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William Townsend PHEIFFER, Congress, NY (1898-1986)
PHEIFFER William Townsend , a Representative from New York; born in Purcell, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), July 15, 1898; attended the public schools of Purcell, Ardmore, and Oklahoma City,…James Sanford DAVENPORT, Congress, OK (1864-1940)
DAVENPORT James Sanford , a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Gaylesville, Cherokee County, Ala., September 21, 1864; moved with his parents to Conway, Faulkner County, Ark., in…Bird Segle McGUIRE, Congress, OK (1865-1930)
McGUIRE Bird Segle , a Delegate and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill., October 13, 1865; moved to Randolph County, Mo., in 1867 with his parents; attended…Thomas Deitz McKEOWN, Congress, OK (1878-1951)
McKEOWN Thomas Deitz , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Blackstock, Chester County, S.C., June 4, 1878; attended the common schools, studied under a private tutor and attended lectures at…Jesse Chisholm Biography
Jesse Chisholmfounder of the Chisholm TrailBorn: circa 1806Birthplace: Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee Born to a father of Scottish ancestry and a Cherokee mother, Chisholm went to live…Chief Plácido Biography
Chief PlácidoTonkawa Indian chiefBorn: late 1700sBirthplace: ? Also called Ha-shu-ka-na (“Can't Kill Him”), Chief Plácido was the son of a Tonkawa warrior and a captive Comanche woman. In…Henry Laurens DAWES, Congress, MA (1816-1903)
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1893 Party: Republican DAWES Henry Laurens , a Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts; born in Cummington, Mass., October 30, 1816; attended the common…Wilburn CARTWRIGHT, Congress, OK (1892-1979)
CARTWRIGHT Wilburn , a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Georgetown, Meigs County, Tenn., January 12, 1892; moved with his parents to the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in…Samuel Bell MAXEY, Congress, TX (1825-1895)
Senate Years of Service: 1875-1887 Party: Democrat MAXEY Samuel Bell , a Senator from Texas; born in Tomkinsville, Monroe County, Ky., March 30, 1825; attended the common schools and graduated from…Robert Samuel KERR, Congress, OK (1896-1963)
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1963 Party: Democrat KERR Robert Samuel , A Senator from Oklahoma; born in the Chickasaw Indian Territory, Okla., near the present town of Ada, September 11, 1896;…Trending
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