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Politician members in Oklahoma

	George Washington Ballard (b. 1904) — also known as George W. Ballard — of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Vinita, Craig County, Indian Territory (now Okla.), February 22, 1904. Democrat. Member of California Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1948, 1952. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: George Washington
	Harlan Beacher Bell (1895-1986) — also known as Harlan Bell — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., August 18, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948, 1956. Methodist. Member, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in September, 1986 (age 91 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
	Jesse L. Dickinson (b. 1906) — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Lincoln County, Okla., March 11, 1906. Democrat. Musician; social worker; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1943-46. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; United Auto Workers. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	James Ralph Scales (b. 1919) — of Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Okla.; Stillwater, Payne County, Okla. Born in Jay, Delaware County, Okla., May 27, 1919. Son of John Grover Scales and Kate (Whitley) Scales. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; university professor; president, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1951-65; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956. Baptist. Member, American Historical Association; American Political Science Association; American Association of University Professors; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Pi Kappa Delta; Kappa Delta Pi; Lions. Still living as of 1967.   Relatives: Married, August 4, 1944, to Elizabeth Ann Randel.

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