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'''Dewey Follett Bartlett, Sr.''' (March 28, 1919    March 1, 1979) was [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] from 1973 to 1979 and [[governor]] of his adopted state of [[Oklahoma]] from 1967 to 1971. He moved to [[Tulsa]] in 1945.

'''Dewey Follett Bartlett, Sr.''' (March 28, 1919    March 1, 1979) was [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] from 1973 to 1979 and [[governor]] of his adopted state of [[Oklahoma]] from 1967 to 1971. He moved to [[Tulsa]] in 1945.

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 (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>

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 engineering. 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 engineering. 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>Tim Stanley, "Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at ," ''The Tulsa World,'' January 27, 2013.</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>Tim Stanley, "Ann Bartlett, former first lady, dies at 92," ''The Tulsa World,'' January 27, 2013.</ref>  

 

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

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.<ref name=eohc/>

As governor, he pushed for reforms in the state Department of Corrections, school consolidation in mostly in [[rural]] areas, and vetoed a school code bill.<ref>Geneva Johnston Hudson, ''Statesman or Rogue: Elected to Serve'' (AuthorHouse, 2005), ISBN|1-4208-2503-8.</ref>

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.