Robert Dunlop (Oklahoma politician) explained

Term Start:January 9, 1911
Term End:January 11, 1915
Office2:Kay County Treasurer
Term Start2:1902
Term End2:1906
Birth Date:1869
Birth Place:Garnett, Kansas, U.S.
Party:Democratic Party

Robert Dunlop was an American politician who served as the Oklahoma State Treasurer from January 9, 1911, to January 11, 1915.

Biography

Robert Dunlop was born in 1869 in Garnett, Kansas to Scottish immigrant parents from Dunlop and Kelso. He moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1889, eventually settling in Kay County, Oklahoma where he was elected county treasurer in 1902 and reelected in 1904. He lost the 1907 Oklahoma State Treasurer election to James Menefee.[1] He won the 1910 Oklahoma State Treasurer election.[2] He unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Corden . Seth K. . Richards . William B. . The Oklahoma red book . 1912 . . 122 . 19 February 2024.
  2. Web site: 1907-1912 Results . oklahoma.gov . . 23 September 2023.