Milas Lasater Explained

Term Start:November 30, 1909
Term End:January 1911
Birth Date:8 January 1872
Birth Place:Palo Pinto County, Texas, US
Death Place:Wichita, Kansas, US
Signature:Signature of Milas Lasater (1872–1929).png

Milas Lasater (1872–1929) was an American politician who served as the 2nd Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner from 1909 to 1911.

Biography

Milas Lasater was born near Oran in Palo Pinto County, Texas on January 8, 1872.[1] His family moved between Texas, Tennessee, and Indiana. He settled in Wynnewood, Indian Territory in 1892.[2]

He married Sarah Waite on December 4, 1895.[1]

He was a member of the Democratic Party and the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention.[3] He was appointed Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner on November 30, 1909, after the resignation of T. J. McComb.[4] [5] He lost the 1910 Democratic primary to P. A. Ballard.[6]

He died at his home in Wichita, Kansas on March 11, 1929.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Necrology: Milas Lasater . . Oklahoma Historical Society . 7 . 3 . 350–351 . September 1929 . 2024-04-10.
  2. News: Land Bank President Succumbs . . 1 . 1929-03-12 . 2024-04-10 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Milas Lasater . 27 February 2024 . The Oklahoma Farmer and Laborer . July 29, 1910 . 1 . Advertisement.
  4. Book: Beckett . A. L. . Know Your Oklahoma . 1930 . Harlow Publishing Co. . Oklahoma City . 52 . 27 February 2024.
  5. News: England . Daryl . Oklahoma Looks Ahead, Celebrates Those Who Served Before . 27 February 2024 . Insurance Journal . December 6, 2004.
  6. Web site: 1907-1912 Results . oklahoma.gov . . 23 September 2023.