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Politician members in Oklahoma


  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 16, 1922, to Gladys Collins.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 5, 1946, to Alyn Carolyn McCann.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 28, 1922, to Edna Margaret Wagner.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edmond Augustus Edmondson and Esther (Pullen) Edmondson; married, March 5, 1944, to June Maureen Pilley; brother of James Howard Edmondson. See Edmondson family of Oklahoma.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Susan Golding (b. 1945) — of San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla., August 18, 1945. Daughter of Brage Golding and Hilda Fay (Wolf) Golding. Republican. Mayor of San Diego, Calif., 1992-2000. Female. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Navy League. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, July 22, 1984, to Richard T. Silberman.
  See also NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married, February 1, 1903, to Lydia B. Malcom.

 

 


 
   
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