George A. Henshaw was an American politician who served on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission between 1911 and 1917.

George A. Henshaw
Member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
In office
January 1911 – January 1917
GovernorLee Cruce
Preceded byJ. J. McAlester
Succeeded byCampbell Russell
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Party
EducationNorth Indiana Law School

Biography

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George A. Henshaw was raised in Illinois and graduated from North Indiana Law School in 1894. In 1897, he was hired to represent the Miners' Union during a strike. In 1900, he moved to Oklahoma. He was a delegate to the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and later served as an assistant attorney general until his election to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in the 1910 Oklahoma elections to succeed J. J. McAlester.[1]

Electoral history

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1910 Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George A. Henshaw 30,004 30.2%
Democratic R. P. Bowles 19,606 19.7%
Democratic George L. Wilson Sr. 14,201 14.2%
Democratic Joe Strain 13,488 13.5%
Democratic G. M. Tucker 9,429 9.4%
Democratic J. A. Norman 8,594 8.6%
Democratic Thomas R. Lash 4,004 4.0%
Turnout 99,326  
1910 Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George A. Henshaw 117,444 50.1% −4.6%
Republican Emory D. Brownlee 93,050 39.7% −1.5%
Socialist J. F. McDaniel 23,835 10.1% +6.2%
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Corden, Seth K.; Richards, William B. (1912). The Oklahoma Red Book. Oklahoma City. pp. 127–128. Retrieved 27 February 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.