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George W. Bellamy

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George Bellamy
1st Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
In office
1907 – January 9, 1911
GovernorCharles N. Haskell
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJ. J. McAlester
Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 7th district
In office
1899–1903
Preceded byC. W. Gould
Succeeded byFelix L. Winkler
Personal details
BornDecember 1867
Missouri
Died1920
Resting placeEl Reno Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLou Blanche Jones
Professionpolitician, pharmacist

George W. Bellamy (1867–1920) was the first lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, from 1907 until 1911 alongside Oklahoma's first governor, Charles N. Haskell.

Early life

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Bellamy was born in Missouri in December 1867. He married Lou Blanche Jones in Stillwater, Oklahoma on December 5, 1894. They had a daughter named Constance, before Lou's death in 1900. Bellamy worked as a pharmacist.

Political career

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A member of the Democratic Party, Bellamy was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1907, beating Republican N. G. Turk with 132,568 (54.7%) to 100,106 votes (41.31%), and served until 1911 alongside Governor Charles Haskell.[1] He was the first in a long line of Democratic Lieutenant Governors, lasting until 1995.

Electoral history

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1907 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George W. Bellamy 132,568 54.7 New
Republican N.G. Turk 100,106 41.3 New
Socialist M.H. Carey 9,662 3.9 New
Democratic gain from Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ History of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor Archived 2013-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Lieutenant Governor (accessed May 16, 2013)
  2. ^ "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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Party political offices
First Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
1907
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Office established
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
1907–1911
Succeeded by