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Haskell is a city,as of March 2024,in Muskogee County,Oklahoma,United States. The population was 2,007 at the 2010 census,a gain of 13.7 percent over the figure of 1,765 recorded in 2000. Haskell was established in 1904 on the Midland Valley Railroad. It was named for town site developer Charles N. Haskell,who would become the first governor of the State of Oklahoma in 1907.
Muskogee is the 13th-largest city in Oklahoma and is the county seat of Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College,it lies approximately 48 miles (77 km) southeast of Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as of the 2020 census,a 6.0% decrease from 39,223 in 2010.
Lee Cruce was an American lawyer,banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma,Cruce successfully campaigned to succeed Haskell to serve as the second governor of Oklahoma. As governor,Cruce was responsible for the establishment of the Oklahoma Department of Highways and the Oklahoma State Capitol. He worked hard to enforce prohibitions on alcohol and gambling,going so far as to use the state militia to stop horse racing. He was succeeded by Robert L. Williams.
William Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Murray was an American educator,lawyer,and politician who served as the first Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives,a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma,and as the 9th Governor of Oklahoma. He was a Southern Democratic member of the Democratic Party who opposed the New Deal and supported racial segregation.
James Brooks Ayres Robertson,sometimes called J. B. A. Robertson,was an American lawyer,judge and the fourth governor of Oklahoma. Robertson was appointed by the state's first governor,Charles N. Haskell,to serve as a district judge.
Charles Nathaniel Haskell was an American lawyer,oilman,and politician who was the first governor of Oklahoma. As a delegate to Oklahoma's constitutional convention in 1906,he played a crucial role in drafting the Oklahoma Constitution and gaining Oklahoma's admission into the United States as the 46th state in 1907. A prominent businessman in Muskogee,he helped the city grow in importance. He represented the city as a delegate in both the 1906 Oklahoma convention and an earlier convention in 1905 that was a failed attempt to create a U.S. state of Sequoyah.
The Constitution of the State of Oklahoma is the governing document of the U.S. State of Oklahoma. Adopted in 1907,Oklahoma ratified the United States Constitution on November 16,1907,as the 46th U.S. state. At its ratification,the Oklahoma Constitution was the lengthiest governing document of any government in the U.S. All U.S. state constitutions are subject to federal judicial review;any provision can be nullified if it conflicts with the U.S. Constitution.
William Stuart Reyburn was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1911 to 1913. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia County from 1909 to 1911.
Swanson County is a defunct county in Oklahoma. It was created from southern Kiowa County and western Comanche County on August 13,1910,after a special election,but dissolved after a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned the election in 1911. The county was named for Claude A. Swanson,Governor of Virginia and a friend of Oklahoma Governor Charles N. Haskell.
Reuben Locke Haskell was a U.S. Representative from New York.
The Haskell Fighting Indians football team represented the Haskell Institute,later known as Haskell Indian Nations University,in college football. They fielded their first football team in 1895.
George W. Bellamy (1867–1920) was the first lieutenant governor of Oklahoma,from 1907 until 1911 alongside Oklahoma's first governor,Charles N. Haskell.
The First Oklahoma Legislature was the first meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The meeting took place from December 2,1907,to May 26,1908,in the Guthrie City Hall Building during the first year of the only term of Governor Charles Haskell.
The Second Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives,during the only term of Governor Charles Haskell. State legislators elected in 1908 met in the Guthrie City Hall Building from January 5 to March 12,1909. The state legislature also met in special session from January 20 to March 19,1910.
The Third Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in the Levy Building in Oklahoma City,beginning with a special session from November 28 to December 16,1910,during the end of Governor Charles Haskell's term and ending with a regular session from January 3 to March 11,1911,during the first year of the term of Governor Lee Cruce. The Democratic Party,which already held the majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives,further increased the number of seats they held after the 1910 election.
Monticello Seminary,founded in 1835,was an American seminary,junior college and academy in Godfrey,Illinois. The 215 acres (87 ha) campus was the oldest female seminary in the west,before it closed in 1971. The buildings are now part of Lewis and Clark Community College.
The 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1910,and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Lee Cruce defeated Republican J. W. McNeal. Also on the ballot were J. T. Cumbie of the Socialist Party and George E. Rouch of the Prohibition Party.
Ed Boyle was an American politician who served as the Oklahoma Chief Mine Inspector and in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Haskell County.
Perry A. Ballard was an American politician who served as the 3rd Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner between 1911 and 1913.
Giles W. Farris was an American politician who was the only elected Oklahoma State Printer from January 1911 until his impeachment from office in February 1913. After his tenure,the office of State Printer was abolished by the Oklahoma Legislature,with the office officially ceasing to exist June 15,1913.
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- ↑ "Oklahoma History" (PDF). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ Curtis, Gene (June 10, 2007). "Only in Oklahoma: Midnight trip brought state capital to OKC". Tulsa World . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
