacher; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1928,
1940,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Nebraska
state treasurer, 1948.
Christian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William T. Thompson, Sr. and Mary (Couch) Thompson; married 1914 to Agnes
Faught (died 1923); married 1925 to Irene
Brown (died 1928). |
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Ruth Van Valkenburg (b. 1897) —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Nevada, Vernon
County, Mo., March 10,
1897.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944,
1948
(alternate).
Female.
Christian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Victor Eugene Wickersham (1906-1988) —
also known as Victor Wickersham —
of Mangum, Greer
County, Okla.
Born near Lone Rock, Baxter
County, Ark., February
9, 1906.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1941-47, 1949-57, 1961-65 (7th
District 1941-47, 1949-53, 6th District 1953-57, 1961-65); defeated,
1946, 1956, 1958, 1964; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1971-79, 1988; died in office
1988.
Christian.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March 15,
1988 (age 82 years, 35
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mangum, Okla.
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