Lee Cruce, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lee Cruce

2nd governor of Oklahoma

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1863

Place of Birth: Marion, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1933

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Lee Cruce

  • Lee Cruce (July 8, 1863 – January 16, 1933) was an American lawyer, banker and the second governor of Oklahoma.
  • Losing to Charles N.
  • Haskell in the 1907 Democratic primary election to serve as the first governor of Oklahoma, Cruce successfully campaigned to succeed Haskell to serve as the second governor of Oklahoma.
  • As governor, Cruce was responsible for the establishment of the Oklahoma Department of Highways and the Oklahoma State Capitol.
  • He worked hard to enforce prohibitions on alcohol and gambling, going so far as to use the state militia to stop horse racing.
  • He was succeeded by Robert L.
  • Williams. Born in Kentucky, Cruce worked as a lawyer, a banker, and a municipal official before his election as governor.
  • After finishing his term as governor, he worked in the private sector and made an unsuccessful bid for the United States Senate.
  • He died in 1933 in Los Angeles, California, and was buried in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

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