George W. Bellamy
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GovernorCharles N. Haskell
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJ. J. McAlester
Preceded byC. W. Gould
George Bellamy | |
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.jpg) Bellamy in 1908 | |
| 1st Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma | |
| In office 1907 – January 9, 1911 | |
| Governor | Charles N. Haskell |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | J. J. McAlester |
| Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 7th district | |
| In office 1899–1903 | |
| Preceded by | C. W. Gould |
| Succeeded by | Felix L. Winkler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1867 Missouri |
| Died | 1920 |
| Resting place | El Reno Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lou Blanche Jones |
| Profession | politician, pharmacist |
George W. Bellamy (1867–1920) was the first lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, from 1907 until 1911 alongside Oklahoma's first governor, Charles N. Haskell.
Bellamy was born in Missouri in December 1867. He married Lou Blanche Jones in Stillwater, Oklahoma on December 5, 1894. They had a daughter named Constance, before Lou's death in 1900. Bellamy worked as a pharmacist.
Political career
A member of the Democratic Party, Bellamy was elected as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1907, beating Republican N. G. Turk with 132,568 (54.7%) to 100,106 votes (41.31%), and served until 1911 alongside Governor Charles Haskell.[1] He was the first in a long line of Democratic Lieutenant Governors, lasting until 1995.
