Wilburn Cartwright | |
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| Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
| In office 1955-1973 | |
| Governor | Raymond D. Gary J. Howard Edmondson George Nigh Henry Bellmon Dewey F. Bartlett David Hall |
| Preceded by | Reford Bond |
| Succeeded by | Rex Privett |
| Oklahoma State Auditor | |
| In office 1951-1955 | |
| Governor | Johnston Murray |
| Preceded by | A. S. J. Shaw |
| Succeeded by | A. S. J. Shaw |
| Oklahoma Secretary of State | |
| In office 1947-1951 | |
| Governor | Roy J. Turner |
| Preceded by | Kathrine Manton |
| Succeeded by | John D. Conner |
| Chairman of the Committee on Roads | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Charles D. Carter |
| Succeeded by | Paul Stewart |
| Superintendent of Schools for Krebs, Oklahoma | |
| In office 1922-1926 | |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office 1918-1922 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Hickman |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Memminger |
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the Coal County district | |
| In office 1914-1918 | |
| Preceded by | George T. Searcy |
| Succeeded by | F. Brinkworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 12, 1892 Georgetown, Tennessee, US |
| Died | March 14, 1979 (aged 87) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Carrie Staggs |
| Children | Doralyn Cartwright Wilburta May Cartwright |
| Parent(s) | Rev. Jackson Robert Cartwright Emma Josephine Baker-Cartwright |
| Relatives | Peter Cartwright (great-great uncle) Keith Cartwright (brother) Buck Cartwright (brother) Jan Eric Cartwright (nephew) Earl Cartwright (cousin) |
| Alma mater | State Teachers College University of Oklahoma College of Law University of Chicago |
| Occupation | teacher, lawyer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Wilburn Cartwright (January 12, 1892 – March 14, 1979) was a lawyer, educator, politician, and United States Army officer in World War II. The town of Cartwright, Oklahoma is named after him. He self-styled himself "the most elected man in Oklahoma government"[1] and served in elected office in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, as a school superintendent, United States House of Representatives member for Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, Oklahoma Secretary of State, Oklahoma State Auditor, and on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.