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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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