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Robert A Hefner | |
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26th Mayor of Oklahoma City | |
In office April 11, 1939 – April 8, 1947 | |
Preceded by | John F Martin |
Succeeded by | Allen Street |
Supreme Court of Oklahoma Justice | |
In office 1927–1933 | |
Mayor of Ardmore, Oklahoma | |
In office 1920–1926 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hunt County, Texas | 7 February 1874
Died | 1 January 1971 | (aged 96)
Spouse | Eva Johnson |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | North Texas Baptist College University of Texas |
Profession | Lawyer |
Robert Alexander Hefner ("The Judge"), born in Hunt County, Texas, to William Lafayette Hefner and Sarah Jane Masters Hefner, was a lawyer-turned-politician. He served as mayor of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and of Oklahoma City, and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. Hefner was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1949.[1] Hefner also became notable because of his work in government, especially in Ardmore and later in Oklahoma City.