Richard Alphonzo Billups (April 24, 1878 – August 6, 1948) was an American politician who served as a Democratic Party member of the Oklahoma Senate representing the 6th district from 1907 to 1910.[1]
Richard Billups | |
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.png) Billups before 1912 | |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office November 16, 1907 – November 16, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | George A. Coffey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Alphonzo Billups April 24, 1878 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | August 6, 1948 (aged 70) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Lelia Beatrice Tyler |
| Children | 5 |
| Cumberland Law School | |
Biogaphy
editBorn in Mississippi on April 24, 1878,[2] Billups attended Cumberland Law School in Lebanon, Tennessee.[3]
On Easter Sunday, March 30, 1902, Billups married Lelia Beatrice Tyler at her parents' home in Duck Hill, Mississippi.[4][5]
Billups died on April 24, 1948, aged 67, at his home in Oklahoma City, two days after suffering a heat attack. He was survived by his wife and their five children.[6]
Billups law
editHe is remembered for chairing the 1st Oklahoma Legislature Senate Prohibition Committee and pushing through "Billups Booze Bill," a bill to prohibit the manufacture, transportation, and possession of liquor. William H. Murray pushed for the inclusion of an exception for medical and scientific purposes.[7] He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1914.[8]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin E. Trapp | 18,178 | 16.0% | |
| Democratic | Ben F. Lafayette | 17,192 | 15.1% | |
| Democratic | Pete P. Duffy | 16,307 | 14.3% | |
| Democratic | Frank F. Davis | 14,498 | 12.7% | |
| Democratic | Woodson Norvell | 11,351 | 9.9% | |
| Democratic | Edwin Sorrells | 10,646 | 9.3% | |
| Democratic | Richard A. Billups | 10,233 | 9.0% | |
| Democratic | John W. Barbour | 8,704 | 7.6% | |
| Democratic | Bert Van Leuven | 3,312 | 2.9% | |
| Democratic | Robert H. Oury | 3,123 | 2.7% | |
| Turnout | 113,544 | |||
References
edit- ↑ "State Senate Since Statehood" (PDF). oksenate.gov. Oklahoma Senate. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ↑ "Wedding Bells on Easter Sunday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 28, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
We are in receipt of a letter from our friend, R. A. Billups, of Cordell, in which we learn that he is to be married on Easter Sunday to Miss Beatrice Tyler at his old home town in Mississippi. Judge Billups is a young man who has made a very enviable record in this county and is especially well known in Mountain View where he lived before his election to the office of probate judge upon which he moved to Cordell.
- ↑ "Wedding Bells on Easter Sunday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 28, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
We are in receipt of a letter from our friend, R. A. Billups, of Cordell, in which we learn that he is to be married on Easter Sunday to Miss Beatrice Tyler at his old home town in Mississippi. Judge Billups is a young man who has made a very enviable record in this county and is especially well known in Mountain View where he lived before his election to the office of probate judge upon which he moved to Cordell.
- ↑ "Wedding Bells on Easter Sunday". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 28, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
We are in receipt of a letter from our friend, R. A. Billups, of Cordell, in which we learn that he is to be married on Easter Sunday to Miss Beatrice Tyler at his old home town in Mississippi. Judge Billups is a young man who has made a very enviable record in this county and is especially well known in Mountain View where he lived before his election to the office of probate judge upon which he moved to Cordell.
- ↑ "Billups-Tyler". The Commercial Appeal. April 4, 1902. p. 5. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
DUCK HILL, Miss., April 3.—(Special.) — At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tyler, Miss Lelia Beatrice Tyler and Richard Alphonso Billups were united in marriage Easter Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
- ↑ "R. A. Billups Dies In Oklahoma City; Long Political Career Started in County". The Cordell Beacon. August 9, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
We are in receipt of a letter from our friend, R. A. Billups, of Cordell, in which we learn that he is to be married on Easter Sunday to Miss Beatrice Tyler at his old home town in Mississippi. Judge Billups is a young man who has made a very enviable record in this county and is especially well known in Mountain View where he lived before his election to the office of probate judge upon which he moved to Cordell.
- ↑ "Billups Law". okhistory.org. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- 1 2 "1914-1916 Elections Results" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 19 February 2024.