Edward E. Calkins | |
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| 1st Mayor of Tulsa | |
| In office April 1898 – 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | R. N. Bynum |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1871–1872 | |
| Constituency | Fulton County and Kosciusko County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1836 Burlington, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 3, 1911 (aged 74) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1865 |
| Rank | 1st lieutenant |
Edward E. Calkins (August 20, 1836 – May 3, 1911) was an American lawyer, Union Army officer, and politician who served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1871 to 1872 and as the first Mayor of Tulsa from 1898 to 1899.
Born on August 20, 1836, in Burlington, Pennsylvania, Calkins later moved to Ohio and attended Ohio Wesleyan University. During the American Civil War, he joined the Union Army. After the war, he moved to Indiana where he was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 1871. He would later move to Indian Territory where he was the first lawyer to settle in Tulsa and was eventually elected the city's first mayor.