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James Menefee

James Menefee
1st Oklahoma State Treasurer
In office
November 16, 1907 – January 1911
GovernorCharles N. Haskell
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRobert Dunlop
Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 11th district
In office
1905 – November 16, 1907
Preceded byThomas P. Gore
Succeeded byPosition disestablished (replaced by Oklahoma Senate)
Personal details
Born1868-1869
Died(1927-02-19)February 19, 1927 (aged 58)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Political partyDemocratic Party

James A. Menefee was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma State Treasurer from 1907 to 1911. Menefee was active in politics in both Oklahoma Territory and later Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma Territorial Senate in 1905 and was the first treasurer of the Oklahoma Democratic Party after Oklahoma statehood.

Biography

James A. Menefee moved to Caddo County in Oklahoma Territory where he worked as a banker.[1] He also served as a territorial senator for the 11th district of the Oklahoma Territory Legislature from 1905 to statehood. In 1907 he was elected the first Oklahoma State Treasurer and served until 1911.[2] He was also the first treasurer of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. In 1918, he was the campaign manager for James B. A. Robertson's successful gubernatorial campaign. He died on February 19, 1927, of heart disease in Oklahoma City.[3]

Electoral history

1907 Oklahoma State Treasurer election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Menefee 132,496 54.7 New
Republican Mortimer F. Stillwell 100,137 41.4 New
Socialist John B. Ash 9,286 3.8 New
Democratic gain from Swing N/A

References

  1. ^ "For State Treasurer". The Chickasha Daily Express. November 8, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ Joseph B. Thoburn (1916). A standard history of Oklahoma. Chicago, New York, The American Historical Society. pp. 927–928. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "James Menefee, Former State Treasurer, Dead". Ada Evening News. February 21, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Party political offices
First Democratic nominee for Oklahoma State Treasurer
1907 		Succeeded by
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