Lillian Gallup Haskell

Lillian Gallup Haskell (December 12, 1862 – July 13, 1940) was the inaugural First Lady of Oklahoma. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1939.

Lillian Gallup Haskell
First Lady of Oklahoma
In office November 16, 1907 – January 9, 1911
Governor	Charles N. Haskell
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Vacant (1911–1919)
Personal details
Born	Lillian Elizabeth Gallup (1862-12-12)December 12, 1862 Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio
Died	July 13, 1940(1940-07-13) (aged 77) San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Nationality	American

Early life

Lillian Elizabeth Gallup was born on December 12, 1862, in Ottawa, Putnam County, Ohio to Naomi Jane (née Cox) and Josiah Gallup. Her family descended from John Gallup who immigrated with the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.^[1] Her father was an attorney and Lillian was the second child, and daughter in the family.^[2] On 4 September 1889, Gallup married Charles N. Haskell, an attorney practicing in Ottawa and recent widower,^[1] who had three children, Norman, Murray, and Lucie.^[3] The couple had their first child Frances in 1890,^[4] followed by Charles Joseph in 1891,^[3][5] and Jane in 1894.^[6] During the time in Ohio, Charles became involved in railroad work and was approached about the possibility of acquiring a line from Fayetteville, Arkansas, to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.^[3]

Career

In 1901, the family moved to Muskogee, Indian Territory,^[1] where Charles became involved in the city's development^[3] and took part in both the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.^[7] During the convention, Haskell supported her husband's anti-suffragist stance, believing that political differences would cause discord in the family.^[8] In 1907 Charles was elected as the first governor of the State of Oklahoma. With his election, Haskell became the inaugural First Lady of Oklahoma.^[3]

Haskell's immediate task as First Lady was to design a national flag to include the new state. She organized the Betsy Ross Association^[7] in Guthrie. The association had ninety-two members from across the state who created the flag. Each woman sewed a single star on the "field of blue", adding forty-six stars to each side of the banner.^[9] The flag was flown from the mast at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4th in 1908, announcing the state as the 46th star in the national flag.^[10]

Throughout Charles' tenure as governor, she accompanied him on business meetings, and political ventures.^[1][11] As part of her official duties, she was made president of the Association of Mothers, serving a four-year term.^[12] When the term of her office was over in 1911, Haskell continued to accompany her husband on business expeditions, while they lived in New York and Texas.^[1] In 1939, she was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.^[7]

Death and legacy

Haskell died on July 13, 1940, in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas^[13] and was buried beside her husband in the Greenhill Cemetery in Muskogee.^[14]

References

Citations

1. Cosgrove 1940, p. 404.
2. U. S. Census 1870, p. 10.
3. Compton 2007.
4. Ohio Births 1890, p. 105.
5. Ohio Births 1891, p. 106.
6. U. S. Census 1910, p. 18A.
7. Oklahoma Hall of Fame 2016.
8. The Indianapolis Star 1908, p. 7.
9. The Lawrence Daily World 1908, p. 4.
10. The New-State Tribune 1908, p. 6.
11. The Fort Gibson New Era 1911, p. 4.
12. The Daily Ardmoreite 1910, p. 4.
13. The San Antonio Express 1940, p. 13.
14. The Valley Morning Star 1940, p. 10.

Bibliography

• Compton, J. J. (2007). . Digital Library Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
• Cosgrove, Elizabeth Williams (1940). "Lillian Gallup Haskell: 1862–1940". The Chronicles of Oklahoma. XVIII. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society: 404–405. ISSN 0009-6024. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
• "1870 U. S. Federal Census, Ottawa Putnam County, Ohio". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 24 August 1870. p. 10. NARA microfilm publication T624, Roll 1260. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
• "1910 U. S. Federal Census, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. 16 May 1910. p. 18A. NARA microfilm publication M593, Roll 1264. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
• "Celebrate in Oklahoma". Lawrence, Kansas: The Lawrence Daily World. July 3, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
• "Funeral Rites Held for Mrs. C. Haskell". Valley Morning Star. Harlingen, Texas. July 18, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
• "Governor Haskell's Wife Opposes Woman Suffrage". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. July 6, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
• "Haskell, Lillian E." San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Express. July 15, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspaperarchive.com.  
• . Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Gaylord-Pickens Museum. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
• "In Women's Behalf". The Daily Ardmoreite. Ardmore, Oklahoma. December 14, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
• "Ohio Birth Records, v. 3–4 1889–1920: C. J. Haskell". FamilySearch. Ottawa, Ohio: Putnam County Probate Court. 12 December 1891. p. 106. FHL microfilm #915768. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
• "Ohio Birth Records, v. 3–4 1889–1920: Frances P. Haskell". FamilySearch. Ottawa, Ohio: Putnam County Probate Court. 27 June 1890. p. 105. FHL microfilm #915768. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
• "Oklahoma's Betty Rosses". Muskogee, Oklahoma: The New-State Tribune. June 25, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
• "(untitled)". Fort Gibson, Oklahoma: The Fort Gibson New Era. July 27, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2017 – via Newspapers.com.