Rex Privett

Last updated
Patricia Ann Nichols
(m. 1947)
Rex Privett
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
In office
1973–1979
Education Oklahoma State University
Military service
AllegianceFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Battles/wars World War II

Arnold Rex Privett was an American politician who served as the 34th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973. He also served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1956 to 1972 and served on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1973 to 1979.

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Early life, education, and family

Arnold Rex Privett was born on May 28, 1924, in Maramec, Oklahoma, to Arnold Lloyd Privett and Claudia Muriel Privett. He attended Maramec Elementary School and Pawnee High School where he played basketball. He attended Oklahoma A&M for a year before joining the United States Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He was stationed in Okinawa and Saipan. He later graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1949, married Patricia Ann Nichols on August 8, 1947, and worked as a rancher. [1]

Oklahoma House

Privett was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1956. [2] He initially represented the Pawnee County district as a Democrat until numbered districts were created in 1964. From 1964 until his retirement he represented the 35th district. He was the 34th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973. He was elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 1972 and served until 1979. [3] He chaired the commission in 1975. He was appointed by Governor George Nigh as the State Gasohol Coordinator and later served as the executive director of the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System from 1982 to 1995. He died on December 5, 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rex Privett Obituary". moorefuneralcremation.com. Moore Funeral and Cremation. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  2. "OPERS mourns the passing of Rex Privett". opers.ok.gov. OPERS Oklahoma. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  3. "Oklahoma History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2024.