Glenn Condon

Glenn Condon
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the Tulsa County district
In office
1916–1918
Serving with Harry H. Rogers[a]
Preceded byJames H. Sykes[b]
Washington E. Hudson
Succeeded byW. Valjean Biddison[c]
Joe W. Kenton
Personal details
Born1891
Iowa, United States
Died(1968-08-24)August 24, 1968 (aged 76)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
PartyRepublican Party (after 1916)
Socialist (1912)

Glenn Condon was an American politician and newspaper editor who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Tulsa County from 1916 to 1918.

Biography

Glen Condon was born in Iowa in 1891 and moved to Oklahoma City in his youth.[2]

In 1912, Condon ran for clerk of the Tulsa County Superior Court as the Socialist Party of Oklahoma's nominee.[3] He lost the general election to Democratic nominee Frank Ingraham, who received 2,972 votes while Condon received 520.[4]

Condon served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1916 to 1918 as a member of the Republican Party representing the Tulsa County district alongside fellow Republican Harry H. Rogers. He was preceded in office by James H. Sykes and Washington E. Hudson, and succeeded in office by W. Valjean Biddison and Joe W. Kenton.[1] At the time of his election he was the youngest member of the Oklahoma House.[2]

In March 1917, he was named managing editor of the Tulsa World. In August, he was appointed to the Tulsa Council of Defense. He was vehemently anti-Industrial Workers of the World and observed the Tulsa Outrage, writing the Tulsa World' s coverage. He left the paper in December 1917.[2] He later became a radio host known as "Mr. Oklahoma News," hosted a radio dance party on KVOO and was the news director for KRMG.[5]

He died on August 24, 1968, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Tulsa County district was a top-two district during the 6th Oklahoma Legislature.[1]
  2. ↑ The Tulsa County district was a top-two district during the 5th Oklahoma Legislature.[1]
  3. ↑ The Tulsa County district was a top-two district during the 7th Oklahoma Legislature.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Armstrong, Connie G. (2022). "Oklahoma Almanac 2021-2022". Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Hopkins, Randy (August 22, 2023). "Birthday of the Klan: The Tulsa Outrage of 1917". Center for Public Secrets. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tulsa County's Candidate List". The Tulsa Weekly Democrat. July 11, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Two Republicans Won in County". Tulsa World. November 7, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ Cobb, Russell (March 19, 2025). "Nasty Newspapers, The Klan and Tulsa's Gilded Age". The Pickup. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Tulsan Glenn Condon Dies". The Daily Oklahoman. Associated Press. August 25, 1968. p. 145. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
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