James Menefee

James Menefee
1st Oklahoma State Treasurer
In office November 16, 1907 – January 1911
Governor	Charles N. Haskell
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Robert Dunlop
Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 11th district
In office 1905 – November 16, 1907
Preceded by	Thomas P. Gore
Succeeded by	Position disestablished (replaced by Oklahoma Senate)
Personal details
Born	1868 or 1869
Died	(1927-02-19)February 19, 1927 (aged 58) Oklahoma City, US
Political party	Democratic Party

James A. Menefee (1868 or 1869 – February 19, 1927) was an American politician who served as the first Oklahoma State Treasurer from 1907 to 1911. Menefee was active in politics in both Oklahoma Territory and later Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma Territorial Senate in 1905 and was the first treasurer of the Oklahoma Democratic Party after Oklahoma statehood.

Biography

James A. Menefee moved to Caddo County in Oklahoma Territory where he worked as a banker.^[1] He also served as a territorial senator for the 11th district of the Oklahoma Territory Legislature from 1905 to statehood. In 1907, he was elected the first Oklahoma State Treasurer and served until 1911.^[2] He was also the first treasurer of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. In 1918, he was the campaign manager for James B. A. Robertson's successful gubernatorial campaign. He died on February 19, 1927, of heart disease in Oklahoma City.^[3]

Electoral history

1907 Oklahoma State Treasurer election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James Menefee	132,496	54.7	New
	Republican	Mortimer F. Stillwell	100,137	41.4	New
	Socialist	John B. Ash	9,286	3.8	New
	Democratic gain from		Swing	N/A

References

1. "For State Treasurer". The Chickasha Daily Express. November 8, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
2. Joseph B. Thoburn (1916). A standard history of Oklahoma. Chicago, New York, The American Historical Society. pp. 927–928. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
3. "James Menefee, Former State Treasurer, Dead". Ada Evening News. February 21, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. "1907-1912 Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

Party political offices
First	Democratic nominee for Oklahoma State Treasurer 1907	Succeeded by Robert Dunlop