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    Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 – January 16, 1933) was an American lawyer, banker and the second governor of Oklahoma. Losing to Charles N. Haskell in the 1907...
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  • player Lee Cruce (1863–1933), American lawyer, banker, and politician Petrus de Cruce (13th century), French cleric, composer, and music theorist Cruces (disambiguation)...
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  • the two daughters of Charles LeFlore. Chickie was later the wife of Lee Cruce, Oklahoma's second governor. Singer and actress Reba McEntire lived in...
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    1977, pp. 475–476. Sobel 1978, p. 1242. "Lee Cruce". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 5, 2023. "Cruce Is Now Governor". Muskogee Times-Democrat...
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    prohibited persons from having successive terms in the governor's office. Lee Cruce succeeded Haskell, who returned to his law practice and related business...
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    state governors have faced an impeachment trial; a twelfth, Governor Lee Cruce of Oklahoma, escaped impeachment by one vote in 1912. Several others,...
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    on November 8, 1910, and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Lee Cruce defeated Republican J. W. McNeal. Also on the ballot were J. T. Cumbie...
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    power, Williams counteracted the loss of executive power under Governor Lee Cruce. Williams was born on December 20, 1868, near Brundidge, Alabama. Williams...
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    serve as acting governor of Oklahoma, during the absence of Governor Lee Cruce from the state, as evidenced by a pardon he issued in 1915 in the case...
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    on May 22, 1909, Harmon County was created by proclamation of Governor Lee Cruce on June 2. Carved from adjacent Greer County, the new county was named...
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  • post-Furman had their death sentences commuted. In earlier years Governor Lee Cruce commuted every death sentence imposed during his administration (1911–1915)...
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    Charles N. Haskell 42 / 48 6 1908 62 / 101 23 38 / 48 4 1910 75 / 101 13 Lee Cruce 35 / 48 3 1912 82 / 101 7 38 / 48 3 1914 83 / 101 1 Robert L. Williams...
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    In office November 16, 1907 – June 30, 1916 Governor Charles Haskell Lee Cruce Robert L. Williams Preceded by Alva J. Niles (as last territorial Adjutant...
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    the time included Democratic members who were angry at then Governor Lee Cruce over his veto of a redistricting plan that would have gerrymandered Congressional...
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    Marion has a lending library, the Crittenden County Public Library. Lee Cruce (1863–1933), second governor of Oklahoma Shelby Hearon (1931–2016), novelist...
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    first City Charter was approved by city voters and Oklahoma Governor Lee Cruce in March 1911. In 1926, the office of city manager was created and the...
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    the "twin cities" of Pittsburg County due to their proximity. Governor Lee Cruce proclaimed Haileyville a first class city on February 12, 1912. After...
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    Murray ran for governor but lost in the Democratic primary, but lost to Lee Cruce. In 1912, Murray lead the Oklahoma delegation to the 1912 Democratic National...
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    resist these bills and disfranchising effort. In 1911, Republican Phillips Lee Goldsborough (1912 to 1916) was elected governor, succeeding Crothers. Maryland...
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    was launched on 23 March 1914, sponsored by Lorena J. Cruce, daughter of Oklahoma Governor Lee Cruce. The launch was preceded by an invocation, the first...
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    to Oklahoma City, where the Oklahoma State Capitol is located today. Lee Cruce, the second Governor of Oklahoma, commissioned the architectural construction...
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    Superintendent of Public Instruction In office November 16, 1911 – 1923 Governor Lee Cruce Robert L. Williams James B. A. Robertson Preceded by Evan Dhu Cameron...
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    state governors have faced an impeachment trial; a twelfth, Governor Lee Cruce of Oklahoma, escaped impeachment by one vote in 1912. Several others,...
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    In office November 16, 1907 – June 1, 1918 Governor Charles N. Haskell Lee Cruce Robert L. Williams Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Art L...
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    Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), wrote in protest to Lee Cruce, governor of Oklahoma. Cruce assured Villard he would do everything he could to bring...
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    troops were added. Before World War I the guardsmen were used by Gov. Lee Cruce (pictured left) to combat illegal boxing and horse racing operations and...
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    term of Governor Lee Cruce. The 1913 session was marked by the passage of a municipal Sunday closing law, which was favored by Cruce. Lieutenant Governor...
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  • The proposal was rejected. Shaffer County, proposed in 1913 by Governor Lee Cruce to be created from Creek County, Payne County, and Lincoln County. A vote...
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    Robertson ultimately withdrew from the Democratic primary to support Lee Cruce. The latter won the party's nomination and served as the second governor...
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    Crittenden County attend Crittenden County Schools located in Marion. Lee Cruce, attorney, second Governor of Oklahoma, Crittenden County native, Democratic...
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