Complex sentence: Hobart Johnstone Whitley (also known as HJ and The Father of Hollywood) built the first brick block building in the territory for the National Loan & Trust Company and was asked by the local people to be the first Governor of Oklahoma.
Split into simpler sentences: Hobart Johnstone Whitley, also known as HJ and the Father of Hollywood, built the first brick block building in the territory for the National Loan & Trust Company. He was asked by the local people to be the first Governor of Oklahoma.