W. B. Anthony was an American politician who served in the

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from 1907 to 1912.

Biography

W. B. Anthony served in the

from 1907 to 1912 representing Stephens County. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was also the private secretary for

Charles N. Haskell Charles Nathaniel Haskell (March 13, 1860 – July 5, 1933) was an American lawyer, oilman, and politician who was the first governor of Oklahoma. As a delegate to Oklahoma's constitutional convention in 1906, he played a crucial role in draftin ...

. On June 12, 1910, he participated in a scheme to move the State Seal of Oklahoma from Guthrie to

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on Haskell's orders. He was the

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during the 1910 special session. He died in 1933.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anthony, W 1933 deaths 20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Speakers of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Year of birth unknown