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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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Clarence E. Bailey (b. 1895) —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Ramona, Washington
County, Okla., October
18, 1895.
Son of John Bailey and Lucy (Brown) Bailey.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1933-37.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) —
also known as Wayne W. Bayless —
of Claremore, Rogers
County, Okla.
Born in Cassville, Barry
County, Mo., August
27, 1895.
Son of John Melville Bayless (1851-1907) and Mary (Stubblefield)
Bayless (1856-1928).
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge
in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of
Claremore.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died December
17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Claremore, Okla.
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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.
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George Lynn Bowman (b. 1874) —
also known as George L. Bowman —
of Kingfisher, Kingfisher
County, Okla.
Born in Harrisonburg,
Va., October
9, 1874.
Son of William Harpine Bowman and Frances (Hoffman) Bowman.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Kingfisher
County Attorney, 1902-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1912,
1944,
1948;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Freemasons; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ezra Brainerd, Jr. (b. 1878) —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., August
26, 1878.
Son of Ezra Brainerd and Frances Viola (Rockwell) Brainerd.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and vice-president, First National Bank of
Muskogee; director, Farmers National Bank of
Fort Gibson; director, First National Bank of
Braggs; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1927-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Psi;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Burford (1852-1922) —
also known as John H. Burford —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Born in Parkeville, Parke
County, Ind., February
29, 1852.
Son of Rev. James Burford.
Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880; register, U.S. Land
Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief
justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member
of Oklahoma
state senate, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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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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Thomas Alberter Chandler (1871-1953) —
of Vinita, Craig
County, Okla.
Born near Eucha, Delaware
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.), July 26,
1871.
Son of Burges G. Chandler and Annie (Gunter) Chandler.
Republican. Oil
producer; farmer; real estate
business; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1917-19, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Vinita, Craig
County, Okla., June 22,
1953 (age 81 years, 331
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Vinita, Okla.
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James Waddey Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as J. W. Clark —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.
Born in Allisona, Williamson
County, Tenn., December
8, 1877.
Son of Joseph P. Clark and Cora Belle (Waddey) Clark.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1911; Atoka
County Attorney, 1913-16; member of Oklahoma
Democratic State Central Committee, 1922-25; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac N. Coggs (b. 1920) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 5,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant;
tavern
keeper; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1953-64.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets; Elks;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1964.
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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.
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Lee Cruce (1863-1933) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky., July 8,
1863.
Son of James Winlock Cruce and Jane (Hill) Cruce.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908,
1920,
1928;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1911-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died in Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla., January
16, 1933 (age 69 years, 192
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskogee, Okla.
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James Buchanan Cullison (b. 1857) —
also known as James B. Cullison —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in New London, Henry
County, Iowa, September
21, 1857.
Son of Elisha Cullison and Matilda (McCabe) Cullison.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
register, U.S. Land Office, Enid, Okla., 1897-1902; district judge in
Oklahoma 21st District, 1911-29; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(alternate), 1932;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Dabney (1876-1938) —
of Altus, Jackson
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Comanche
County, Tex., February
3, 1876.
Son of Edwin Thomas Dabney and Ninnie (Dickenson) Dabney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1906-08; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-23; Oklahoma
state attorney general, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 16,
1938 (age 62 years, 102
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Thomas Dabney and Ninnie (Dickenson) Dabney; married 1904 to Emma
Adams; married 1929 to Jewel
Cooper. |
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Wesley Ernest Disney (1883-1961) —
also known as Wesley E. Disney —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
31, 1883.
Son of Wesley Disney and Elizabeth (Matney) Disney.
Democrat. Lawyer; Muskogee
County Attorney, 1911-15; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1919-24; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1931-45; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 26,
1961 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Okla.
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Everett Francis Drumright (1906-1993) —
also known as Everett F. Drumright —
of Drumright, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Drumright, Creek
County, Okla., September
15, 1906.
Son of Aaron H. Drumright and Mary Gertrude (Ryan) Drumright.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1930-31; Hankow, 1931-32; Shanghai, 1934-37; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1938; Shanghai, 1941; Chungking, 1942-44; London, 1946; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1954-58; U.S. Ambassador to China (Taiwan), 1958-62.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in 1993
(age about
86 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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James Howard Edmondson (1925-1971) —
also known as J. Howard Edmondson —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.; Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., September
27, 1925.
Son of Edmond Augustus Edmondson and Esther (Pullen) Edmondson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County Attorney, 1954-58; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
17, 1971 (age 46 years, 51
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Marvin Henry Edwards (b. 1937) —
also known as Mickey Edwards —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 12,
1937.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1977-93.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Scott Ferris (1877-1945) —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born in Neosho, Newton
County, Mo., November
3, 1877.
