Buck Cartwright Explained

Buck Cartwright
State Senate:Oklahoma
Term Start:1958
Term End:1962
State House2:Oklahoma
Term Start2:1955
Term End2:1958
Death Date:January 22, 1991
Party:Democratic Party
Relatives:Wilburn Cartwright (brother)
Keith Cartwright (brother)
Lynn Cartwright (niece)
Children:Jan Eric Cartwright
Father:Jackson Robert Cartwright
Education:University of Oklahoma College of Law

Buck Cartwright was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1955 and 1958 and the Oklahoma Senate between 1958 and 1962. He was the son of Jackson Robert Cartwright and father of Jan Eric Cartwright.

Biography

Cartwright was the son of Jackson Robert Cartwright.[1] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1942 and joined the U.S. Navy. While in the navy, he was commissioned as an officer.[2]

After returning to Oklahoma, he was an assistant county attorney in Seminole County, Oklahoma and Wewoka, Oklahoma's city attorney. He was a member of the Democratic Party.[3] He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1955 and 1958 and the Oklahoma Senate between 1958 and 1962. After leaving the Oklahoma Legislature he operated a private law practice in Wewoka. He filed to run for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma in 1966, but withdrew from the race.[4] His brothers Wilburn Cartwright and Keith Cartwright also served in the Oklahoma Legislature.[5] He was the father of Jan Eric Cartwright.[6] Buck Cartwright was the last living member of his family to have held elective office before his death January 22, 1991.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cartwright's Rites Today . April 26, 2023 . . December 8, 1957.
  2. https://www.newspapers-com/image/907613026/ "Buck Cartwright Gets Commission As Navy Officer"
  3. News: Death Ends One of Longest Political Sagas in Oklahoma . April 26, 2023 . Henryetta Daily Free-Lance . January 27, 1991.
  4. News: Ex-legislator Buck Cartwright Dies in Seminole . April 26, 2023 . . January 24, 1991.
  5. News: Former Legislator Buck Cartwright Dies . April 26, 2023 . . January 24, 1991.
  6. News: Ex-Senator's Services Scheduled for Saturday . April 26, 2023 . . January 25, 1991.
  7. News: Death Ends One of Longest Political Sagas in Oklahoma . April 26, 2023 . Henryetta Daily Free-Lance . January 27, 1991.