Henry Bellmon
U.S. Congressperson
1921 – 2009
Who was Henry Bellmon?
Henry Louis Bellmon was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Oklahoma Legislature, he went onto become both the 18th and 23rd governor of Oklahoma and a two-term United States Senator. He was the first Republican to serve as governor of Oklahoma.
A World War II veteran, Bellmon served a single term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, before running for governor. After serving in the U.S. Senate, he returned to serve again as governor and was responsible for passing a large education reform package. He died in 2009 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease.
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- Born
- Sep 3, 1921
Tonkawa - Spouses
- Shirley Osborn
(1947 - 2001) - Eloise Bollenbach
(2002 - 2009)
- Shirley Osborn
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
- Colorado State University
- Lived in
- Oklahoma City
- Died
- Sep 29, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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