J. Howard Edmondson

Howard Edmondson
United States Senator
from Oklahoma
In office
January 7, 1963 – November 3, 1964
Appointed byGeorge Nigh
Preceded byRobert S. Kerr
Succeeded byFred R. Harris
16th Governor of Oklahoma
In office
January 12, 1959 – January 6, 1963
LieutenantGeorge Nigh
Preceded byRaymond D. Gary
Succeeded byGeorge Nigh
Personal details
Born
James Howard Edmondson

(1925-09-27)September 27, 1925
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedNovember 17, 1971(1971-11-17) (aged 46)
Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJeanette Bartleson
RelativesEd Edmondson (brother)
James E. Edmondson (nephew)
Drew Edmondson (nephew)
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1942–1945
UnitUnited States Army Air Forces
Battles/warsWorld War II

James Howard Edmondson (September 27, 1925 – November 17, 1971) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as the 16th governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963, and the appointed United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1963 to 1964, losing to Fred R. Harris in a 1964 Democratic primary election for the U.S. Senate. When he took office as Governor of Oklahoma at the age of 33, Edmondson was, and still is, the youngest governor in the history of the state.[1]

Prior to serving as governor, Edmondson practiced law in Muskogee, Oklahoma, worked as the chief prosecutor for the Tulsa County attorney, and was elected county attorney himself in 1954 and 1956.

  1. ^ "Governor James H. Edmondson." Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine 100 Years of Oklahoma Governor's. Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved 10-13-09