| 词条 | Robert Burns (Oklahoma politician) |
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|name=Robert Burns |image= |caption= |order1= 5th |office1= Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma |term_start1=January 12, 1931 |term_end1=January 15, 1935 |governor1= William H. Murray |predecessor1=William J. Holloway |successor1=James E. Berry |office2=Member of the Oklahoma Senate |term2=1916 1941-1948 |birth_date=1874 |birth_place=Arkansas |death_date=1950 |death_place= |resting_place= |party= Democratic |profession=Lawyer, politician }} Robert Burns (1874–1950) was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. Early lifeBorn on a tenant farm in Arkansas in 1874, Burns earned a law degree from the Nashville Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, before moving to Washita County in Oklahoma Territory in December 1902.[1] He moved to Chickasha in 1905 and later Comanche, where he was elected as the first Stephens County attorney in 1907.[1] Political careerBurns moved to Oklahoma City in 1913 and was elected as a Democrat to the Oklahoma Senate in 1916.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1922.[1] Burns served as lieutenant governor from 1931 to 1935, winning against Republican O. O. Owens in a landslide (286,839 votes; 62.48%).[1] He occasionally served as acting governor, as was the case when he set a $1,000 reward for the capture of Pretty Boy Floyd.[2] Floyd wrote a letter to the governor threatening to rob him if he did not withdraw the reward.[2] Burns served in the state senate again from 1941 to 1948, before retiring to a private law practice. He died in 1950.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Robert Burns, Oklahoma Hall of Fame. (accessed July 24, 2013) {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=William J. Holloway}}{{s-ttl|title=Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma|years=1931–1935}}{{s-aft|after=James E. Berry}}{{s-end}}{{Lieutenant Governors of Oklahoma}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, Robert}}2. ^1 Jackson, Ron. "Depression-era gangsters turned Oklahoma folk heroes," Newsok.com - Depression Era Gangster in Oklahoma. (accessed July 24, 2013) 7 : 1874 births|1950 deaths|Oklahoma state senators|Lieutenant Governors of Oklahoma|People from Washita County, Oklahoma|People from Chickasha, Oklahoma|People from Comanche, Oklahoma |
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