Clem McSpadden

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Clem McSpadden (1973)

Clem Rogers McSpadden (born November 9, 1925 on a ranch near Bushyhead , Rogers County , Oklahoma , † July 7, 2008 in Houston , Texas ) was an American politician .

McSpadden studied at the University of Redlands in California and the North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington . He then attended the University of Texas at Austin and finally Oklahoma State University in Stillwater . At the latter he received his Bachelor of Science in 1948 . From 1944 to 1946, McSpadden served in the United States Navy . In 1954 he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate , to which he was a member until 1972. He then moved to the United States Congress and represented his home state in the US House of Representatives as a Democrat from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975 . In 1974 he tried in vain for the nomination as Democratic candidate for governor, which instead went to David Boren .

McSpadden died of cancer on July 7, 2008 at the age of 82. He was a great-nephew of Will Rogers .

Web links

  • Clem McSpadden in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME McSpadden, Clem
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McSpadden, Clem Rogers (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH at Bushyhead , Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH July 7, 2008
Place of death Houston , Texas