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Nelson Button

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Nelson Button
Button in 1901
7th Mayor of Oklahoma City
In office
April 9, 1894 – April 13, 1896
Preceded byOscar A. Mitscher
Succeeded byCharles G. Jones
Oklahoma City Council
In office
1891–1894
Oklahoma City Board of Trustees
In office
July 15, 1890 – August 9, 1890
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition disestablished
Personal details
Born(1849-02-17)February 17, 1849
Indiana
DiedApril 27, 1914(1914-04-27) (aged 65)
Utah

Nelson Button was an American politician who was a member of the original appointed Oklahoma City board of trustees, one of the first elected Oklahoma City Councilors, and as Mayor of Oklahoma City between 1894 and 1896.

Biography

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Nelson Button was born on February 17, 1849, in Indiana. He helped plan Meade, Kansas, before participating in the Land Run of 1889 and settling in Oklahoma City.[1] He was appointed to the original board of trustees alongside David Williams Gibbs between July 15, 1890, and August 9, 1890.[2] Afterward he was elected to represent Ward 1 of the Oklahoma City Council and served until elected mayor in 1894. He was mayor between April 9, 1894, and April 13, 1896. He died in Utah on April 27, 1914.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nelson Button". okc.gov. Oklahoma City. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ "D.W. Gibbs". okc.gov. Oklahoma City. Retrieved 7 April 2024.