Benjamin F. Harrison
Benjamin F. Harrison | |
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| 3rd Oklahoma Secretary of State | |
| In office January 9, 1911 – January 2, 1915 | |
| Governor | Lee Cruce |
| Preceded by | Thomas Smith |
| Succeeded by | H. G. Oliver |
| Speaker Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
| In office November 16, 1908 – November 16, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Albert H. Ellis |
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
| In office November 16, 1907 – November 16, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William A. Hammond |
| Constituency | Pittsburg County and Hughes County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1875 Antlers, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory |
| Died | March 23, 1936 (aged 61) Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Benjamin F. Harrison was a Native American politician in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served for one term in the House before being elected Oklahoma's 3rd Secretary of State, where he would serve between January 1911 and January 1915.
Biography
Benjamin F. Harrison was born in Antlers, Choctaw Nation on January 12, 1875, to a Chickasaw mother and a Choctaw father. He attended Wapanucka Institute in the Chickasaw Nation and later graduated from Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. After graduation he returned to Indian Territory to work as a schoolteacher before working for the Dawes Commission. He was a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. He represented Pittsburg County and Hughes County in the 1st and 2nd Oklahoma Legislatures. He was the speaker pro tem of the House during 2nd legislature.[1] Harrison ran in the 1910 Oklahoma elections for Oklahoma Secretary of State, defeating Leo Meyer in the Democratic primary. He went on to win the general election with 49.3% of the vote.[2] He was sworn in as the 3rd Oklahoma Secretary of State on January 9, 1911. He resigned from office sometime before January 2, 1915.[3]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben F. Harrison | 56,005 | 55.0% | |
| Democratic | Leo Meyer | 45,874 | 45.0% | |
| Turnout | 101,879 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben F. Harrison | 117,790 | 49.3% | −5.5% | |
| Republican | Donald R. Fraser | 94,180 | 39.4% | −1.6% | |
| Socialist | J.V. Kolachny | 23,581 | 9.8% | +5.9% | |
| Prohibition | H.E. Strickler | 2,931 | 1.2% | New | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma red book. Oklahoma City. p. 122. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Secretaries of State since statehood". sos.ok.gov. Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 February 2024.