Robert A. Hefner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert A. Hefner

American mayor

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1874

Place of Birth: Hunt County, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Robert Alexander Hefner ("The Judge"), born in Hunt County, Texas to William Lafayette Hefner and Sarah Jane Masters Hefner, was a lawyer-turned-politician.
He served as mayor of Ardmore, Oklahoma and of Oklahoma City, and as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
He is notable as the originator of the mineral transfer deed known as the Hefner Form, which is still used at present.
Hefner was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1949.Hefner also became notable because of his contributions in public service, especially in Ardmore and later in Oklahoma City.
Although his official title in Ardmore was mayor, locals soon gave him the honorary nickname, "The Judge," apparently because he was so skillful in resolving disagreements and getting unlikely allies to support community actions, such as creating the city's water supply.
In Oklahoma City, he would repeat this success on a much larger scale, initiating a municipal water supply system that still serves the much-expanded city at present.