Wesley E. Disney
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Wesley Ernest Disney was a U.S. Representative
from Oklahoma
.
Born in Richland, Kansas
, Disney attended the public schools of Kansas and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1906.
He was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1906, the Oklahoma bar in 1908, and began practice in Muskogee, Oklahoma
, in 1908.
County attorney of Muskogee County, Oklahoma
from 1911 to 1915.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1919-1924.
He served as chairman of the board of managers in the impeachment trial of Gov. John C. Walton in 1923.
Disney was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-second and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1945).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1944, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
He engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, March 26, 1961.
He was interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
.
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 Richland, Kansas
Richland, Kansas
Richland was a town in southeastern Shawnee County, Kansas. It is notable for being the birthplace of Georgia Neese Clark Gray, the first female Treasurer of the United States.-History:...
, Disney attended the public schools of Kansas and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1906.
He was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1906, the Oklahoma bar in 1908, and began practice in Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Muskogee County, and home to Bacone College. The population was 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in Oklahoma....
, in 1908.
County attorney of Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Muskogee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2010, the population was 70,990. Its county seat is Muskogee.-Government:...
from 1911 to 1915.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1919-1924.
He served as chairman of the board of managers in the impeachment trial of Gov. John C. Walton in 1923.
Disney 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 Seventy-second and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1945).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1944, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator.
He engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, March 26, 1961.
He was interred in Memorial Park Cemetery, 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...
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