Leo Winters
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Leo Winters | |
|---|---|
| 11th Oklahoma State Treasurer | |
| In office January 9, 1967 – January 12, 1987 | |
| Governor | Dewey F. Bartlett David Hall David Boren George Nigh |
| Preceded by | Cowboy Pink Williams |
| Succeeded by | Ellis Edwards |
| 9th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma | |
| In office January 14, 1963 – January 9, 1967 | |
| Governor | Henry Bellmon |
| Preceded by | George Nigh |
| Succeeded by | George Nigh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1922 Hooker, Oklahoma |
| Died | March 5, 2005 (aged 82) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic |
Leo Winters (November 7, 1922 – March 5, 2005) was the ninth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma and the 11th State treasurer for the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Winters, a member of the Democratic Party, served alongside Oklahoma's first Republican governor, Henry Bellmon.
Winters was born November 7, 1922, in Hooker, Oklahoma, to David and Gertrude Winter, who were German immigrants from Ukraine.[1] Winters attended Panhandle State University, but left college to join the United States Army Air Corps.[1] After serving in World War II as a B-17 and B-29 pilot and a total of 5 years of active duty service, he returned to Panhandle State University and earned a bachelor's degree.[1] He earned a law degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Law in 1957.[1]
