In 1913, Oklahoma was apportioned three additional congressional seats. For just the 63rd Congress, those three members represented the state At-large.
Years | Representative A | Representative B | Representative C |
---|---|---|---|
March 3, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
William H. Murray (D) | Joseph Bryan Thompson (D) | Claude Weaver (D) |
After 1915 | Redistricted to the 4th district | Redistricted to the 5th district | Lost re-election |
In 1933, Oklahoma was apportioned one additional seat. For the 73rd through the 77th congresses, Will Rogers held the seat at-large. In 1943, the seat was eliminated.
Representative | Party | Years |
---|---|---|
Will Rogers | Democratic | March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1943 |
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“I know only one person who ever crossed the ocean without feeling it, either spiritually or physically.... he went from Oklahoma to France and back again ... without ever getting off dry land. He remembers several places I remember too, and several French words, but he says firmly, We must of went different ways. I dont rightly recollect no water, ever.”
—M.F.K. Fisher (19081992)
“They have thrown away her electric toothbrush, someone else slips
The key into the lock of her safety-deposit box
At the Crocker-Anglo Bank; her seat at the cricket matches
Is warmed by buttocks less delectable than hers.”
—Randall Jarrell (19141965)