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Bartlett was the second Republican governor since statehood in 1909 and the first [[Roman Catholic]] to hold the position. In the 1966 gubernatorial [[general election]], he defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee, Preston Jay Moore (1920-2004)), an attorney from [[Oklahoma City]]. In 1970, however, Bartlett was narrowly unseated in his quest for a second term by another Democrat, David Hall (1930-2016), who polled 338,338 votes to Bartlett's 336,157. Bartlett was the first Oklahoma governor eligible to seek reelection.

Bartlett was the second Republican governor since statehood in 1909 and the first [[Roman Catholic]] to hold the position. In the 1966 gubernatorial [[general election]], he defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee, Preston Jay Moore (1920-2004)), an attorney from [[Oklahoma City]]. In 1970, however, Bartlett was narrowly unseated in his quest for a second term by another Democrat, David Hall (1930-2016), who polled 338,338 votes to Bartlett's 336,157. Bartlett was the first Oklahoma governor eligible to seek reelection.

In 1972, helped by the coattails of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], who carried Oklahoma three times or President and twice for Vice President, Bartlett was elected to the U.S. Senate to succeed the [[liberal]] firebrand Fred Roy Harris (born 1930), who did not seek reelection and ran unsuccessfully for President in the 1976 Democratic primaries. Bartlett defeated the Demcrratic nominee, then [[U.S. Representative]] Edmond Augustus "Ed" Edmondson (1919-1990), the brother of former Governor J. Howard Edmondson. In 1978, Bartlett was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]] and did not run for reelection. He was succeeded by Democratic Governor David Lyle Boren (born 1941), later the president of the [[University of Oklahoma]].<ref name=eohc>Bob Burke, "Bartlett, Dewey Follett (1919-1979," ''The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''</ref>

In 1972, helped by the coattails of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], who carried Oklahoma three times or President and twice for Vice President, Bartlett was elected to the U.S. Senate to succeed the [[liberal]] firebrand Fred Roy Harris (born 1930), who did not seek reelection and ran unsuccessfully for President in the 1976 Democratic primaries. Bartlett defeated the Demcrratic nominee, then [[U.S. Representative]] Edmond Augustus "Ed" Edmondson (1919-1990), the brother of former Governor J. Howard Edmondson (1925-1971). In 1978, Bartlett was diagnosed with [[lung cancer]] and did not run for reelection. He was succeeded by Democratic Governor David Lyle Boren (born 1941), later the president of the [[University of Oklahoma]].<ref name=eohc>Bob Burke, "Bartlett, Dewey Follett (1919-1979," ''The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''</ref>

Born in Marietta, [[Ohio]]. Bartlett graduated in 1942 from [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey]], with an undergraduate degree in geological engineerin. His senior thesis is entitled ''Water-flooding an oil formation.''<ref>{{cite book|author=Dewey F Bartlett|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/8008503|title=Water-flooding an oil formation|date=1942|publisher=Princeton University Department of Geological Engineering|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

Born in Marietta, [[Ohio]]. Bartlett graduated in 1942 from [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey]], with an undergraduate degree in geological engineerin. His senior thesis is entitled ''Water-flooding an oil formation.''<ref>{{cite book|author=Dewey F Bartlett|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/8008503|title=Water-flooding an oil formation|date=1942|publisher=Princeton University Department of Geological Engineering|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

After Princeton, Bartlett enlisted first in the [[United States Navy]] but transferred  to the [[U.S. Marine Corps]]. He was a dive bomber in the Pacific theater of operations in [[World War II]]. He met his wife, the former Ann Chilton Smith (1920-2013), known as Ann Burke in her second marriage, while he was stationed in [[California]]. She was a native of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. The ceremony was held at the Roman Catholic Mission San Juan Capistrano in California.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Stanley|url=http://newsok.com/ann-bartlett-former-first-lady-dies-at-92/article/374975|title=Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at 92|publisher=''The Tulsa World''|date=January 27, 2013|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>  

|title=Bartlett, Dewey Follett (1919-1979)|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society}}</ref> After Princeton, Bartlett enlisted first in the [[United States Navy]] but transferred  to the [[U.S. Marine Corps]]. He was a dive bomber in the Pacific theater of operations in [[World War II]].<ref name=eohc/> After the war, he moved to Tulsa and inherited Keener Oil and Gas Company from his father, David A. Bartlett. He was also involved in [[farming]] and ranching.

 

After the war, Bartlett moved to Tulsa and inherited Keener Oil and Gas Company from his father, David A. Bartlett. He was also involved in [[farming]] and ranching.

Prior to the governorship, Bartlett was a one-term member of the Oklahoma State Senate for Tulsa County from 1962 to 1966.

Prior to the governorship, Bartlett was a one-term member of the Oklahoma State Senate for Tulsa County from 1962 to 1966.

Two months after retiring from the U.S. Senate, Bartlett died in Tulsa from complications of [[lung cancer]]. He is interred there at  Calvary Cemetery.In 1990, he was inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.<re>{{cite web|url=http://www.okcareertech.org/about/foundation/hall-of-fame/inductees/governor-dewey-bartlett|title=Gov. Dewey Bartle|publisher=Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame|accessed April 22, 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the U.S. Congress named the Post Office in Tulsa in his memory.

Two months after retiring from the U.S. Senate, Bartlett died in Tulsa from complications of [[lung cancer]]. He is interred there at  Calvary Cemetery.In 1990, he was inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.<re>{{cite web|url=http://www.okcareertech.org/about/foundation/hall-of-fame/inductees/governor-dewey-bartlett|title=Gov. Dewey Bartle|publisher=Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame|accessed April 22, 2014}}</ref> In 2006, the U.S. Congress named the Post Office in Tulsa in his memory.

On April 2, 1945, Bartlett married the former Ann Chilton Smith (1920-2013), known as Ann Burke in her second marriage. She was a native of [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. The ceremony was held at the Roman Catholic Mission San Juan Capistrano in [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Stanley|url=http://newsok.com/ann-bartlett-former-first-lady-dies-at-92/article/374975|title=Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at 92|publisher=''The Tulsa World''|date=January 27, 2013|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref> They had three children, Dewey, Jr., Joan Chilton Bartlett Atkinson, and Michael H. Bartlett.<ref name=eohc/>

The Bartletts had three children, Dewey, Jr., Joan Chilton Bartlett Atkinson, and Michael H. Bartlett.<ref name=eohc/> The junior Bartlett (born 1947), served as mayor of Tulsa from 2009 until his defeat for a third term in 2016 by fellow Republican G. T. Bynum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/32330974/gt-bynum-defeats-incumbent-bartlett-|title=G.T. Bynum defeats incument Bartlett|publisher=Channel 6 (Tulsa)|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

 

The junior Bartlett (born 1947), served as mayor of Tulsa from 2009 until his defeat for a third term in 2016 by fellow Republican G. T. Bynum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newson6.com/story/32330974/gt-bynum-defeats-incumbent-bartlett-|title=G.T. Bynum defeats incument Bartlett|publisher=Channel 6 (Tulsa)|accessdate=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

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