Dewey Follett Bartlett Sr. (March 28 1919 – March 1 1979) a U.S. politician served as the 19th Governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971 following his same-party Republican predecessor Henry Bellmon. In 1966 he became the first Roman Catholic elected governor of Oklahoma defeating the Democratic nominee Preston Moore of Oklahoma City. He was defeated for reelection in 1970 by Tulsa attorney David Hall in the closest election in state history.
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