Dewey F. Bartlett
U.S. Congressperson
1919 – 1979
Who was Dewey F. Bartlett?
Dewey Follett Bartlett, Sr., a U.S. politician, served as the 19th Governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his same-party Republican predecessor, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Catholic elected governor of Oklahoma, defeating the Democratic nominee, Preston Moore of Oklahoma City. He was defeated for reelection in 1970 by Tulsa attorney David Hall in the closest election in state history. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1972 and served one term. In 1978, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and did not run for reelection that year. He died of the disease in 1979.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1919
Marietta - Also known as
- Dewey Bartlett
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Princeton University
- Lived in
- Tulsa
- Died
- Mar 1, 1979
Tulsa
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on July 23, 2013
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