Nelson Button | |
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![]() Button in 1901 | |
Mayor of Oklahoma City | |
In office April 9, 1894 – April 13, 1896 | |
Preceded by | Oscar A. Mitscher |
Succeeded by | Charles G. Jones |
Oklahoma City Council | |
In office 1891–1894 | |
Oklahoma City Board of Trustees | |
In office July 15, 1890 – August 9, 1890 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position disestablished |
Personal details | |
Born | Indiana | February 17, 1849
Died | April 27, 1914 Utah | (aged 65)
Nelson Button was an American politician who was a member of the original appointed Oklahoma City board of trustees, one of the first elected Oklahoma City Councilors, and as Mayor of Oklahoma City between 1894 and 1896.
Biography
[edit]Nelson Button was born on February 17, 1849, in Indiana. He helped plan Meade, Kansas, before participating in the Land Run of 1889 and settling in Oklahoma City.[1] He was appointed to the original board of trustees alongside David Williams Gibbs between July 15, 1890, and August 9, 1890.[2] Afterward he was elected to represent Ward 1 of the Oklahoma City Council and served until elected mayor in 1894. He was mayor between April 9, 1894, and April 13, 1896. He died in Utah on April 27, 1914.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nelson Button". okc.gov. Oklahoma City. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "D.W. Gibbs". okc.gov. Oklahoma City. Retrieved 7 April 2024.