Wilburn Cartwright
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Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, politician, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. He self-styled himself "the most elected man in Oklahoma government"[1] and served in elected office in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, as a school superintendent, United States House of Representatives member for Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, Oklahoma Secretary of State, Oklahoma State Auditor, and on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
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Wilburn Cartwright | |
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Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
In office 1955-1973 | |
Governor | Raymond D. Gary J. Howard Edmondson George Nigh Henry Bellmon Dewey F. Bartlett David Hall |
Preceded by | Reford Bond |
Succeeded by | Rex Privett |
Oklahoma State Auditor | |
In office 1951-1955 | |
Governor | Johnston Murray |
Preceded by | A. S. J. Shaw |
Succeeded by | A. S. J. Shaw |
Oklahoma Secretary of State | |
In office 1947-1951 | |
Governor | Roy J. Turner |
Preceded by | Kathrine Manton |
Succeeded by | John D. Conner |
Chairman of the Committee on Roads | |
In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1943 | |
Preceded by | Charles D. Carter |
Succeeded by | Paul Stewart |
Superintendent of Schools for Krebs, Oklahoma | |
In office 1922-1926 | |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate | |
In office 1918-1922 | |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
In office 1914-1918 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1892-01-12)January 12, 1892 Georgetown, Tennessee, US |
Died | March 14, 1979(1979-03-14) (aged 87) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Carrie Staggs |
Children | Doralyn Cartwright Wilburta May Cartwright |
Parent(s) | Rev. Jackson Robert Cartwright Emma Josephine Baker-Cartwright |
Relatives | Peter Cartwright (great-great uncle) Keith Cartwright (brother) Buck Cartwright (brother) Jan Eric Cartwright (nephew) Earl Cartwright (cousin) |
Alma mater | State Teachers College University of Oklahoma College of Law University of Chicago |
Occupation | teacher, lawyer, politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–1945 |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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