Paul Brunton (politician) explained

Paul Brunton
State House:Oklahoma
District:70th
Term Start:January 7, 1975
Term End:January 6, 1981
Predecessor:Francis A. Keating, II
Successor:Penny B. Williams
Birth Name:Paul Daniel Brunton[1]
Birth Date:19 August 1944
Birth Place:Negritos, Peru
Party:Republican
Education:University of Oklahoma (BA)[2]
University of Tulsa College of Law (JD)
University of Arkansas School of Law (LLM)
Spouse:Sheila R. Bryant (died 2018)
Branch:United States Army
Rank:First Lieutenant
Serviceyears:1966–1968[3]
Unit:Army Special Forces
Battles:Vietnam War

Paul Daniel Brunton (born August 19, 1944 in Negritos, Peru)[4] is an American politician and lawyer from Oklahoma.

Education & military service

He graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1962.

Brunton participated in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps for two years while studying Asian history at the University of Oklahoma. He joined the Special Forces upon graduation in 1966. He served in the Vietnam War, and obtained early release to attend the University of Tulsa College of Law, from which he graduated in 1971. Brunton earned a master of laws degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1982.

Legal & political career

Brunton then worked as a public defender in Tulsa County between 1972 and 1974. He was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981, succeeding Frank Keating. Since stepping down from the state legislature, he has run a private legal practice in Tulsa.[5] [6]

From 2006 to 2008, he served as a member of the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission.

Personal life

He was married to Sheila R. Bryant from 1982 until her death in 2018.

Notes and References

  1. News: September 9, 2018 . Sheila Ruth Brunton . . . December 20, 2019.
  2. News: November 12, 2015 . Tulsa attorney elected to State Bar Board of Governors . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220185408/https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/tulsa-attorney-elected-to-state-bar-board-of-governors/article_e0fdae43-538b-544b-9196-f59e6f740acb.html. dead. December 20, 2019. . . December 20, 2019.
  3. https://www.paulbruntonlaw.com/people Meet Paul
  4. Book: Hubbell, Martindale . December 1997 . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Volume 13 . . 9781561602636 .
  5. News: Hinchey . Kyle . Vietnam veteran Paul Brunton served in Army Special Forces before law career in Oklahoma . July 24, 2018 . Tulsa World . April 28, 2017.
  6. News: Schaefer . Ralph . Paul D. Brunton volunteers despite warnings . July 24, 2018 . Tulsa World . January 25, 2016.