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Governor of Oklahoma
The Governor of the State of Oklahoma is the head of state for the State of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma. The Governor is the ex...
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Charles N. Haskell
Charles Nathaniel Haskell (March 13, 1860 – July 5, 1933) was an American lawyer, oilman, and statesman who served as the first Governor of Oklahoma. Haskell played a crucial role in drafting the Oklahoma Constitution as well as Oklahoma's statehood...
Date of birth:
- Mar 13, 1860
Date of death:
- Jul 5, 1933 (age 73 years)
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Lee Cruce
Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 – January 16, 1933) was the second Governor of Oklahoma. Running against Charles N. Haskell in 1907 in the Democratic primaries, Lee would not receive the party's nomination for Oklahoma's first Governor. However, Cruce would...
Date of birth:
- Jul 8, 1863
Date of death:
- Jan 16, 1933 (age 69 years)
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James B. A. Robertson
James Brooks Ayers Robertson (March 15, 1871 – March 7, 1938), sometimes called JBA Robertson, was an American lawyer and statesman who would become the fourth Governor of Oklahoma.
Born in Keokuk County, Iowa, James Brooks Ayers Robertson was born...
Date of birth:
- Mar 15, 1871
Date of death:
- Mar 7, 1938 (age 67 years)
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John C. Walton
John Calloway “Jack” Walton (March 6, 1881 – November 25, 1949) was an American politician and the fifth Governor of Oklahoma. Walton would serve the shortest term of any Governor of Oklahoma, being the first Governor in the state’s history to be...
Date of birth:
- Mar 6, 1881
Date of death:
- Nov 25, 1949 (age 68 years)
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Martin E. Trapp
Martin Edwin Trapp (April 18, 1877 – July 26, 1951) was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma State Auditor under Governor Charles N. Haskell. Later, Trapp served as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma from 1915 to 1923. When...
Date of birth:
- Apr 18, 1877
Date of death:
- Jul 26, 1951 (age 74 years)
Party:
Henry S. Johnston
Henry Simpson Johnston (December 30, 1867 – January 7, 1965) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, the first President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the seventh Governor...
Date of birth:
- Dec 30, 1867
Date of death:
- Jan 7, 1965 (age 97 years)
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William H. Murray
William Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Murray (November 21, 1869 – October 15, 1956) was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician from Oklahoma. He was the first Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, U.S. Representative, and Governor. He...
Date of birth:
- Nov 21, 1869
Date of death:
- Oct 15, 1956 (age 86 years)
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E. W. Marland
Ernest Whitworth Marland (May 8, 1874 – October 3, 1941) was an American lawyer, oil businessman, and politician who served as the tenth Governor of Oklahoma.
Ernest Whitworth Marland was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1874. Marland...
Date of birth:
- May 8, 1874
Date of death:
- Oct 3, 1941 (age 67 years)
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Leon C. Phillips
Leon Chase "Red" Phillips was a Governor of Oklahoma. Born December 9, 1890, in Worth County, Missouri, Phillips moved to Oklahoma at an early age. While a student at Epworth University in Oklahoma City, he studied for the ministry, but changed to...
Date of birth:
- Dec 9, 1890
Date of death:
- 1958 (age 67 years)
Party:
Robert S. Kerr
Robert S. Kerr (September 11, 1896–January 1, 1963) was an American businessman from Oklahoma. Kerr formed a petroleum company before turning to politics. He served as Governor of Oklahoma and was elected three times to the United States Senate....
Date of birth:
- Sep 11, 1896
Date of death:
- Jan 1, 1963 (age 66 years)
Party:
Roy J. Turner
Roy Joseph Turner (November 6, 1894–June 11, 1973) was the 13th governor of Oklahoma.
Turner was born on November 6, 1894 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma Territory. Upon completion of his high school education, he attended Hill's Business College in...
Date of birth:
- Nov 6, 1894
Date of death:
- 1973 (age 78 years)
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Johnston Murray
Johnston Murray (July 21, 1902 – April 16, 1974) was the Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma from 1951 until 1955. He was a member of the Democratic Party. His father, William H. Murray, was also a governor of the state. He was born July 21, 1902...
Date of birth:
- Jul 21, 1902
Date of death:
- Apr 16, 1974 (age 71 years)
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Raymond D. Gary
Raymond Daniel Gary was the first Governor to be born in Oklahoma since statehood. His birth date was January 21, 1908, and his birthplace, a farm midway between Madill, Oklahoma and Kingston, Oklahoma. He was educated in the local schools and...
Date of birth:
- Jan 21, 1908
Date of death:
- Dec 11, 1993 (age 85 years)
Party:
J. Howard Edmondson
James Howard Edmondson (September 27, 1925 - November 17, 1971) was Governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963. Elected at the age of 33, Edmondson is the youngest governor in the history of the state.
Edmondson was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, attending...
Date of birth:
- Sep 27, 1925
Date of death:
- Nov 17, 1971 (age 46 years)
Party:
George Nigh
George Patterson Nigh (born June 9, 1927), is a popular civic leader in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The former two term governor and four term Lt. Governor was the first Oklahoma Governor to be re-elected and the first to win all 77 counties in the...
Date of birth:
- Jun 9, 1927 (age 82 years)
Party:
Henry Bellmon
Henry Louis Bellmon (September 3, 1921 – September 29, 2009) was an American Republican politician from Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Legislature, twice the Governor of Oklahoma (the first Republican to hold that office), and a two-term...
Date of birth:
- Sep 3, 1921
Date of death:
- Sep 29, 2009 (age 88 years)
Party:
Dewey F. Bartlett
Dewey Follett Bartlett (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979), a U.S. politician, served as the second Republican Governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his predecessor, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he was elected governor after defeating the...
Date of birth:
- Mar 28, 1919
Date of death:
- Mar 1, 1979 (age 59 years)
Party:
David Hall
David Hall (born October 20, 1930), U.S. Democratic Party politician, He served as Governor of Oklahoma from 1971 to 1975, after serving as Tulsa County District Attorney, and was previously a law professor at the University of Tulsa.
David Hall was...
Date of birth:
- Oct 20, 1930 (age 79 years)
Party:
David L. Boren
David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is an academic leader and American politician from the state of Oklahoma. A Democrat, he served as governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1994. He is currently...
Date of birth:
- Apr 21, 1941 (age 68 years)
Party:
David Walters
David Lee Walters (born November 20, 1951) was the Democratic governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995.
Walters was born near Canute, Oklahoma. He graduated as valedictorian from Canute High School in 1969. He later graduated from University of...
Date of birth:
- Nov 20, 1951 (age 58 years)
Party:
Frank Keating
Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating (born February 10, 1944) is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999. Keating won reelection to a second term, which ended...
Date of birth:
- Feb 10, 1944 (age 65 years)
Party:
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry (born July 10, 1963) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry faced Republican US Representative Ernest Istook for re-election on November 7...
Date of birth:
- Jul 10, 1963 (age 46 years)
