George W. Bellamy Explained

George Bellamy
Order:1st
Office:Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
Term Start:1907
Term End:January 9, 1911
Governor:Charles N. Haskell
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:J. J. McAlester
Office2:Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 7th district
Term Start2:1899
Term End2:1903
Predecessor2:C. W. Gould
Successor2:Felix L. Winkler
Birth Date:December 1867
Birth Place:Missouri
Death Date:1920
Resting Place:El Reno Cemetery
Party:Democratic
Profession:politician, pharmacist
Spouse:Lou Blanche Jones

George W. Bellamy (1867–1920) was the first lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, from 1907 until 1911 alongside Oklahoma's first governor, Charles N. Haskell.

Early life

Bellamy was born in Missouri in December 1867. He married Lou Blanche Jones in Stillwater, Oklahoma on December 5, 1894. They had a daughter named Constance, before Lou's death in 1900. Bellamy worked as a pharmacist.

Political career

A member of the Democratic Party, Bellamy was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1907, beating Republican N. G. Turk with 132,568 (54.7%) to 100,106 votes (41.31%), and served until 1911 alongside Governor Charles Haskell.[1] He was the first in a long line of Democratic Lieutenant Governors, lasting until 1995.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ok.gov/ltgovernor/Office_of_Lieutenant_Governor/History_of_Lieutenant_Governor/index.html History of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor