Leo Winters
Leo Winters | |
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11th Oklahoma State Treasurer | |
In office January 9, 1967 – January 12, 1987 | |
Governor | Dewey F. Bartlett David Hall David Boren George Nigh |
Preceded by | Cowboy Pink Williams |
Succeeded by | Ellis Edwards |
9th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma | |
In office January 14, 1963 – January 9, 1967 | |
Governor | Henry Bellmon |
Preceded by | George Nigh |
Succeeded by | George Nigh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1922-11-07)November 7, 1922 Hooker, Oklahoma |
Died | March 5, 2005(2005-03-05) (aged 82) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Political party | Democratic |
Leo Winters (November 7, 1922 – March 5, 2005) was the ninth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma and the 11th State treasurer for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Winters, a member of the Democratic Party, served alongside Oklahoma's first Republican governor, Henry Bellmon.
Early life
Winters was born November 7, 1922, in Hooker, Oklahoma, to David and Gertrude Winter, who were German immigrants from the Ukraine.[1] Winters attended Panhandle State University, but left college to join the United States Army Air Corps.[1] After serving in World War II as a B-17 and B-29 pilot and a total of 5 years of active duty service, he returned to Panhandle State University and earned a bachelor's degree.[1] He earned a law degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Law in 1957.[1]
Political career
Winters began his political career as Secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board from 1955 through 1963.[1] He served as an alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1956.[2] He was elected lieutenant governor on November 6, 1962, after beating former US Representative Wilburn Cartwright in the primary with 63% and defeating Republican Dale J. Briggs in the general election with 54%.[3] He served alongside Oklahoma's first Republican governor, Henry Bellmon.[4]
In 1966, Winters successfully campaigned to become state treasurer.[1]
Later life and death
Winters died Saturday, March 5, 2005, in Oklahoma City at the age of 82.[1]
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Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 1962 | Succeeded by George Nigh |
Preceded by | Democratic nominee for Oklahoma State Treasurer 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982 | Succeeded by Ellis Edwards |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma 1963–1967 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Treasurer of Oklahoma 1967–1987 | Succeeded by Ellis Edwards |