Leon C. Phillips
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| Leon Chase Phillips | |
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| Leon C. Phillips | |
| 11th Governor of Oklahoma | |
| In office January 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | E. W. Marland |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Kerr |
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| Born | December 9, 1890 Grant City, Missouri |
| Died | March 27, 1958 (aged 67) Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Phillips |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodism |
Leon Chase "Red" Phillips (December 9, 1890 - March 27, 1958) was the 11th Governor of Oklahoma.[1]
Phillips was born in Worth County, Missouri, and moved to Oklahoma at an early age. While a student at Epworth University in Oklahoma City, he studied for the ministry, but changed to law and received his LL.B. from the University of Oklahoma in 1916. He was admitted to the State Bar in that year and to practice before the United States Supreme Court later. After service in World War I, he returned to Okemah, where he practiced law. He was a member of the State Legislature from 1933 to 1938; Speaker of the House in 1935; Governor from January 9, 1939, to January 11, 1943. During his governorship he was charged with accepting a bribe, but was eventually acquitted.
Phillips was a practicing attorney in his home of Okemah. He died, of a heart attack, while waiting for a client at the post office in Okmulgee on March 27, 1958. He is buried in Weleetka, Oklahoma.
[edit] References
- ^ Simmons, Charles A. (1998). The African American Press: A History of News Coverage During National Crises, with Special Reference to Four Black Newspapers, 1827-1965. McFarland. ISBN 078640387X.
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| Preceded by Ernest W. Marland |
Governor of Oklahoma 1939–1943 |
Succeeded by Robert S. Kerr |
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