P. J. Yeager was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate from statehood in 1907 until 1911.

P. J. Yeager
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
In office
November 16, 1907 – 1911
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byA. F. Vandeventer
ConstituencyTulsa County
Alderman for Tulsa, Indian Territory
In office
1906 – November 16, 1907
Succeeded byPosition disestablished
Personal details
Born(1859-04-10)April 10, 1859
Columbus, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic Party

Biography

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P. J. Yeager was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 10, 1859. He moved to Guthrie, Illinois at age 20 and opened a general store. In 1895, he moved to Arkansas and he moved again in 1902 to Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation. In 1904, his family settled in Tulsa where he was elected as an alderman in 1906.[1] He was elected to the 1st Oklahoma Legislature as a member of the Democratic Party representing Tulsa County in the Oklahoma Senate from 1907 until 1911.[1][2] He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in the 1910 Oklahoma elections.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hon. P. J. Yeager Candidate for Lieutenant Governor". The Oklahoma Farmer and Laborer. Oklahoma Historical Society. May 20, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ "State Senate Since Statehood" (PDF). oksenate.gov. Oklahoma Senate. Retrieved 18 February 2024.