Buck Cartwright was an American politician who served in the

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between 1955 and 1958 and the

Jan Eric Cartwright Jan Eric Cartwright (August 26, 1938 – February 21, 1986) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 13th district from 1971 to 1973 and as the Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1979 to 1983. He was ...

Biography

Cartwright was the son of Jackson Robert Cartwright. He graduated from the

University of Oklahoma College of Law The University of Oklahoma College of Law is the law school of the University of Oklahoma. It is located on the University's campus in Norman, Oklahoma. The College of Law was founded in 1909 by a resolution of the OU Board of Regents. Accordi ...

in 1942 and joined the

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. While in the navy, he was commissioned as an officer. After returning to Oklahoma, he was an assistant county attorney in

Seminole County, Oklahoma Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,556. Its county seat is Wewoka. Most of the county was a reservation for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma which still retains juris ...

and

Wewoka, Oklahoma Wewoka is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,271 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Seminole County. Founded by a Black Seminole, John Coheia, and Black Seminoles in January 1849, Wewoka is the ca ...

's city attorney. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the

between 1955 and 1958 and the

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he operated a private law practice in Wewoka. He filed to run for

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in 1966, but withdrew from the race. His brothers

Wilburn Cartwright Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was an American lawyer, educator, politician, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. He self-styled himself "the most elected ...

and Keith Cartwright also served in the Oklahoma Legislature. He was the father of

. Buck Cartwright was the last living member of his family to have held elective office before his death January 22, 1991.

References

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