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John Quincy Adams (b. 1900) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 7,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Bert Albert (1908-2000) —
also known as Carl Albert; "The Little Giant from
Little Dixie" —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.
Born in McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., May 10,
1908.
Son of Ernest Homer Albert and Leona Ann (Scott) Albert.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1947-77; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1971-77; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1952,
1964
(chair, Resolutions
and Platform Committee), 1968,
1992,
1996.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Izaak
Walton League; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died, at McAlester Regional Health
Center, McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla., February
4, 2000 (age 91 years, 270
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, McAlester, Okla.
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Thomas Galphin Andrews (b. 1882) —
also known as Thomas G. Andrews —
of Stroud, Lincoln
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg
County, S.C., August
29, 1882.
Son of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews.
Lawyer;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-35.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Andrews and Belle (Darby) Andrews; married 1904 to
Adelphia M. Wolgamatt (died 1928); married 1930 to Reba
Myers. |
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James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) —
also known as James H. Arrington —
of Stillwater, Payne
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Jethro, Franklin
County, Ark., May 23,
1904.
Son of William H. Arrington and Laura T. (Fulks) Arrington.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; oil drilling
business; Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948,
1952,
1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Izaak
Walton League; Sigma
Nu; Lions.
Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of
Fame.
Died March 8,
1979 (age 74 years, 289
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.
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Charles Harrison Brown (1920-2003) —
also known as Charles Brown —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Coweta, Wagoner
County, Okla., October
22, 1920.
Democrat. Radio station
program director; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1957-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960;
oil
executive.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Lions.
Died in Henderson, Clark
County, Nev., June 10,
2003 (age 82 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilburn Cartwright (1891-1979) —
of McAlester, Pittsburg
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Georgetown, Meigs
County, Tenn., January
12, 1891.
Son of J. R. Cartwright and Emma (Baker) Cartwright.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1915-18; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1927-43; major in the
U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Oklahoma, 1947-51; Oklahoma
state auditor, 1951-55.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Acacia;
Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., March 14,
1979 (age 88 years, 61
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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Mack Easley (b. 1916) —
of Hobbs, Lea
County, N.M.
Born in Akins, Sequoyah
County, Okla., October
14, 1916.
Son of John Robert Easley and Mary Ellen (Duggans) Easley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New Mexico
state house of representatives, 1951-52, 1955-62; Speaker of
the New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1959-60; chair of
Lea County Democratic Party, 1955-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Mexico, 1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New Mexico, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 1964.
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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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Robert T. Hunter (1907-2000) —
of Grand Coulee, Grant
County, Wash.
Born in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
29, 1907.
Superior court judge in Washington, 1946; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1957-77; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1969-71.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Successfully advocated the creation of an intermediate Court of
Appeals for Washington state.
Died in Laguna Hills, Orange
County, Calif., September
17, 2000 (age 92 years, 354
days).
Interment at Ascension
Cemetery, Lake Forest, Calif.
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Jed Joseph Johnson (1888-1963) —
also known as Jed Johnson —
of Anadarko, Caddo
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., July 31,
1888.
Son of La Fayette D. Johnson and Evalyn (Carlin) Johnson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mail
carrier; lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1920-27, 1925-26 (17th District 1920-27, 15th
District 1925-26); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1927-47; federal
judge, 1947.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Lions.
Died May 8,
1963 (age 74 years, 281
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Chickasha, Okla.
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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.
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Olin Earl Teague (1910-1981) —
also known as Olin E. Teague; "Tiger
Teague" —
of Bryan, Brazos
County, Tex.; College Station, Brazos
County, Tex.
Born in Woodward, Woodward
County, Okla., April 6,
1910.
Son of James Martin Teague and Ida (Sturgeon) Teague.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Texas 6th District, 1946-78; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956,
1964.
Baptist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
23, 1981 (age 70 years, 292
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Julius Gayle Windsor, Jr. (1920-1991) —
also known as J. Gayle Windsor, Jr. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 4,
1920.
Son of Julius
Gayle Windsor, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1957-62, 1967-80.
Baptist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Theta
Chi.
Cast the only opposing vote in the legislature to Gov. Orval
Faubus's plan to fight desegregation of the Little Rock schools
in 1958.
Died, of cancer, in
Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
28, 1991 (age 71 years, 116
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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