Mike Monroney | |
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United States Senator from Oklahoma | |
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Elmer Thomas |
Succeeded by | Henry Bellmon |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th district | |
In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Gomer Griffith Smith |
Succeeded by | John Jarman |
Personal details | |
Born | Almer Stillwell Monroney March 2, 1902 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory, U.S. |
Died | February 13, 1980 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Almer Stillwell "Mike" Monroney (March 2, 1902 – February 13, 1980) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1951 to 1969,[1] and previously as the United States representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1939 until 1951. A member of the Democratic Party, Monroney was the last Democrat to hold Oklahoma's Class 3 Senate seat.