Thomas C. Waldrep

Thomas C. Waldrep was an American politician who served as the 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Biography

Thomas C. Waldrep was born on February 16, 1889, in Moulton, Alabama. He moved with his family to present-day Oklahoma in 1898. He was an attorney, Methodist, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Pottawatomie County as a Democrat in 1914 and served in the house from 1915 to 1921. He served as the 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. From 1925 to 1929 and 1933 to 1941, he represented the 13th district of the Oklahoma Senate. He died on October 7, 1959, in Oklahoma City.