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First Gentleman Of Oklahoma
First Lady or First Gentleman of Oklahoma is the title held by the spouse of the sitting governor of Oklahoma. The first lady or first gentleman serves as the official host of the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion. As of 2019, there have been 26 first ladies and one first gentleman. The current (and 26th) first lady of Oklahoma is Sarah Hazen Stitt, wife of Governor Kevin Stitt. First Lady Hazen has been in that position since her husband assumed office in 2019. Role The position of the first spouse is not an elected one, carries no official duties, and receives no salary. However, the first spouse holds a highly visible position in state government. The first spouse is the host of the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion and organizes and attends official ceremonies and functions of state either along with, or in place of, the Governor. It is common for the governor's spouse to select specific, non-political, causes to promote. For instance, former first lady Kim Henry had taken up prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hazen Stitt
Sarah Hazen Stitt is an American businesswoman who has served as the First Lady of Oklahoma since 2019. Early life and career Sarah Hazen grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was homeschooled until she was a teenager when she first attended public schools. Growing up, her mother suffered from mental health problems, but refused treatment due to social stigmas. Her mother attempted suicide and her siblings had drug addictions. Her father also developed mental health problems during this time. Sarah cites her childhood experience as motivation for her mental health advocacy. She founded Gateway Mortgage, alongside her husband, Kevin Stitt, and worked there for twenty years. First Lady of Oklahoma Sarah Stitt became the First Lady of Oklahoma when her husband Kevin Stitt was sworn in Governor of Oklahoma on January 14, 2019. She was credited with improving her husband's approval with women voters during his 2018 election campaign. During her tenure, she has focused on mental health. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Frantz
Frank Frantz (May 7, 1872 – March 9, 1941) was an American Rough Riders, Rough Rider and politician who served as the seventh and final governor of Oklahoma Territory (1906–07). Frantz ran on the Republican Party (United States), Republican ticket to serve as the first Governor of Oklahoma, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, but lost the election to United States Democratic Party, Democrat Charles N. Haskell. Early life On May 7, 1872, Frank Frantz was born in Roanoke, Illinois, the son of Henry J. and Maria Frantz. Frantz would be educated in Illinois's Public school (government funded), public schools and would spend two years attending Eureka College. Following the opening of the Cherokee Strip on September 16, 1893, Frantz and his brothers moved to Medford, Oklahoma, Medford in Oklahoma Territory. Frantz would later work in California and Arizona Territory for an oil company. In 1898, while in Prescott, Arizona, Prescott, the Capital (political), capital of Arizona Territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Arnold Holloway
Amy Augusta Arnold Holloway (September 30, 1894 – September 8, 1969) was an American teacher who served as the 6th First Lady of Oklahoma from 1929 to 1931 during the tenure of her husband William J. Holloway. She was also the mother of Judge William Judson Holloway Jr. Biography Amy Augusta Arnold was born on September 30, 1894, in Paducah, Kentucky Paducah ( ) is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in the Upland South, and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located in the Southeastern Unit ..., to Richard and Fannie Arnold. She was raised in Texarkana, Arkansas, attended Ouachita College, and met her future husband William J. Holloway while working as a teacher in Hugo, Oklahoma. The couple married on June 16, 1917. She served as the 6th First Lady of Oklahoma from 1929 to 1931 during the tenure of her husband. Holloway did not help her husband campaign and died on S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry S
Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment * ''Henry'' (2011 film), a Canadian short film * ''Henry'' (2015 film), a virtual reality film * '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'', a 1986 American crime film * ''Henry'' (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson * "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Places Antarctica * Henry Bay, Wilkes Land Australia * Henry River (New South Wales) * Henry River (Western Australia) Canada * Henry Lake (Vancouver Island), British Columbia * Henry Lake (Halifax County), Nova Scotia * Henry Lake (District of Chester), Nova Scotia New Zealand * Lake Henry (New Zealand) * Henry River (New Zealand) United States * Henry, Illinois * Henry, Indiana * Henry, Nebraska * Henry, South Dakota * Henry Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Littleton Johnston
