Hastings, William Wirt, 1866-1938
William Wirt Hastings (December 31, 1866 – April 8, 1938) was a Native American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as U.S. Representative from Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 1915 to 1921 and 1923 to 1935.
Born in Benton County, Arkansas, he moved with his parents to a farm at Beatties Prairie, Delaware County (then part of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory), Oklahoma, and attended the Cherokee tribal school before graduating from Cherokee Male Seminary at Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He worked as a teacher in Cherokee tribal schools, briefly interrupting his work to earn a law degree from Vanderbilt University. He served as Attorney general for the Cherokee Nation from 1891 to 1895, and as National attorney for the Cherokee tribe from 1907 to 1914. He served as delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1912, as well as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912.
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