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Methodist Politicians in Oklahoma


  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.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Homer Albert and Leona Ann (Scott) Albert; cousin of Charles Wesley Vursell; married, August 20, 1942, to Mary Harmon.
  Cross-reference: Charles Ward
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  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.
  Archibald Bonds (1876-1970) — of Muskogee, Muskogee County, Okla. Born in Pond Spring, Walker County, Ga., January 29, 1876. Son of John F. Bonds and Elizabeth T. (Hall) Bonds. Democrat. Rogers County Judge, 1907-11; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1913-14; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-20. Methodist. Member, Sigma Nu. Died May 27, 1970 (age 94 years, 118 days). Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, December 11, 1900, to Ora M. Camp.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Lyle Boren (b. 1941) — also known as David L. Boren — of Seminole, Seminole County, Okla.; Norman, Cleveland County, Okla. Born in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1941. Son of Lyle H. Boren and Christine (McKown) Boren. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1967-75; Governor of Oklahoma, 1975-79; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1979-94; resigned 1994. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. President, University of Oklahoma. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Father of David Daniel Boren. See Boren family of Oklahoma.
  Cross-reference: Charles Ward
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Relatives: Married, February 14, 1876, to Mary A. Cheek.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, October 23, 1894, to Marie Louise Wainwright.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married, May 1, 1917, to Anna Paullin.
  Tom Cole (b. 1949) — of Moore, Cleveland County, Okla. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., April 28, 1949. Republican. University faculty; staff, U.S. Rep. Mickey Edwards, 1982-84; Oklahoma Republican state chair, 1985-89; member of Oklahoma state senate, 1988-91; secretary of state of Oklahoma, 1995-99; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 2003-. Methodist. Chickasaw Indian ancestry. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) — of Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Franklinville, Gloucester County, N.J., September 3, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1876. Methodist. One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers; invented the first successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain; later, he was an oil producer based in Oklahoma. Died, of heart trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., May 12, 1925 (age 82 years, 251 days). Interment at Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
  Vincil Penny Crowe (1897-1974) — also known as V. P. Crowe — of Garfield County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Braymer, Caldwell County, Mo., July 7, 1897. Son of Thomas William Crowe and Laura Belle (Penny) Crowe. Democrat. Lawyer; Garfield County Attorney, 1923-24; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 8th District, 1924. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Sigma Rho. Died in December, 1974 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 19, 1925, to Katherine Francis Latimer.
  Roosevelt F. Dorn — of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Checotah, McIntosh County, Okla. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1980-97; mayor of Inglewood, Calif., 1997-; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, National Bar Association; American Bar Association; NAACP. Still living as of 2006.
  Mabel Louise Fain (1904-1997) — also known as Louise Fain — of Atoka, Atoka County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Webb City, Jasper County, Mo., October 22, 1904. Republican. School teacher; real estate agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1944. Female. Methodist. Member, American Association of University Women. Died December 2, 1997 (age 93 years, 41 days). Burial location unknown.
  Thompson Benton Ferguson (1857-1921) — also known as Thompson B. Ferguson — of Watonga, Blaine County, Okla. Born near Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, March 17, 1857. Republican. Postmaster; Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916. Methodist. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., February 14, 1921 (age 63 years, 334 days). Interment at Watonga City Cemetery, Watonga, Okla.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1904 to Roxy Seevers.
  Everette Burgess Howard (1873-1950) — also known as Everette B. Howard; Everett B. Howard — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Born in Morgantown, Butler County, Ky., September 19, 1873. Son of Addison A. Howard and Addie P. (Harreld) Howard. Democrat. Lawyer; oil and gas producer; Oklahoma state auditor, 1915-18; U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1919-21, 1923-25, 1927-29; defeated, 1920. Methodist. Died in 1950 (age about 76 years). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, December 4, 1895, to Hollis Hope.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Vaughndean Landes (1914-2010) — of Anadarko, Caddo County, Okla. Born March 28, 1914. Daughter of Jesse A. Landes and Ethel Amanda (Smith) Landes. Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956. Female. Methodist. Died October 27, 2010 (age 96 years, 213 days). Interment at Enid Cemetery, Enid, Okla.
