Charles Bowers Peters

Charles Bowers Peters
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the Osage County district
In office
November 1910 – November 1914
Preceded byPrentiss Price
Succeeded byLoris E. Bryant
Personal details
Born(1877-10-25)October 25, 1877
Sedan, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1957(1957-01-18) (aged 79)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
PartyDemocratic Party

Charles Bowers Peters was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the Osage County district from 1910 to 1914.

Biography

Charles B. Peters was born on October 25, 1877, in Sedan, Kansas. At 15, he was the editor for the Caney Times in Caney, Kansas. When he was 23, he moved to Osage County, Oklahoma, where he ran the Osage Journal and Pawhuska Capitol. In 1908, he married Jessie Crane and the couple moved to Hominy, where he ran the Hominy News.[1]

Peters served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party representing the Osage County district from 1910 to 1914. He was preceded in office by Prentiss Price and succeeded in office by Loris E. Bryant.[2] After leaving the legislature he worked as an attorney. In 1921, he moved to Tulsa and he was a delegate to the 1936 Democratic National Convention.[1] In 1923, he was named alongside Klan leaders as a defendant in a lawsuit by S. K. Lesky, who was tarred and feathered by the Klan.[3] He died on January 18, 1957, in Tulsa.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Litton, Gaston (1957). History of Oklahoma at the Golden Anniversary of Statehood, Vol. III. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 155.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma History" (PDF). Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Cobb, Russell (April 28, 2026). "Tulsa Explains the Klan, the conclusion". Tulsa Explains Everything. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Charles B. Peters, 79, Oil, Civic Leader, Dies". The Tulsa Tribune. January 18, 1957. p. 33. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
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