Wilburn Cartwright
Wilburn Cartwright | |
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| Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
| In office 1955–1973 | |
| Governor | Raymond D. Gary J. Howard Edmondson George Nigh Henry Bellmon Dewey F. Bartlett David Hall |
| Preceded by | Reford Bond |
| Succeeded by | Rex Privett |
| Oklahoma State Auditor | |
| In office 1951–1954 | |
| Governor | Johnston Murray |
| Preceded by | A. S. J. Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Gladys Warren |
| Oklahoma Secretary of State | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
| Governor | Roy J. Turner |
| Preceded by | Kathrine Manton |
| Succeeded by | John D. Conner |
| Chairman of the Committee on Roads | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Charles D. Carter |
| Succeeded by | Paul Stewart |
| Superintendent of Schools for Krebs, Oklahoma | |
| In office 1922–1926 | |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office 1918–1922 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Hickman |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Memminger |
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the Coal County district | |
| In office 1914–1918 | |
| Preceded by | George T. Searcy |
| Succeeded by | F. Brinkworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1892 Georgetown, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 1979 (aged 87) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Carrie Staggs |
| Children | 2, including Lynn Cartwright |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1943–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Conflict | World War II |
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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.