Dewey F. Bartlett
| Dewey F. Bartlett | |
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| 19th Governor of Oklahoma | |
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In office January 9, 1967 – January 11, 1971 |
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| Lieutenant | George Nigh |
| Preceded by | Henry Bellmon |
| Succeeded by | David Hall |
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United States Senator from Oklahoma |
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In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Fred Roy Harris |
| Succeeded by | David L. Boren |
| Member of the Oklahoma State Senate | |
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In office 1962–1966 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Dewey Follett Bartlett March 28, 1919 Marietta, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 1979 (aged 59) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery 36°01′46.3″N 95°56′04.4″W / 36.029528°N 95.934556°W |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Chilton Smith |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Profession | Oilman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1942-1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Dewey Follett Bartlett, Sr. (March 28, 1919 – March 1, 1979) was an American politician who served as the 19th Governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his same-party Republican predecessor, Henry Bellmon. In 1966, he became the first Roman Catholic elected governor of Oklahoma, defeating the Democratic nominee, Preston Moore of Oklahoma City. He was defeated for reelection in 1970 by Tulsa attorney David Hall in the closest election in state history. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1972 and served one term. In 1978, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and did not run for reelection that year. He died of the disease in 1979.
Dewey Follett Bartlett was born to David A. and Jessie Bartlett in Marietta, Ohio, and attended schools in Marietta and Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Following his graduation from Princeton University with a degree in geological engineering in 1942, he served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After the war, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and held various jobs in farming, ranching, and the oil industry, inheriting ownership of the Tulsa-based Keener Oil and Gas Company from his father, David A. Bartlett.
Prior to becoming governor, he served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1962 to 1966.
As governor, Bartlett made major changes to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, pushed for school consolidation, and vetoed a school code bill. In 1970, he was the first Oklahoma governor eligible to seek a second term. In the general election, he was challenged by then-Tulsa County Attorney David Hall. In the closest gubernatorial election in state history, Hall unseated Bartlett by a vote of 338,338 to 336,157.
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