  Timothy Dwight Leonard (b. 1940) — also known as Timothy D. Leonard — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born January 22, 1940. Son of Dwight Leonard and Mary Evelyn (Holder) Leonard. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oklahoma state senate, 1979-88; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1989-92; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 1992-94. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Theta Pi. Still living as of 1994.
  Relatives: Married, July 15, 1967, to Nancy Louise Laughlin.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, June 1, 1904, to Della McKinnon (1881-1946).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  See also NNDB dossier
  George Mansel Nicholson (b. 1874) — also known as George M. Nicholson — of Ness City, Ness County, Kan.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Sulphur, Murray County, Indian Territory (now Okla.); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Riley County, Kan., May 30, 1874. Son of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1921-27; chief justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1925-27. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George E. Nicholson and Ida (Carpenter) Nicholson; married, September 1, 1903, to Julie Sheldon (died 1919); married, July 31, 1927, to Edith Cole.
  Stanley Barnum Niles (1896-1978) — also known as Stanley B. Niles — of Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich.; Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa. Born in Nashville, Barry County, Mich., January 22, 1896. Son of Fred Lewis Niles and Carrie A. (Barnum) Niles. Methodist minister; Dry candidate for delegate to Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Eaton County, 1933; Commonwealth candidate for University of Michigan board of regents, 1935; Commonwealth candidate for Michigan state auditor general, 1936; president, Iowa Wesleyan College, 1938-49. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Delta Sigma Phi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died, in Methodist Manor retirement home, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., December 30, 1978 (age 82 years, 342 days). Interment somewhere in Tulsa, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, April 11, 1919, to Velma A. Thomas.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 14, 1925, to Loretto Kathleen Nancy (1902-1999).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marian Penix (c.1924-1991) — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark. Born in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla., about 1924. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1972; Judge, Arkansas Court of Appeals, 1979. Female. Methodist. Died September 21, 1991 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.
  William Bliss Pine (1877-1942) — also known as William B. Pine; W. B. Pine — of Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Okla. Born in Bluffs, Scott County, Ill., December 30, 1877. Republican. Farmer; oil producer; manufacturer; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; candidate for Governor of Oklahoma, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1936. Methodist. Died in 1942 (age about 64 years). Interment at Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okla.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1912, to Laura Hamilton.
  Cross-reference: Herbert K. Hyde
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, August 12, 1905, to Lillian Fryer (1885-1960).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Granduncle of Milo W. Sutton.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 30, 1914, to Ada Blake.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1937 to Jessica E. Grimm.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Claude Weaver (1867-1954) — of Oklahoma. Born in Gainesville, Cooke County, Tex., March 19, 1867. Son of W. T. G. Weaver. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Oklahoma at-large, 1913-15; defeated, 1919; district judge in Oklahoma, 1934. Methodist. Died May 20, 1954 (age 87 years, 62 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Lee Williams (1868-1948) — also known as Robert L. Williams — of Durant, Bryan County, Okla. Born near Brundidge, Pike County, Ala., December 20, 1868. Son of Jonathan Williams and Sarah Julia (Paul) Williams. Democrat. Methodist minister; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indian Territory, 1900; member of Democratic National Committee from Indian Territory, 1904-07; delegate to Oklahoma state constitutional convention, 1906; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker); Governor of Oklahoma, 1915-19; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1919-37; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1937-39. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. The Durant public library is named for him. Died, of pneumonia, at Wilson N. Jones Hospital, Sherman, Grayson County, Tex., April 10, 1948 (age 79 years, 112 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Durant, Okla.
  See also National Governors Association biography

 

 


 
   
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