Son of Scott Ferris and Anna M. (Thorp) Ferris.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1904-05; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-21 (5th District 1907-15, 6th
District 1915-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1924-40; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 8,
1945 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Wirt Franklin (1883-1962) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.
Born in Richmond, Ray
County, Mo., March 22,
1883.
Son of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died September
24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August 5,
1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer (divorced 1922); married, June 29,
1923, to Virginia Doss. |
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Arthur H. Geissler (1877-1945) —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Germany,
October
30, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; insurance
business; chair of
Oklahoma County Republican Party, 1910-14; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Committee, 1912-18; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916,
1940,
1944;
U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1922-30.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., February
17, 1945 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Julia (Henderson) Adams (died 1924). |
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John C. Gung'l (b. 1882) —
of Willcox, Cochise
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Camp Supply, Indian Territory (now Fort Supply, Woodward
County, Okla.), September
19, 1882.
Son of Carl S. Gung'l and Annie (Gung'l) Gung'l.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1929-33.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Hall (b. 1930) —
of Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., October
20, 1930.
Son of William A. Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer; Tulsa
County District Attorney, 1962-66; law
professor; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1971-75; defeated in primary, 1966, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners.
Indicted
in 1975 on extortion
and conspiracy charges;
later convicted,
sentenced
to three years in prison,
and served 19 months; disbarred
in 1978.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Son of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Roxy Seevers. |
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Fred Roy Harris (b. 1930) —
also known as Fred R. Harris —
of Oklahoma; Corrales, Sandoval
County, N.M.
Born in Walters, Cotton
County, Okla., November
13, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1956-64; candidate in primary for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1962; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1969-70; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1976;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Wirt Hastings (1866-1938) —
also known as William W. Hastings —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.
Born in Benton
County, Ark., December
31, 1866.
Son of Yell Hastings and Louisa J. Hastings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Attorney General for Cherokee Nation, 1891-95; national attorney for
Cherokee tribe, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1915-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 8,
1938 (age 71 years, 98
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Tahlequah, Okla.
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Robert Alexander Hefner (b. 1874) —
also known as Robert A. Hefner —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.; Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Lone Oak, Hunt
County, Tex., February
7, 1874.
Son of William Lafayette Hefner and Sallie Jane (Masters) Hefner.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1927-36.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John T. Johnson (b. 1856) —
of Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Livingston, Overton
County, Tenn., January
9, 1856.
Democrat. County judge in Texas; district judge in Oklahoma, 1907-15;
justice
of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1919-25; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-25.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philas Stratton Jones (1867-1943) —
also known as Philas S. Jones —
of Wilburton, Latimer
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Kentucky, September
30, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 3rd District, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, of arteriosclerosis,
in a hospital
at Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., July 27,
1943 (age 75 years, 300
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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Robert Samuel Kerr (1896-1963) —
also known as Robert S. Kerr —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Ada, Pontotoc
County, Okla., September
11, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
state court judge in Oklahoma, 1931; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1940-48; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1943-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1944,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1949-63; died in office 1963.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
1, 1963 (age 66 years, 112
days).
Original interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.; reinterment at Kerr
Family Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
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Arthur J. Law (1906-1987) —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Poteau, Le Flore
County, Okla., January
12, 1906.
Democrat. Grocer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1952; mayor of
Pontiac, Mich., 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-72 (Oakland County 2nd
District 1959-64, 62nd District 1965-72); defeated, 1972 (primary),
1972.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grotto.
Died in 1987
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter A. Ledbetter (b. 1863) —
of Ardmore, Carter
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Warrenton, Fayette
County, Tex., March 9,
1863.
Son of Thmas A. Ledbetter and Almieda (Robison) Ledbetter.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Bryan Lee (1892-1967) —
also known as Josh Lee —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., January
23, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1935-37; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1937-43; defeated, 1942; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1956
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Sigma Rho; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi Mu
Alpha; Freemasons.
Died August
10, 1967 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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E. F. Lester (b. 1871) —
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., August 7,
1871.
Son of Preston S. Lester and Elizabeth (Crutchfield) Lester.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Oklahoma 5th District, 1918-24; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1924-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1931.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Haden Linebaugh (1878-1940) —
also known as D. Haden Linebaugh —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., November
4, 1878.
Son of Rev. Daniel Haden Linebaugh (1831-1901) and Margaret Elizabeth
(Sweets) Linebaugh (1837-1902).
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla., December
17, 1940 (age 62 years, 43
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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James Crawford Little (b. 1877) —
also known as J. C. Little —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., October
22, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1913.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Shannon Long (1883-1958) —
also known as George S. Long —
of Pineville, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in a log
cabin, Tunica, Winn
Parish, La., September
11, 1883.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1920; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1953-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 22,
1958 (age 74 years, 192
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memorial Park, Pineville, La.
