Charles R. Nesbitt

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Charles Nesbitt
Oklahoma Secretary of Energy
In office
1991–1995
GovernorDavid Walters
Succeeded byCarl Michael Smith
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
In office
1969–1975
GovernorDewey F. Bartlett
David Hall
9th Attorney General of Oklahoma
In office
1963–1967
GovernorHenry Bellmon
Preceded byMac Q. Williamson
Succeeded byG. T. Blankenship
Personal details
BornAugust 30, 1921
Miami, Oklahoma
DiedJuly 5, 2007(2007-07-05) (aged 85)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMargôt Nesbitt
ProfessionLawyer

Charles Rudolph Nesbitt, Jr. (August 30, 1921 – July 5, 2007) was an Oklahoma attorney and politician. He held several political positions in the Oklahoma state government, having served as the 9th Attorney General of Oklahoma (1963–1967), a member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (1969–1975), and as Oklahoma Secretary of Energy under Governor David Walters (1991–1995).

Biography[edit]

Charles Nesbitt was born in Miami, Oklahoma, on August 30, 1921. His father was Charles Rudolph, Sr., also an attorney, and his mother was Irma Wilhelmi Nesbitt. He had one sister, Ilse Louise. He lived for a while in Tulsa, where he graduated from Central High School. He went on to earn a B.S. in Government from University of Oklahoma[1] in 1942. He attended basic training for the Army at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, where he became a second lieutenant, after which he served under General George S. Patton as a tank gunnery specialist.[a] He retired from the Army in 1950 with the rank of Major.[1] He later enrolled in law school at Yale University and graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1947, shortly after working as a clerk under a district judge, Bower Broaddus.[b] Nesbitt went into private practice, specializing in oil and gas, and was involved in Oklahoma politics.[2] He retired in 2001.

Personal[edit]

Nesbitt met Margôt Dorothy Lord while both were attending the University of Oklahoma. They married in 1948, after he returned from Europe. In 1954, they settled in Heritage Hills, a neighborhood in Oklahoma City, where they continued to reside at the time of his death.[1] Margôt, formerly an Episcopal priest at St. Paul's Cathedral (Oklahoma City),[2] remained in Oklahoma until her death in 2021.

Nesbitt died on July 5, 2007, at the age of 85. Nesbitt was survived by his wife Margôt; three children, Nancy, Douglas, and Carolyn and their spouses; and his grandchildren, Matthew, Anne, Christopher, Philip, Patrick, and Daniel; as well as his sister, Ilse and her family.

Political office holdings[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Lt. Nesbitt was stationed in Bavaria immediately after the end of hostilities in WWII.
  2. ^ Judge Broaddus was then on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Charles Nesbitt." The Oklahoman. July 7-8, 2007. Accessed January 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ex-state official, civic leader dies" Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - Saturday, July 7, 2007
  3. ^ "Previous Attorneys General - 1963-1967 Charles Nesbitt, 04/10/2007 08:29:46 AM". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-06-16.

See also[edit]

Political offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Oklahoma
1963–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
1969–1975 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Oklahoma Secretary of Energy
Under Governor David Walters
1991–1995 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Oklahoma
1962 		Succeeded by
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