Ann Bartlett
| Ann Bartlett | |
|---|---|
| 17th First Lady of Oklahoma | |
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In role January 9, 1967 – January 11, 1971 |
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| Governor | Dewey F. Bartlett |
| Preceded by | Shirley Osborn Bellmon |
| Succeeded by | Jo Evans Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ann Smith November 9, 1920 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2013 (aged 92) Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dewey F. Bartlett (1945–1979); John Garrett Burke (1986-1989) |
| Children |
Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. (b. 1947) Joan C. Atkinson Michael H. Bartlett |
| Parents | Edgar Bartlett (father), Joan Smith (mother) |
| Residence | Oklahoma Governor's Mansion |
| Alma mater |
University of Washington Seattle University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ann Chilton Bartlett Burke (November 9, 1920 – January 26, 2013) was an American politician, political campaign staffer, and former First Lady of Oklahoma. Bartlett served as the First Lady of Oklahoma during the administration of her husband, former Governor Dewey F. Bartlett, from 1967 to 1971. Ann Bartlett then became actively involved in state and national campaigns for Republican presidential candidates during the 1970s and 1980s.
Bartlett was born Ann Smith on November 9, 1920, in Seattle, Washington to parents, Edgar and Joan Smith. Smith was raised in Seattle and attended both Seattle University and the University of Washington.
Smith met her future husband, Dewey Bartlett, originally of Ohio, while visiting Doheny Park, California, to care for her grandmother. They both attended the same Marine officers' USO party on Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The couple were engaged just three weeks and three days later. Bartlett left for eighteen months soon after to serve as a Marine Corp Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The couple married at a ceremony in San Juan Capistrano, California, on April 2, 1945.
In the mid-1940s, Bartlett moved with her husband to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Dewey Bartlett took a position with his father's company, Keener Oil Co., operated by his brother, Dave Bartlett. Ann Bartlett worked as a homemaker during this era, but also took on roles as a family and campaign adviser as her husband entered politics.
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