Victor Wickersham

Victor Wickersham

Victor Eugene Wickersham (born February 9, 1906 in Lone Rock , Baxter County , Arkansas , † March 15, 1988 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ) was an American politician . Between 1941 and 1965 he represented the sixth and seventh constituencies of the state of Oklahoma in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

In 1915, Victor Wickersham came to Magnum , Greer County , Oklahoma, with his parents . There he attended public schools. Between 1924 and 1926 he was employed in the administration of Greer County; from 1926 to 1935 he was a clerk at the local district court. From 1937 to 1938 he worked as a contract partner in the construction industry, after which he worked in the insurance industry until 1941.

Politically, Wickersham became a member of the Democratic Party . After the death of Congressman Sam C. Massingale , he was elected his successor in the US House of Representatives in the due by-elections in the seventh district of Oklahoma in 1941. After he was confirmed in 1942 and 1944, he could remain in Congress between April 1, 1941 and January 3, 1947 . In 1946 he was no longer nominated by his party. His seat went to Preston E. Peden for one legislative term . For this he managed to move back into the House of Representatives two years later in the seventh district, in which he remained after a re-election until January 3, 1953. At that time, the seventh electoral district was dissolved. Therefore, Wickersham ran in the 1952 election in the sixth district of Oklahoma.

After his election victory, he replaced Toby Morris , whom he had defeated in the primary elections, in the House of Representatives on January 3, 1953 , and completed two legislative terms until January 3, 1957, before he had to give up his seat again to Morris. After another election victory in the 1960 elections, Wickersham was able to spend two more legislative terms in Congress from 1961 to 1965. After missing a nomination for re-election in 1964, his time in Congress ended on January 3, 1965.

After serving in Congress, Wickersham worked in the real estate and insurance industries. He was also an investment advisor. From 1971 to 1979 he was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives . He exercised this mandate again from February 9, 1988 until his death on March 15, 1988.

Web links

• Victor Wickersham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Victor Wickersham in the database of Find a Grave (English)