The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-06
representative IN Congress from
the H. shth District OF Oklahoma.


Ore o. the nine baby members"
OF the House of Representatives in
the asst session of the Sixty-sixth
Cong ess Is Charles Swindall. law
ser and man OF large affairs in
Woodward county. Oklahoma. Mr..
Swindall was elected to the unex-
pirtd term OF the late Dick 7.
Morgan. being chosen from the
ranks of the Republicans OF the
Eighth District by majority Of
iO.207 as the logical leader of his
party.
While this is Mr.. Swindaii's first
ppearance in Washington as ma
tiCnal legislator. he has been serv-
'og his commonwealth in various
-apacitles. political and civic. for
macy years, and has grown to
commanding position In the esteem
md confidence of his fellow citi-
zans, and II is no political secret
that he will be sent back to Wash
ington after this brief legislative
up, icnce. because by right Of
persona ity. public service. and
-ecognized ability. he Is the Re
publican who stands first in the
public eve In Oklahoma Therefore.
n
tore when Mr.. Swindall seeks cleo
ion to Congress he VIII naturally
1e chosen. And there Is peculiar
uuesE in this fact. for Mr.. Swim
l,ll has demonstrated his ability
a Il gislator, and his record
hOws that he is a political leader
~ no mean repute.
Mr.. Swindall was born at College
faf
Jonathan Ward Swindall. was
.aucher He was raised on a farm
car his native town. He attended
ne high school at Terrell. Texas,
end mis- studies there were supple
rc n;ed by courses at Vanderbilt
nd Cumberland Universities. He
graduated in law ut Cumberland in
1907. and soon after opened a law
fflcs in ihe town OF Woodward,
ll,laho.an. which since 1900 has
been his home. Mr.. SwinGall went
quickly to the front among the law
yers of Woodward county, being
-,-csecutor for the Texas Cattle
Raisers' Association in the Sixth Jul
,ral Dis-~Ict of Oklahoma. Be
.des this ne had large legal
lrrc;icc in the countie7 adjoining
woodward county. He is a prOmi-
Ye-. member OF the State Bar AZ
.ociation end ~ the American Bar
Association.
MIR. Swiniall p. rticipated in the
,olitical activities of his county
and state almost from the day of
rs arrival IN Woodward. He soon
,ecame county attorney. He has
,ceh Republican State Committee
I'D n
oI2, end delegate TO the National
publican Convention in 1916.
During. the period of the Euro
can War. MIR. Swindall was ac-
yely affiliated with Red Cross
ofk In Oklahoma and the South
est, being District Manager North
es,ern District of his state. and
hartman of the Woodward county
Iap,er. His time credit in tho
;cd Cross service was l.544 hours.
lie was also q permanent member
the Legal Odvisory Board OF
Woodward county. by appointmen:
rom the president under the Sc
e~tive Service Act.
The new Representative is
dason OF high degree. is a member
the ordcs OF Elks. is knight
4 fNrnldS anu "N"
an.
MFR. Swindall's large business al
lions are with the Woodward
.vcstment Company of Oklahoma
nd the Allen Parsons Oil Company
? Seottsville. Kentucky.
AS this brief record shows, MT.
Swindali is the kind of man who
ITS in naturally with the new or
'ey Of things in Washington. where
4. ,rcsentatiyes in Congress are com
inE lnore and more TO be men oil
.ae people who have hewn ou'
H. &c places Cor themselves by ac-
lies in which the voters have
PC. their lives and have pledged
,hCir fortunes.
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8 mobile car, purchase the past
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