Oliver Winfield Killam
| Oliver Winfield Killam | |
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| State Representative from Grove, Oklahoma | |
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In office 1911–1914 |
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| State Senator from Delaware County, Oklahoma | |
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In office 1915–1918 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 27, 1874 Elsberry, Lincoln County Missouri, US |
| Died | January 1, 1959 (aged 84) Laredo, Webb County Texas |
| Resting place | Laredo City Cemetery |
| Political party | Democrat; later Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet "Hattie" Smith Killam (married 1902-1949, her death) |
| Children |
Three children, including: |
| Parents |
David T. Killam |
| Residence |
(1) Joplin, Jasper County |
| Occupation | Oilman Rancher Businessman Philanthropist |
Three children, including:
Radcliffe Killam
Patricia Louise Killam Hurd
David T. Killam
(1) Joplin, Jasper County
Missouri
(2) Grove, Delaware County
Oklahoma
Oliver Winfield Killam, also known as O.W. Killam (April 27, 1874 – January 1, 1959), was a Texas oilman, a member of both houses of the Oklahoma State Legislature, a prominent civic figure, and a presidential elector in 1956 for the reelection of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Killam was one of eight children born to David T. Killam and the former Catherine Magruder. He was reared near Elsberry in Lincoln County, Missouri. At the insistence of their mother, all of his siblings graduated from college, Killam in 1898 from the University of Missouri Law School at Columbia.
During his lifetime, Killam resided in three principal locations, Joplin in Jasper County, Grove in Delaware County, Oklahoma, and, finally, Laredo, the seat of Webb County, Texas.
In 1902, Killam married the former Harriet "Hattie" Smith (September 9, 1876–January 19, 1949). Killam was a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, which nominated William Jennings Bryan to challenge then Governor William McKinley. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1911 to 1914, his tenure having begun only four years after statehood. He was elected as a Democrat to the Oklahoma State Senate in 1914 and served from 1915 to 1918. At the time, Oklahoma was a heavily Democratic state in orientation.
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