Buck Cartwright

Buck Cartwright
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
In office 1958–1962
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
In office 1955–1958
Personal details
Died	January 22, 1991
Political party	Democratic Party
Children	Jan Eric Cartwright
Parent	Jackson Robert Cartwright (father)
Relatives	Wilburn Cartwright (brother) Keith Cartwright (brother) Lynn Cartwright (niece)
Education	University of Oklahoma College of Law
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy

Buck Cartwright was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1955 and 1958 and the Oklahoma Senate between 1958 and 1962. He was the son of Jackson Robert Cartwright and father of Jan Eric Cartwright.

Biography

Cartwright was the son of Jackson Robert Cartwright.[1] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1942 and joined the U.S. Navy. While in the navy, he was commissioned as an officer.[2]

After returning to Oklahoma, he was an assistant county attorney in Seminole County, Oklahoma and Wewoka, Oklahoma's city attorney.[3] He was a member of the Democratic Party.[4] He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives between 1955 and 1958 and the Oklahoma Senate between 1958 and 1962. After leaving the Oklahoma Legislature he operated a private law practice in Wewoka. He filed to run for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma in 1966, but withdrew from the race.[3] His brothers Wilburn Cartwright and Keith Cartwright also served in the Oklahoma Legislature.[5] He was the father of Jan Eric Cartwright.[6] Buck Cartwright was the last living member of his family to have held elective office before his death January 22, 1991.[7]

References

1. "Cartwright's Rites Today". Tulsa Daily World. December 8, 1957. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
2. "Buck Cartwright Gets Commission As Navy Officer", The Wewoka Times-Democrat, Wewoka, Oklahoma, volume XIX, number 144, March 20, 1944, page 1. (subscription required)
3. "Ex-legislator Buck Cartwright Dies in Seminole". The Daily Oklahoman. January 24, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
4. "Death Ends One of Longest Political Sagas in Oklahoma". Henryetta Daily Free-Lance. January 27, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
5. "Former Legislator Buck Cartwright Dies". Tulsa World. January 24, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
6. "Ex-Senator's Services Scheduled for Saturday". Tulsa World. January 25, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
7. "Death Ends One of Longest Political Sagas in Oklahoma". Henryetta Daily Free-Lance. January 27, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2023.