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Wilburn Cartwright
1892-01-12 – 1979-03-14
Life & Legacy
Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was an American 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" 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.
Occupation & Career
politician, lawyer, teacher
Education
University of Chicago; University of Oklahoma
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
University of Chicago · University of Oklahoma
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2570202 — wikidata View source
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