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Politicians in Law Enforcement in Oklahoma
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

	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.   Relatives: Married, October 2, 1942, to Dorothy Elaine Dalton.   See also federal judicial profile
	Lee P. Brown (b. 1937) — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore.; Houston, Harris County, Tex. Born in Wewoka, Seminole County, Okla., October 4, 1937. Son of Andrew Brown and Zelma (Edwards) Brown. Democrat. Police officer; Multnomah County Sheriff, 1975-76; Houston chief of police, 1982-90; New York City police commissioner, 1990-92; mayor of Houston, Tex., 1998-2004. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi Phi. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Brown and Zelma (Edwards) Brown; married, July 14, 1958, to Yvonne Carolyn Streets; married to Frances Young.   See also NNDB dossier
	Lloyd H. McGuire (1904-1964) — of Guthrie, Logan County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Guthrie, Logan County, Okla., June 10, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1932; FBI special agent; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1947-48; common pleas court judge in Oklahoma, 1951-59. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Died in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., February 4, 1964 (age 59 years, 239 days). Interment at Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Okla.
	Carroll L. Shiffer (c.1921-1973) — of Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex. Born about 1921. Mayor of Texarkana, Tex., 1953-54; FBI agent. Died in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., 1973 (age about 52 years). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Tex.

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