Glenn Condon
Glenn Condon | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the Tulsa County district | |
| In office 1917–1919 Serving with Harry H. Rodgers | |
| Preceded by | James H. Sykes |
| Succeeded by | W. V. Biddison |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1891 Iowa, United States |
| Died | August 24, 1968 (aged 76) Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Party | Republican |
Glenn Condon was an American politician and newspaper editor who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Tulsa County from 1917 to 1919.
Biography
Glen Condon was born in Iowa in 1891 and moved to Oklahoma City in his youth.[1]
Condon served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 as a member of the Republican Party representing the Tulsa County district alongside fellow Republican Harry H. Rodgers. He was preceded in office by James H. Sykes and succeeded in office by W. V. Biddison.[2] At the time he was the youngest member of the Oklahoma House.[1]
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.[1] 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.[3]
He died on August 24, 1968, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Hopkins, Randy (August 22, 2023). "Birthday of the Klan: The Tulsa Outrage of 1917". Center for Public Secrets. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ "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) - ^ Cobb, Russell (March 19, 2025). "Nasty Newspapers, The Klan and Tulsa's Gilded Age". The Pickup. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
- ^ "Tulsan Glenn Condon Dies". The Daily Oklahoman. Associated Press. August 25, 1968. p. 145. Retrieved September 21, 2025.