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Leon Chase Red Phillips (December 9 1890 – March 27 1958) was an American attorney a state legislator and the 11th governor of Oklahoma. As a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Phillips made a name for himself as an obstructionist of the proposals of governors William H. Murray and E.W. Marland including components of the New Deal.

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active years end date
1943-01-11
active years start date
1939-01-09
birth date
1890-12-09
birth place
Grant City Missouri
death date
1958-03-27
death place
Okmulgee Oklahoma
nationality
United States
order in office
11th, Governor of Oklahoma
party
Democratic Party (United States)
religion
Methodism
resting place
Weleetka Oklahoma
resting place position
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Leon_C._Phillips__restingPlacePosition__1
successor
Robert S. Kerr
latitude
35.3406
longitude
-96.1273

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