Late Life and Legacy
After Cruce left office, he would continue his career as a lawyer and banker through Oklahoma. In 1930, Cruce was defeated in the primary for the United States Senate losing out to Thomas Gore, one of Oklahoma’s first Senators. Cruce died January 16, 1933, in Los Angeles. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in adoptive hometown of Ardmore.
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