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William Grady Stigler
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oklahoma's 2nd district
In office
March 28, 1944 – August 21, 1952
Preceded by John C. Nichols
Succeeded by Ed Edmondson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
In office
1924–1932
Personal details
Born July 7, 1891 (1891-07-07)
Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory
Died August 21, 1952 (1952-08-22) (aged 61)
Stigler, Haskell County, Oklahoma
Citizenship  United States
 Choctaw Nation
Political party Democratic
Spouse Ona Beller Stigler
Children Denyse Stigler Elaine Stigler
Alma mater Northeastern State College
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Profession Attorney
Military service
Allegiance United States United States of America
Branch/service  United States Army
Years of service 1918-1919 (US Army)
1925-1938 (Oklahoma National Guard)
Rank Second Lieutenant
Unit 357th Infantry Regiment of the 90th Division
Battles/wars World War I

William Grady Stigler (July 7, 1891 – August 21, 1952) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, and politician who served four terms as and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma from 1944 to 1952.

Biography

Stigler was a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and is listed as three-eights Choctaw on the Dawes Rolls He was born the son of Joseph S. and Mary Jane Folsom Stigler in Stigler, Haskell County, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). He attended the public schools, and graduated from Northeastern State College, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 1912. He also attended the law school of the University of Oklahoma at Norman.

Career

During World War I, he served as a Second Lieutenant in the 357th Infantry Regiment of the 90th Division in 1918 and 1919, with overseas service. He attended the University of Grenoble in France during 1919.

Admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1920, Stigler commenced practice in Stigler, Oklahoma. He was city attorney of Stigler from 1920 to 1924. He served in the Oklahoma State Senate 1924 to 1932, serving as president pro tempore in 1931. He also served as Lieutenant Colonel in the 45th Division of the Oklahoma National Guard 1925-1938.

Family

On June 7, 1925, he married Ona Beller. The couple had two daughters, Denyse and Elaine.

Congress

Stigler was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jack Nichols. He was reelected to the Seventy-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 28, 1944, until his death.

As of 2022, he remains the only Choctaw elected to the U.S. Congress.

Death

Stigler died in Stigler, Haskell County, Okla., August 21, 1952 (age 61 years, 45 days). He is interred at Stigler Cemetery, Stigler, Oklahoma.

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