Wesley Ernest Disney | |
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.jpg) Harlow's Weekly, May 28, 1938 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOklahoma's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Charles O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | George Schwabe |
| Member of theOklahoma House of Representatives | |
| In office 1919-1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 31, 1883 (1883-10-31) Richland, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 26, 1961 (1961-03-27) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Anna Susanna Vansant Disney |
| Children | Wesley Vansant Disney; Ralph Willard Disney |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas at Lawrence |
| Profession | Lawyer,politician, lobbyist |
Wesley Ernest Disney (October 31, 1883 – March 26, 1961) was an American politician and aU.S. Representative fromOklahoma. He was also a member of theOklahoma House of Representatives.
Born inRichland, Kansas, Disney was the son of Wesley and Elizabeth Matney Disney, and attended the public schools of Kansas. He was graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Kansas at Lawrence in 1906. He was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1906, the Oklahoma bar in 1908, and began practice inMuskogee, Oklahoma, in 1908. On September 22, 1910, he married Anna Van Sant, and they had two sons.[1]
Disney was county attorney ofMuskogee County, Oklahoma, from 1911 to 1915. He served as member of theOklahoma House of Representatives from 1919 to 1924. He was chairman of the board of managers in the impeachment trial of GovernorJack C. Walton in 1923.[2]
Elected as aDemocrat to the Seventy-second and to the six succeeding Congresses, Disney served from March 4, 1931, to January 3, 1945.[3] He was on the Banking and Currency Committee as well as the Ways and Means Committee, making him known as "watchdog of the Treasury". Not a candidate for renomination in 1944, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination forUnited States Senator. He continued to practice law inWashington, D.C., and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was also a successful lobbyist.
His brother,Richard L. Disney, was appointed as a judge of theUnited States Tax Court byFranklin D. Roosevelt.[4]
Disney died in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 1961 (age 77 years, 146 days). He isinterred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.[5]
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