Donald Ferrell | |
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14th Adjutant General of Oklahoma | |
In office January 12, 1987 –January 13, 1991 | |
Governor | Henry Bellmon |
Preceded by | Robert M. Morgan |
Succeeded by | Tommy G. Alsip |
Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate | |
In office 1972–1974 | |
Succeeded by | Jim Inhofe |
Member of the Oklahoma Senate | |
In office 1966–1974 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Donald Ferrell is an American politician and journalist who served as a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate between 1966 and 1974,as the minority leader of the Oklahoma Senate between 1972 and 1974,and as 14th Adjutant General of Oklahoma from 1987 to 1991.
Ferrell is from Chandler,Oklahoma. He received his Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Oklahoma State University. [1]
Ferrell was president of the Ferrell Company,a real estate company. From 1953 to 1962 he worked as a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oklahoma and from 1962 to 1988 he was editor and publisher of the Lincoln County News. He was inducted into the Oklahoma newspaper Hall of Fame. [1]
In public service,he in the Oklahoma Senate between 1966 and 1974,and was Senate Minority Leader from 1972 to 1974. From 1987 to 1991,Mr. Ferrell served in the Governor's Cabinet,as Secretary for Safety and Security and as Adjutant General in command of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard. [1] He was the first Air National Guard officer to be Adjunct General of Oklahoma. [2] He was appointed to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust in 1998 by President Bill Clinton. [1]
He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1946 and received a commission through Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Oklahoma State University;he served in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force Reserve,retiring as a Major General. [1]
Ferrell married his wife Sally and they had three children. [1] His daughter,Susan Farrell,was an attorney for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,and was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. [3]
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