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Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, politician, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him.
CARTWRIGHT, WILBURN (1891–1979). After holding political offices during seven decades, U.S. Rep. Wilburn Cartwright called himself "the most elected man in Oklahoma government." He was born on a farm near Georgetown, Meigs County, Tennessee, on January 12, 1891, the son of Jackson Robert and Emma Baker Cartwright.
Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, politician, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him.
Wilburn Cartwright was born on January 12, 1891. After 1903, he moved to the hilly portion of Indian Territory that later became southeastern Oklahoma. There he attended the state teachers college in Durant and taught for several years in various rural and small-town schools (he was superintendent of the Krebs school district, 1922-1926).
The Cartwright Collection consists of 65 cubic feet of documents, 11 scrapbooks, over 1,300 photographs, and multiple oversize materials including maps, campaign posters, and newspapers.
Apr 3, 2020 · Wilburn Cartwright, a son of J.R. Cartwright, was the first family member to be elected to public office in Oklahoma. He attended public schools at Wapanucka and Ada, and State Teachers College...
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CARTWRIGHT Wilburn , a Representative from Oklahoma; born on a farm near Georgetown, Meigs County, Tenn., January 12, 1892; moved with his parents to the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1903; attended the public schools at Wapanucka and Ada, Okla., and State Teachers College at Durant, Okla.; taught in the schools of Coal, Atoka, Bryan ...
