William Silas Vernon

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Clara P. German
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William Silas Vernon
Member of the OklahomaHouseofRepresentatives
from the Wagoner County district
In office
1923–1924
Children3

William Silas Vernon was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1923 to 1924.

Biography

William Silas Vernon was born on October 11, 1871, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to James A. Vernon and Woodson Alexander Vernon. He attended school in Texas and graduated from Grayson College in Whiteright, Texas, in 1884. He was later admitted to the bar and served as Mayor of Whiteright. On December 26, 1895, he married Clara P. German, the daughter of Texas state legislator James German, and the couple had three childre. [1]

In 1906, he moved to Coweta, Indian Territory (then part of the Muscogee Nation), and founded the First National bank of Coweta. [1] In 1923 and 1924, he served in the 9th Oklahoma Legislature representing Wagoner County in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was preceded in office by W. T. Drake and succeeded by Horace S. Foster. [2] He died on October 16, 1929. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Necrology: William Silas Vernon" (PDF). Chronicles of Oklahoma . 8 (3): 350. September 1930. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma History" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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