Dixie Gilmer
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William Franklin Gilmer (June 7, 1901 - June 9, 1954) was a U.S. Representative
from Oklahoma
.
Born in Mount Airy, North Carolina
, Gilmer moved with his parents to Oklahoma.
He attended the public schools of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
.
He served as a page in the House of Representatives 1911-1919.
He graduated from the law school of Oklahoma University at Norman in 1923.
He was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced the practice of law in Oklahoma.
He served as member of the State house of representatives.
He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma
, in 1929.
He served as assistant county attorney of Tulsa County, Oklahoma
from 1931 to 1933.
County attorney of Tulsa County 1936-1946.
He was an unsuccessful for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1946.
Gilmer was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1951).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress.
State safety commissioner until his death in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
, June 9, 1954.
He was interred in Memorial Park.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
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Born in Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,388.-History:Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem and Galax, Virginia. It was named for a nearby plantation...
, Gilmer moved with his parents to Oklahoma.
He attended the public schools of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
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He served as a page in the House of Representatives 1911-1919.
He graduated from the law school of Oklahoma University at Norman in 1923.
He was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced the practice of law in Oklahoma.
He served as member of the State house of representatives.
He moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, in 1929.
He served as assistant county attorney of Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Tulsa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population is 603,403. Its county seat is Tulsa.-History of Tulsa County:The history of Tulsa County greatly overlaps the history of the city of Tulsa...
from 1931 to 1933.
County attorney of Tulsa County 1936-1946.
He was an unsuccessful for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1946.
Gilmer was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1951).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress.
State safety commissioner until his death in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
, June 9, 1954.
He was interred in Memorial Park.