Ethel (also '' æthel'') is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name. Etymology and historic usage The word means ''æthel'' "noble". It is frequently attested as the first element in Anglo-Saxon names, both masculine and feminine, e.g. Æthelhard, Æthelred, Æthelwulf; Æthelburg, Æthelflæd, Æthelthryth (Audrey). It corresponds to the ''Adel-'' and ''Edel-'' in continental names, such as Adolf (Æthelwulf), Albert (Adalbert), Adelheid (Adelaide), Edeltraut and Edelgard. Some of the feminine Anglo-Saxon names in Æthel- survived into the modern period (e.g. Etheldred Benett 1776–1845). ''Ethel'' was in origin used as a familiar form of such names, but it began to be used as a feminine given name in its own right beginning in the mid-19th century, gaining popularity due to characters so named in novels by W. M. Thackeray (''The Newcomes'' – 1855) and Charlotte Mary Yonge (''The Daisy Chain'' whose heroine Ethel's full name is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin E
Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin Port Martin, or Port-Martin, is an abandoned French research base at Cape Margerie on the coast of Adélie Land, Antarctica, as well as the name of the adjacent anchorage. History The site was discovered in 1950 by the Fifth French Antarctic Ex ..., Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martín River, a tributary of the Ebro river in Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, a hamlet and former parish * Martin, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, a village and parish * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas North America Canada * Rural Municipality of Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lula Celia Strang Trapp
Lula Celia Strang Trapp (July 16, 1878 – February 16, 1962) is an American socialite who served as the 4th First Lady of Oklahoma between 1923 and 1927 during the tenure of her husband Martin E. Trapp. Biography Lula Celia Strang was born on July 16, 1878, in Larned, Kansas, to Jeremiah C. Strang and Mary Elizabeth Lyon. She attended All Hallow Academy, a Catholic boarding school in Wichita, Kansas. She was a socialite and assistant for her father, the district judge. Her family moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory in 1893. In November 1907, she married Martin E. Trapp, who had recently been elected the 1st Oklahoma State Auditor. The couple had one son. Trapp was not active in politics, unlike her husband, and did not support women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Several instances occurred in recent centuries where women were selectively given, then stripped of, the right to vote. In Sweden, conditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John C
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Orrick Walton
Madeleine Orrick Walton (September 2, 1879 - January 31, 1947) was an American woman who served as the third first lady of Oklahoma in 1923 during the tenure of her husband John C. Walton. Biography Madeline Cecilia Orrick was born around September 2, 1879, in Canton, Mississippi, to Nicholas and Mary Orrick. Her father owned a store and died in 1897. She married John C. Walton in Fort Worth, Texas, three weeks after he finalized his 1905 divorce with his first wife. She had two daughters with Jack and the family moved to Oklahoma City in 1915 where her husband entered politics. He was elected commissioner of public works in 1917, mayor in 1919 and governor of Oklahoma The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor serves as the head of the Oklahoma Executive (government), executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma. The gover ... in 1922. She served as the first lady of Oklahoma in 1923. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James B
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Butler Robertson
Isabelle Butler Robertson was an American woman who served as the second First lady of Oklahoma from 1919 to 1923 during the tenure of her husband, Governor James B. A. Robertson. Biography Isabelle Butler was born on August 30, 1884, in Afton, Indian Territory to Hardy Hubbard Butler and Mary Reece. Her family later moved to Miami where her father was elected mayor. She later went to Willie Halsell College in Vinita and Maddox Seminary in Little Rock, Arkansas. On November 28, 1917, she married attorney James B. A. Robertson. Her husband won the Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma in 1918 and later the governor's race, making her the First lady of Oklahoma. Robertson supported women's suffrage and campaigned alongside her husband in the 1918 Oklahoma gubernatorial election. She served as first lady from 1919 to 1923. Her husband left office in 1923 and died in 1938. After her husband's death, she worked for as the superintendent of the Western Oklahoma Home for Orph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert L
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
