Shockley Shoemake Explained

Shockley Taliaferro Shoemake (November 5, 1922  - June 2, 2015) was a lawyer and politician.

Born at White Sands Teacherage near Bennington, Oklahoma, Shoemake graduated from Mount Valley High School in 1939. Shoemaker served in the United States Army during World War II and Korean War. He graduated from University of Oklahoma and then practiced law in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Shoemake served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1951 to 1961 and was a Democrat. Shoemake died at his home in Pawhuska, Oklahoma from a brain tumor.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/examiner-enterprise/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=175009720 Shockley Taliaferro Shoemake-obituary
2. http://barnsdalltimes.com/http:/barnsdalltimes.com/news/shoemake-he-was-a-force Shoemake: He was a force
3. http://www.okhouse.gov/Members/Historic.aspx Oklahoma State Legislature-Historic Members