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William Miller Jenkins (1856-1941) —
also known as William M. Jenkins —
of Arkansas City, Cowley
County, Kan.; Kay
County, Okla.; Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla.
Born in Alliance, Stark
County, Ohio, April 25,
1856.
Son of William Jenkins and Lydia (Miller) Jenkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1888;
secretary
of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901; Governor of
Oklahoma Territory, 1901.
Presbyterian.
Removed
from office as Governor in a scandal
over a sanitarium contract; a later investigation exonerated him.
Died in Sapulpa, Creek
County, Okla., October
19, 1941 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Southern
Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Okla.
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John Calloway Walton (1881-1949) —
also known as John C. Walton; Jack C.
Walton —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 6,
1881.
Son of Lewis W. Walton (1850-1939) and Emma Sarah (Calloway) Walton
(1850-1934).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1919-23; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1923; impeached
and removed from
office as Governor, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1924.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., November
25, 1949 (age 68 years, 264
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Henry Simpson Johnston (1867-1965) —
also known as Henry S. Johnston —
of Perry, Noble
County, Okla.
Born near Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
30, 1867.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma,
1912;
Governor
of Oklahoma, 1927-29.
Impeached
and removed from
office as Governor in 1929.
Died in Perry, Noble
County, Okla., January
7, 1965 (age 97 years, 8
days).
Interment somewhere
in Perry, Okla.
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Leon Chase Phillips (1890-1958) —
also known as Leon C. Phillips; Red
Phillips —
of Okemah, Okfuskee
County, Okla.
Born in Worth
County, Mo., December
9, 1890.
Democrat. Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; elected 1932, 1934, 1936; Speaker of
the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1935; Governor of
Oklahoma, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1940.
Charged
with accepting a
bribe while governor; tried
twice and ultimately acquitted.
Died, of a heart
attack, while waiting for a client at the post
office in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., March 27,
1958 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Weleetka, Okla.
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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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David Lee Walters (b. 1951) —
also known as David Walters —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Canute, Washita
County, Okla., November
20, 1951.
Democrat. Governor of
Oklahoma, 1991-95; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 2002; member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
While Governor, pleaded
guilty to a misdemeanor election
law violation.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hollis Earl Roberts (1943-2011) —
also known as Hollis E. Roberts —
of Hugo, Choctaw
County, Okla.
Born in Hochatown, McCurtain
County, Okla., May 9,
1943.
Son of Darrell E. Roberts and Laura (Beam) Roberts.
Member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives; chief of the Choctaw Nation,
1978-97.
Choctaw
Indian ancestry.
Convicted
in 1997 of aggravated
sexual abuse and abusive
sexual contact, involving two female employees.
Died in Hugo, Choctaw
County, Okla., October
19, 2011 (age 68 years, 163
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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