George A. Henshaw was an American politician who served on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission between 1911 and 1917.
George A. Henshaw | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission | |
| In office January 1911 – January 1917 | |
| Governor | Lee Cruce |
| Preceded by | J. J. McAlester |
| Succeeded by | Campbell Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Education | North Indiana Law School |
Biography
editGeorge A. Henshaw was raised in Illinois and graduated from North Indiana Law School in 1894. In 1897, he was hired to represent the Miners' Union during a strike. In 1900, he moved to Oklahoma. He was a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and later served as an assistant attorney general until his election to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in the 1910 Oklahoma elections to succeed J. J. McAlester.[1]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George A. Henshaw | 30,004 | 30.2% | |
| Democratic | R. P. Bowles | 19,606 | 19.7% | |
| Democratic | George L. Wilson Sr. | 14,201 | 14.2% | |
| Democratic | Joe Strain | 13,488 | 13.5% | |
| Democratic | G. M. Tucker | 9,429 | 9.4% | |
| Democratic | J. A. Norman | 8,594 | 8.6% | |
| Democratic | Thomas R. Lash | 4,004 | 4.0% | |
| Turnout | 99,326 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George A. Henshaw | 117,444 | 50.1% | −4.6% | |
| Republican | Emory D. Brownlee | 93,050 | 39.7% | −1.5% | |
| Socialist | J. F. McDaniel | 23,835 | 10.1% | +6.2% | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma Red Book. Oklahoma City. pp. 127–128. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.