Sterling S. McColgin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
Sterling Simison McColgin (June 14, 1901 – October 26, 1963) was an American farmer and politician.
McColgin was born in Ashkum, Illinois. He owned a farm between Cheyenne, Oklahoma and Reydon, Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1947 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1955[1] and the Oklahoma Senate from 1955 to 1963 when he died while still in office. McColgin was a Democrat.[2] McColgin also served as mayor of Reydon, Oklahoma. McColgin died suddenly in Cheyenne, Oklahoma while buying feed for his cattle at a feed store. His mother Bessie S. McColgin also served in the Oklahoma Legislature as the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Oklahoma State Legislature-House of Representatives-Historic Members
- ↑ All Members Of The Oklahoma Senate
- ↑ 'State Senator McColgin Dies,' The Lawton Constitution (Oklahoma), October 27, 1963, p. 7
- ↑ Allied Families of Roger Mills County OK (& Greater Area) Name Index
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