Lillian Gallup Haskell
Lillian Gallup Haskell | |
|---|---|
First Lady of Oklahoma | |
| In office November 16, 1907 – January 9, 1911 | |
| Governor | Charles N. Haskell |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Vacant (1911–1919) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lillian Elizabeth Gallup December 12, 1862 Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio |
| Died | July 13, 1940 (aged 77) San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
Lillian Gallup Haskell (December 12, 1862 – July 13, 1940) was the inaugural
Early life
Lillian Elizabeth Gallup was born on December 12, 1862, in
Career
In 1901, the family moved to
Haskell's immediate task as First Lady was to design a national flag to include the new state. She organized the Betsy Ross Association[7] in Guthrie. The association had ninety-two members from across the state who created the flag. Each woman sewed a single star on the "field of blue", adding forty-six stars to each side of the banner.[9] The flag was flown from the mast at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4th in 1908, announcing the state as the 46th star in the national flag.[10]
Throughout Charles' tenure as governor, she accompanied him on business meetings, and political ventures.[1][11] As part of her official duties, she was made president of the Association of Mothers, serving a four-year term.[12] When the term of her office was over in 1911, Haskell continued to accompany her husband on business expeditions, while they lived in New York and Texas.[1] In 1939, she was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.[7]
Death and legacy
Haskell died on July 13, 1940, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas[13] and was buried beside her husband in the Greenhill Cemetery in Muskogee.[14]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Cosgrove 1940, p. 404.
- ^ U. S. Census 1870, p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e Compton 2007.
- ^ Ohio Births 1890, p. 105.
- ^ Ohio Births 1891, p. 106.
- ^ U. S. Census 1910, p. 18A.
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Hall of Fame 2016.
- ^ The Indianapolis Star 1908, p. 7.
- ^ The Lawrence Daily World 1908, p. 4.
- ^ The New-State Tribune 1908, p. 6.
- ^ The Fort Gibson New Era 1911, p. 4.
- ^ The Daily Ardmoreite 1910, p. 4.
- ^ The San Antonio Express 1940, p. 13.
- ^ The Valley Morning Star 1940, p. 10.
Bibliography
- Compton, J. J. (2007). "Haskell, Charles Nathaniel (1860–1933)". Digital Library Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- Cosgrove, Elizabeth Williams (1940). "Lillian Gallup Haskell: 1862–1940". ISSN 0009-6024. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "1870 U. S. Federal Census, Ottawa Putnam County, Ohio". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 24 August 1870. p. 10. NARA microfilm publication T624, Roll 1260. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "1910 U. S. Federal Census, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 16 May 1910. p. 18A. NARA microfilm publication M593, Roll 1264. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Celebrate in Oklahoma". Lawrence, Kansas: Newspapers.com.
- "Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. C. Haskell". Newspapers.com.
- "Governor Haskell's Wife Opposes Woman Suffrage". Newspapers.com.
- "Haskell, Lillian E." San Antonio, Texas: Newspaperarchive.com.
- "Haskell, Lillian Gallup-1939". Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Gaylord-Pickens Museum. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "In Women's Behalf". Newspapers.com.
- "Ohio Birth Records, v. 3–4 1889–1920: C. J. Haskell". FamilySearch. Ottawa, Ohio: Putnam County Probate Court. 12 December 1891. p. 106. FHL microfilm #915768. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Ohio Birth Records, v. 3–4 1889–1920: Frances P. Haskell". FamilySearch. Ottawa, Ohio: Putnam County Probate Court. 27 June 1890. p. 105. FHL microfilm #915768. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- "Oklahoma's Betty Rosses". Muskogee, Oklahoma: The New-State Tribune. June 25, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "(untitled)". Fort Gibson, Oklahoma: The Fort Gibson New Era. July 27, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