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William Allen Maurer (b. 1872) —
also known as William A. Maurer; W. A.
Maurer —
of El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Altoona, Blair
County, Pa., October
25, 1872.
Son of George Maurer and Eliza (McCartney) Maurer.
Republican. Lawyer; Canadian
County Judge, 1911-15, 1919-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1921-25.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest William McFarland (1894-1984) —
also known as Ernest W. McFarland —
of Florence, Pinal
County, Ariz.
Born near Earlsboro, Pottawatomie
County, Okla., October
9, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; superior court
judge in Arizona, 1935-41; U.S.
Senator from Arizona, 1941-53; defeated, 1952, 1958; Governor of
Arizona, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1964;
justice
of Arizona state supreme court, 1965-71.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Jesters;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 8,
1984 (age 89 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
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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.
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Alfred Paul Murrah (1904-1975) —
also known as Alfred P. Murrah —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Johnston
County, Okla., October
27, 1904.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Oklahoma, 1937-40; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1940-70.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lambda
Chi Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons.
Namesake
of Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, destroyed by a bomb in
April 1995.
Died October
30, 1975 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry David Murray (1869-1956) —
also known as William H. Murray; "Alfalfa
Bill"; "Cocklebur Bill"; "Bolivia
Bill"; "The Sage of Tishomingo" —
of Tishomingo, Johnston
County, Okla.
Born near Collinsville, Grayson
County, Tex., November
21, 1869.
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state senate, 1890; delegate to
Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1907-09; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912
(speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma, 1913-17 (at-large 1913-15, 4th
District 1915-17); defeated, 1940; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1931-35; defeated in primary, 1918, 1938; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1932;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1942.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
15, 1956 (age 86 years, 329
days).
Interment at Tishomingo
Cemetery, Tishomingo, Okla.
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William John Otjen (b. 1880) —
also known as William J. Otjen —
of Enid, Garfield
County, Okla.
Born in Labette
County, Kan., October
19, 1880.
Son of John Christian Otjen and Sophia (Nuhfer) Otjen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
insurance
business; member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1923-25; member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1925-32; candidate for Governor of
Oklahoma, 1942; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Latham Owen (1856-1947) —
also known as Robert L. Owen —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., February
2, 1856.
Son of Robert L. Owen (president of the Virginia and Tennesee
Railroad) and Narcissa Chisholm Owen (Cherokee Nation).
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1892-96; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1907-25; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Modern
Woodmen of America; Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died July 19,
1947 (age 91 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Son of Thomas B. Pace and Florence (Burnett) Pace.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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.
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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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Robert Minter Rainey (1882-1971) —
also known as Robert M. Rainey —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., September
29, 1882.
Son of Jesse G. Rainey and Annie Elizabeth (Moore) Rainey.
Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1907-08; district judge in
Oklahoma, 1909-15; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1917-20; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-21.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died April 3,
1971 (age 88 years, 186
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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John W. Raley, Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born May 23,
1932.
Son of John Wesley Raley and Helen Thames Raley.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ponca City, Okla., 1980-83; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1990-97.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Clarence Robinson (b. 1875) —
of Tecumseh, Pottawatomie
County, Okla.
Born in De Leon, Comanche
County, Tex., December
11, 1875.
Son of M. V. Robinson and Maria L. (Williams) Robinson.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
Mayor, Tecumseh, Okla., 1917-18; Pottawatomie
County Probate Judge, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy St. Lewis (b. 1891) —
also known as Roy St. Lewis —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sharon, Mercer
County, Pa., September
27, 1891.
Son of John Griffith Lewis and Mary Ann (Davis) Lewis.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; assistant attorney in
Oklahoma for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1925-31.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Sutton (1843-1917) —
also known as George W. Sutton —
Born in Ohio
County, Ind., August 5,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1881-84; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Cleveland, Pawnee
County, Okla., May 17,
1917 (age 73 years, 285
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fletcher B. Swank (1875-1950) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born near Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa, April 24,
1875.
Son of Wallace Swank and Melinda (Wells) Swank.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; private secretary to U.S. Rep Scott
Ferris, 1907-08; lawyer; Cleveland
County Judge, 1911-14; district judge in Oklahoma 14th District,
1915-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 5th District, 1921-29, 1931-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Woodmen
Circle.
Died in Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla., March 16,
1950 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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
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Roy Joseph Turner (1894-1973) —
also known as Roy J. Turner —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Kendrick, Lincoln
County, Okla., November
6, 1894.
Son of Reason Turner and Etta Louise (Rogers) Turner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; oil
producer; rancher;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1947-51.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 11,
1973 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) —
also known as Frank L. Whitbeck —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., February
29, 1916.
Democrat. Insurance
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Died, from complications of leukemia
and a blood
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 31,
2002 (age 86 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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