U.S. Congressman. He attended the Upper Iowa University, graduated from the University of Iowa, in 1891, as admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced the practice of law in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He with his father and brother founded the town of Garber and opened up the Garber oil fields. He was appointed probate judge of Garfield County, in 1902, was associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Oklahoma, in 1904 and trial judge of the fifth judicial district in 1906. He also was judge of the twentieth judicial district, (1908-12) and Mayor of Enid, Oklahoma, (1919-21). In 1923, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1933. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he became the editor and co-publisher of the Enid Publishing Company. In 1942, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Retiring to Minnesota, he died of a heart attack at age 80.
U.S. Congressman. He attended the Upper Iowa University, graduated from the University of Iowa, in 1891, as admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced the practice of law in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He with his father and brother founded the town of Garber and opened up the Garber oil fields. He was appointed probate judge of Garfield County, in 1902, was associate justice of the supreme court of the Territory of Oklahoma, in 1904 and trial judge of the fifth judicial district in 1906. He also was judge of the twentieth judicial district, (1908-12) and Mayor of Enid, Oklahoma, (1919-21). In 1923, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth Congress and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until 1933. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he became the editor and co-publisher of the Enid Publishing Company. In 1942, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Retiring to Minnesota, he died of a heart attack at age 80.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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