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27 Sep 2019

Sarah Stitt

Sarah Stitt and her husband, Governor Kevin Stitt have been married for nearly 20 years. They reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with their six children. In her role as first lady of…

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27 Sep 2019

Wade Christensen

Wade Christensen was born in El Reno, Oklahoma, the hometown of his mother, Clairce Jo Christensen. His father, James Christensen, worked as a school principal in the El Reno School District…

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27 Sep 2019

Kevin Stitt

J. Kevin Stitt is the 28th governor of Oklahoma. Gov. Stitt is an entrepreneur and businessman who founded Gateway in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2000. Starting Gateway with only $1,000 and…

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15 Jan 2018

Charles Nathaniel Haskell

Born in Leipsic, Ohio, CHARLES NATHANIEL HASKELL was privately educated and became a teacher, practitioner of law, and businessman. After moving to Muskogee, Oklahoma, he organized the Territorial Trust and…

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12 Jan 2018

Lee Cruce

LEE CRUCE was born near Marion, Kentucky. Forced to leave Vanderbilt University because of ill health, he studied law privately and began practicing before moving to Ardmore, Oklahoma in 1891.…

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10 Jan 2018

Robert Lee Williams

ROBERT LEE WILLIAMS was born in Brundidge, Alabama and graduated from Southern University, after which he taught briefly and then studied law privately. He practiced law in Troy, Alabama before…

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09 Jan 2018

James Brooks Ayers Robertson

JAMES BROOKS AYERS ROBERTSON was born in Keokuk County, Iowa. He taught school first in Iowa and then in Oklahoma, where he relocated at the age of twenty-two. He went…

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08 Jan 2018

John Callaway (Jack) Walton

JOHN Callaway (JACK) WALTON was born near Indianapolis, Indiana and as a small child moved with his family to Nebraska and then Arkansas. After serving in the Field Artillery during…

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07 Jan 2018

Martin Edwin Trapp

Born in Robinson, Kansas, MARTIN EDWIN TRAPP moved to Oklahoma Territory as a teenager. He was educated in the public schools and graduated from Capitol City College in Guthrie, Oklahoma…

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06 Jan 2018

Henry Simpson Johnston

Born near Evansville, Indiana, HENRY SIMPSON JOHNSTON moved with his family to Kansas at a young age. He studied at Baker University and Methodist College in Kansas but relocated to…

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05 Jan 2018

William Judson Holloway

WILLIAM JUDSON HOLLOWAY was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Ouachita College in 1910, he moved to Hugo, Oklahoma, where he served for three…

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04 Jan 2018

William Henry Murray

WILLIAM HENRY MURRAY, known as "Alfalfa Bill," was born in Collinsville, Texas. After graduating from College Hill Institute in Springtown, Texas, he taught school and became a newspaper publisher. He…

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