John B. White was an American insurance businessman and state legislator in Oklahoma. He served in the

Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ...

in 1964. He advocated for public housing legislation. In 1966 he campaigned for a state senate seat against

Edward Melvin Porter Edward Melvin Porter (May 22, 1930 – July 26, 2016) was an American lawyer, politician, and civil rights activist in the state of Oklahoma. Biography Porter was born in 1930 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He attended Tennessee State University ...

. He, Archibald B. Hill, and

Curtis Lawson Curtis L. Lawson (1935–2008) was an American state politician from Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1964 he was one of the first three African Americans elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives since A. C. Hamlin in 1908. Lawson represented a ...

were the first African Americans elected to the Oklahoma Legislature after 1908. He was a Democrat.

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* Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Year of birth missing Year of death missing Businesspeople from Oklahoma African-American businesspeople American businesspeople in insurance 20th-century African-American politicians 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives {{Oklahoma-politician-stub

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