Register of the Treasury of the United States. Born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory in what is today Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, the son of Rhoda Benge and Stephen Teehee. He attended the Seminary at Tahlequah and Fort Worth University after which he served as a cashier in the Cherokee National Bank of Tahlequah while he studied law under Justice John H. Pitchford. He married Mayme Hagelund December 11, 1898. He passed the bar and entered private practice in 1908 and was that same year elected to the office of Mayor. In 1914 he was appointed United States probate attorney. In 1915 he went to Washington, D. C., to serve as Register of the United States Treasury. His signature appeared on all Federal notes and bonds during WWI, from 1915 to 1919, under President Woodrow Wilson. He was also responsible for the war era Liberty Loans. In 1919 he became Treasurer of the Seamans Oil Company. He served as Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1926 to 1927; and was a member of the Supreme Commission of Oklahoma, of the First Judicial District of the Supreme Court from 1927 to 1931. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1942. His portrait was unveiled in May 2008 at the Oklahoma state Capitol for display in the House Lounge.
Register of the Treasury of the United States. Born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory in what is today Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, the son of Rhoda Benge and Stephen Teehee. He attended the Seminary at Tahlequah and Fort Worth University after which he served as a cashier in the Cherokee National Bank of Tahlequah while he studied law under Justice John H. Pitchford. He married Mayme Hagelund December 11, 1898. He passed the bar and entered private practice in 1908 and was that same year elected to the office of Mayor. In 1914 he was appointed United States probate attorney. In 1915 he went to Washington, D. C., to serve as Register of the United States Treasury. His signature appeared on all Federal notes and bonds during WWI, from 1915 to 1919, under President Woodrow Wilson. He was also responsible for the war era Liberty Loans. In 1919 he became Treasurer of the Seamans Oil Company. He served as Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1926 to 1927; and was a member of the Supreme Commission of Oklahoma, of the First Judicial District of the Supreme Court from 1927 to 1931. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1942. His portrait was unveiled in May 2008 at the Oklahoma state Capitol for display in the House Lounge.
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