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George Patterson Nigh (born June 9, 1927) is an American politician and civic leader from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Nigh served as the 17th and the 22nd governor of Oklahoma and as the eighth and tenth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. He was the first Oklahoma governor to be re-elected and the first to win all 77 counties in the state.
George Nigh. (20115, Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection, OHS). NIGH, GEORGE PATTERSON (1927– ). George P. Nigh served four different terms as governor, more than anyone in state history. He was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Wilber and Irene Nigh on June 9, 1927.
Voices of Oklahoma, May 1, 2009, https://www.voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/nigh-george, Accessed June 2, 2024. Governor George Nigh served four different terms as the governor of Oklahoma–more than anyone else in our state’s history. In 1950 at age 23, Nigh became the youngest member of ….
In 1982 George Nigh became the first Oklahoma governor to be elected to consecutive terms and win a majority of votes in all 77 Oklahoma counties. He is also the only lieutenant governor ever elected governor, and the youngest man ever elected lieutenant governor (1958), and the youngest person ever elected to the state legislature (1950).
24 de ene. de 2024 · In 1963, Nigh was sworn in as the 17th governor of Oklahoma. In 1978, he was elected Oklahoma’s 22nd governor and was reelected four years later. Gov. Nigh was inducted to the CareerTech Hall of Fame in 1990. Last Modified on Jan 24, 2024.
8 de jun. de 1997 · NEWS. At 70, George Nigh Looks Back on Record Political Career. John Greiner. BIOG: GEORGE NIGH NAME: UPD: 19970611 -TEXT- George Nigh, the onetime boy wonder of Oklahoma politics, turns 70 Monday. The former Oklahoma governor who will retire June 30 as president of the University of Central Oklahoma plans to celebrate his birthday fully.
George Patterson Nigh (born June 9, 1927) is an American politician. He served as the 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma serving from January 6, 1963 through January 14, 1963 and then again from January 3, 1979 through January 12, 1987. [1] He is a member of the Democratic Party.
