Olney F. Flynn
Olney F. Flynn | |
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| 22nd Mayor of Tulsa | |
| In office 1944–1946 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence H. Veale |
| Succeeded by | Lee Price |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1895 Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1970 (aged 75) |
| Party | Republican |
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Olney Foster Flynn was an American politician who served as the 22nd Mayor of Tulsa between 1944 and 1946.
Biography
Olney Foster Flynn was born on August 28, 1895, in Washington D.C. to Dennis Thomas Flynn and Adeline Matilda Streeter.[1] His father was a delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Oklahoma Territory.[2][3] Flynn attended the Pomfret School and Harvard University. In 1917, he joined the United States Navy during World War I. He served on the USS Harvard and USS SC-292, and left the military on January 1, 1919. On October 24, 1932, he married Ailene Longmire and the couple had one child.[1]
Flynn served as the 22nd Mayor of Tulsa from 1944 to 1946. He is considered Tulsa's "wartime mayor" for World War II and multiple former and future mayors worked in his administration such as Dan W. Patton, Lee Price, and George H. Stoner.[4] He was also considered an "anti-New Dealer."[5] He was the Republican nominee in the 1946 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.[2] He married Grayce Breene Kerr in 1964. She died the following year.[3] He died on November 2, 1970.[2]
References
- ^ a b Litton, Gaston (1957). History of Oklahoma at the Golden Anniversary of Statehood, Vol. III. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 147.
- ^ a b c "Death Claims Olney Flynn". The Daily Oklahoman. November 3, 1970. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Inaugural Impressions: Grayce Breene Kerr Flynn (1900–65)". okhistory.org. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Gallery of Mayors". City of Tulsa. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Time Bomb". Time. 17 April 1944. Retrieved 14 January 2024.