President Arthur N. Daniels | |
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Oklahoma Territorial Council | |
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Born | Marion County, Tennessee |
Nationality | American |
Political party | People's Party |
George W. Gardenhire (Oct. 4, 1841 - Dec. 19, 1905) [1] was the first President of the Senate in the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature and a member of the Oklahoma's People's Party.
Born in 1841 in Marion County, Tennessee, Gardenhire moved to Lawrence County, Arkansas with his family when he was 10. [2]
Gardenhire served in the Civil War for several years and returned to Arkansas where he married Rebecca James in 1866. [2] He moved to Cowley County, Kansas in 1869. He moved to Payne County, Oklahoma in 1889. [2]
Gardenhire is best known for pushing through a compromise bill that set up what would become Oklahoma State University - Stillwater. [3]
Gardenhire was a Populist Party legislator, the only one on the council of the first Oklahoma Territorial Legislature. However, he was elected president, [4] due to the division of the legislature among Republicans and Democrats. [2]
Gardenhire also helped organize the Farmer's Alliance in Kansas during his time there. [2]
President Arthur N. Daniels | |
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Oklahoma Territorial Council | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marion County, Tennessee |
Nationality | American |
Political party | People's Party |
George W. Gardenhire (Oct. 4, 1841 - Dec. 19, 1905) [1] was the first President of the Senate in the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature and a member of the Oklahoma's People's Party.
Born in 1841 in Marion County, Tennessee, Gardenhire moved to Lawrence County, Arkansas with his family when he was 10. [2]
Gardenhire served in the Civil War for several years and returned to Arkansas where he married Rebecca James in 1866. [2] He moved to Cowley County, Kansas in 1869. He moved to Payne County, Oklahoma in 1889. [2]
Gardenhire is best known for pushing through a compromise bill that set up what would become Oklahoma State University - Stillwater. [3]
Gardenhire was a Populist Party legislator, the only one on the council of the first Oklahoma Territorial Legislature. However, he was elected president, [4] due to the division of the legislature among Republicans and Democrats. [2]
Gardenhire also helped organize the Farmer's Alliance in Kansas during his time there. [2]