Leo Winters

Leo Winters (born November 7, 1922 in Hooker , Texas County , Oklahoma , †  March 5, 2005 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma) was an American politician . Between 1963 and 1969 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Oklahoma.

Career

Leo Winters was the son of German immigrants from the Ukraine . He began studying at the Oklahoma Panhandle State University , which he broke off because of the American entry into World War II to serve as a pilot in the Air Corps of the United States Army . He was used as a bomber pilot in North Africa and the Mediterranean. After the war, he continued his studies at Panhandle State University. After that he worked as a teacher for some time. He was also involved in equestrian sports. In 1988 he became president of the American Quarter Horse Association .

After studying law at the University of Oklahoma and being admitted to the bar in 1957, Winters began to work in this profession. Between 1955 and 1963 he was also the chairman of his state's electoral committee. During this time, electoral fraud was discovered in Wagoner County and Winters helped clear up the matter. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1956 he was a substitute delegate to the Democratic National Convention . In 1962 he was elected lieutenant governor of Oklahoma alongside Henry Bellmon . He held this office between 1963 and 1967. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate . After serving as Lieutenant Governor, he was appointed State Treasurer to become his state's Treasury Secretary. He held this office until 1969. He died on March 5, 2005 in Oklahoma City.

Web links

• Leo Winters in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard
• Death report from Winter