G. T. Bryan

G. T. Bryan was an American politician who served as the first elected President of the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture from 1911 to 1915.

G. T. Bryan
President of the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
In office January 1911 – January 1915
Governor	Lee Cruce
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Frank M. Gault
Personal details
Born	1864 Buchanan County, Missouri, US
Political party	Democratic Party

Biography

G. T. Bryan was born in Buchanan County, Missouri in 1864. In 1893, he participated in the Cherokee Strip land run and settled near Perry, Oklahoma. He was appointed to the inaugural Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture and was the first elected President of the board after the 1910 Oklahoma elections.^[1]

Electoral history

1910 Oklahoma President of State Board of Agriculture Democratic primary (August 2, 1910)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. T. Bryan	55,712	58.9%
	Democratic	George L. Bishop	22,805	24.1%
	Democratic	Joseph L. Paschal	15,940	16.8%
Turnout			94,457

1910 Oklahoma President of State Board of Agriculture election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G.T. Bryan	117,203	50.0%
	Republican	William H. Beaver	93,429	39.8%
	Socialist	J.R. Allen	23,649	10.0%
	Democratic hold