A. F. Vandeventer

Algernon Foster Vandeventer (1862 – November 5, 1931) was an American politician. He was a son of John Finley Vandeventer and Sarah C. Bowers, and a distant relative of Supreme Court Justice Willis Van Devanter. ^[1] He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1901. He was a member of the Democratic party.^[2][3][4] After serving in the Arkansas Legislature, he moved to Oklahoma and served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate.^[5]

A. F. Vandeventer
Vandeventer circa 1907
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 31st district
In office November 16, 1910 – November 16, 1914
Preceded by	P. J. Yeager
Succeeded by	R. L. Davidson
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office November 16, 1907 – November 16, 1908
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Clint Moore
Constituency	Washington County, Oklahoma
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office 1899–1901
Preceded by	James Camp Tappan
Succeeded by	T. H. Humphreys
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office 1897–1901
Constituency	Conway County, Arkansas
Personal details
Born	1862 Fulton County, Illinois
Died	November 5, 1931 (aged 68–69) Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic

References

1. Van Deventer, Christobelle (1943). The Vandeventer Family (PDF). Columbia, Missouri: E. W. Stephens Company. p. 188. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
2. Ritter, Charles F.; Wakelyn, Jon L. (2015-04-17). American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313239434. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
3. "Arkansas House Of Representatives". arkansashouse.org. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Oklahoma City will be the State Capital". Tulsa Tribune. November 23, 1910. Retrieved 19 February 2024.