Stigler, William Grady, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd district (1944-1952); Member of the Oklahoma Senate (1924-1932), 1891-1952

Person

Biographical:

William Grady Stigler, a quarter-blood Choctaw Indian, was born in Newman, Indian Territory (now Stigler, Oklahoma), on July 7, 1891. He received a teaching certificate from Northeastern Oklahoma State College (Tahlequah) in 1912 and legal education from the University of Oklahoma. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army; afterward, he attended the University of Grenoble (Grenoble, France). Stigler was admitted to the Oklahoma state bar and practiced law for several years. He served in various political and legal positions: city attorney of Stigler (1920-1924), state senator for the twenty-seventh district (1924-1932) and president pro tempore in 1931, member of the state Pardon and Parole Advisory Board, and attorney for the Choctaw Nation. In March 1944, Stigler, a Democrat, was elected to represent Oklahoma's Second District in the U.S. Congress, filling the seat vacated by John C. "Jack" Nichols. He served on several standing committees in the House, including Claims, Flood Control, Indian Affairs, Roads, World War Veterans' Legislation, Public Works, and Appropriations. In 1946, he was also a member of the Select Committee to Investigate Supplies and Shortages of Food, Particularly Meat. Stigler served in Congress until his death on August 22, 1952, at Stigler, Oklahoma.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence Regarding Legislative Bills, 1945-03-07 - 1945-03-07

Item — Box 5: Series CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 55

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_55_0006

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1945-03-07 - 1945-03-07

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / George B. Schwabe Collection / 79th Congress / Indian Claims Commission, 1945-1946

Correspondence with Mr. D. H. Dukes Regarding Indian Tribal Land Negotiations in 1947, 1947-04-14

Item — Box DP 2: Series CAC_CC_001_4_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 4

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_2_4_0013

Abstract

80th (1947-1949)

Dates: 1947-04-14

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Carl Albert Collection / Departmental / Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: Tribal Government, Coal/Asphalt/Oil (2), 1947

Letter of Thanks for Attendance at Inauguration

Item — Box 8: Series CAC_CC_033_5_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 1

Identifier: CAC_CC_033_5_8_1_0013

Dates: 1942-01-10 - 1955-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / Joshua B. "Josh" Lee Collection / Oversize / Scrapbook 3, 1942-1955

Letter of Thanks from Deep Rock Oil Corporation to Honorable George B. Schwabe, 1945-06-21 - 1945-06-21

Item — Box 5: Series CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 36

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_5_36_0012

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1945-06-21 - 1945-06-21

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / George B. Schwabe Collection / 79th Congress / Indian Affairs, 1945-1946

Political Scramble: Tulsa Office Center of Controversy, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

Item — Box 3: Series CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000, Folder: 47

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_1_3_47_0001

Abstract

79th (1945-1947)

Dates: 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections / George B. Schwabe Collection / 79th Congress / Price Administration, 1945

William G. Stigler Collection

Collection

Identifier: CAC-CC-050

Scope and Contents The Stigler Collection contains slightly more than 12 cubic feet of material covering the dates 1934-1952. Most of these items were generated during the congressional years, and there is little documenting the congressman's legal and state political careers or his personal life. While this collection reflects Stigler's interests in agriculture and flood control in Oklahoma, there is a significant amount of material on his concern with legislation affecting Indians not only in Oklahoma but...

Dates: 1934-1952; Majority of material found in 1944-1952

Found in: Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections