Page Belcher
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | George B. Schwabe |
| Succeeded by | James Robert Jones |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | George H. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
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April 21, 1899 Jefferson, Oklahoma Territory |
| Died | August 2, 1980 (aged 81) Midwest City, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gladys Collins |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Battles/wars | World War I |
Page Henry Belcher (April 21, 1899 – August 2, 1980) was a Republican politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.
Belcher was born in Jefferson in northern Oklahoma to George Harvey Belcher and Jessie Ray. He was educated at public schools in Jefferson, and Medford, Oklahoma. Belcher attended Friends University, a private non-denominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas. He served in World War I, then returned to Oklahoma and enrolled at the University of Oklahoma in Norman where he studied law and played for the 1918 Oklahoma Sooners football team.
Following his graduation from OU, he was admitted to the bar in 1936 and began his legal practice in Enid. In 1934, he was elected county clerk of Garfield County, served on the Enid Board of Education, and as secretary to U.S. Rep. Ross Rizley in 1941. From 1951 to 1953, Belcher was the last representative of Oklahoma's now-defunct 8th congressional district, then represented the 1st district until 1973. After his home in Enid was drawn out of the district during a mid-decade redistricting in 1967, Belcher moved to Tulsa, the heart of the 1st. Belcher was a member of the Agriculture Committee and its wheat subcommittee for his entire congressional tenure, eventually rising to ranking Republican on that committee, and worked on the Arkansas River Navigation System.
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