Charles Henry Ingham Explained

Charles Henry Ingham
State House:Oklahoma
District:Major County
Term Start:1914
Term End:1916
Death Date:January 30, 1950
Party:Socialist
Resting Place:Forrest Cemetery
Ringwood, Oklahoma

Charles Henry Ingham was an American politician who served as a Socialist member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Major County between 1914 and 1916. He was one of the first third party candidates elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives alongside fellow Socialist Party Representatives David C. Kirkpatrick, N. D. Pritchett, Thomas Henry McLemore, and Sydney W. Hill.

Political career

Ingham was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1914 as a Socialist.[1] After losing re-election in 1916, he ran for his former seat again in 1918 and won the Socialist primary, but withdrew and was replaced with another candidate for the general election. He ran again for the seat in 1920.[2]

Death

Ingham died on January 30, 1950, and is buried in Forrest Cemetery in Ringwood, Oklahoma.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Humphreys . George G. . A Century to Remember: A Historical Perspective on the Oklahoma House of Representatives . okhouse.gov . . 18 December 2022.
  2. Creel . Von Russell . Oklahoma Socialism . The Chronicles of Oklahoma . Fall 1992 . 70 . 3 . 295–296 . 17 February 2023.