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Charles R. Anthony (1885-1976) —
also known as C. R. Anthony —
of Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., August
10, 1885.
Son of Zachary Cicero Anthony and Elvira Ann (Pennington) Anthony.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Member, Rotary.
Named to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died in June, 1976
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyle H. Boren (1909-1992) —
of Seminole, Seminole
County, Okla.
Born near Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., May 11,
1909.
Son of Mark Lattimar Boren and Nannie Mae (Weatherall) Boren.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1937-47; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II.
Church
of Christ. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary; American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., July 2,
1992 (age 83 years, 52
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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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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Raymond Dancel Gary (1908-1993) —
also known as Raymond Gary —
of Madill, Marshall
County, Okla.
Born in Madill, Marshall
County, Okla., January
21, 1908.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1941-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1952,
1956;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died December
11, 1993 (age 85 years, 324
days).
Interment at Madill
Cemetery, Madill, 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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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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Charles Walter Mason (b. 1887) —
also known as Charles W. Mason —
of Nowata, Nowata
County, Okla.
Born in Stafford, Monroe
County, Ohio, December
11, 1887.
Son of Frank Mason and Mary O'Ella (Shankland) Mason.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nowata
County Attorney, 1914-16; served in the U.S. Army during World
War I; district judge in Oklahoma 2nd District, 1919-23; justice of
Oklahoma state supreme court, 1923-31; chief
justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1929-31.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Delta
Theta Phi; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Keith McCurdy (b. 1950) —
also known as Dave McCurdy —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Canadian, Hemphill
County, Tex., March 30,
1950.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 4th District, 1981-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1994.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Donald Lee Nickles (b. 1948) —
also known as Don Nickles —
of Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla.
Born in Ponca City, Kay
County, Okla., December
6, 1948.
Republican. Member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1979-80; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1981-2005.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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 Marion Tadlock (b. 1866) —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.; Phillipsburg, Phillips
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Monroe, Snohomish
County, Wash.; Raymond, Pacific
County, Wash.; Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash.; Eureka, Humboldt
County, Calif.
Born in Crawford
County, Ind., November
2, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; newspaper
editor; candidate for secretary of
state of Washington, 1916; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Washington, 1920;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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
Brown (died 1928). |
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Frederick August Westphal (b. 1895) —
also known as Fred A. Westphal —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., June 15,
1895.
Son of Peter John C. Westphal and Anna W. (Glesmann) Westphal.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
steel
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Navy
League; Military
Order of the World Wars; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 24,
1922, to Olive Mitchell M. Blackman. |
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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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