J. Howard Edmondson

Howard Edmondson
United States Senator from Oklahoma
In office January 7, 1963 – November 3, 1964
Appointed by	George Nigh
Preceded by	Robert S. Kerr
Succeeded by	Fred R. Harris
16th Governor of Oklahoma
In office January 12, 1959 – January 6, 1963
Lieutenant	George Nigh
Preceded by	Raymond D. Gary
Succeeded by	George Nigh
Personal details
Born	James Howard Edmondson (1925-09-27)September 27, 1925 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	November 17, 1971(1971-11-17) (aged 46) Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jeanette Bartleson
Relatives	Ed Edmondson (brother) James E. Edmondson (nephew) Drew Edmondson (nephew)
Education	University of Oklahoma (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Unit	United States Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

James Howard Edmondson (September 27, 1925 – November 17, 1971) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as the 16th governor of Oklahoma from 1959 to 1963, and the appointed United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1963 to 1964, losing to Fred R. Harris in a 1964 Democratic primary election for the U.S. Senate. When he took office as Governor of Oklahoma at the age of 33, Edmondson was, and still is, the youngest governor in the history of the state.^[1]

Prior to serving as governor, Edmondson practiced law in Muskogee, Oklahoma, worked as the chief prosecutor for the Tulsa County attorney, and was elected county attorney himself in 1954 and 1956.