Donald Ferrell
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Donald Ferrell
| office = 14th Adjutant General of Oklahoma
| governor = Henry Bellmon
| term_start = January 12, 1987
| term_end = January 13, 1991
| predecessor = Robert M. Morgan
| successor = Tommy G. Alsip
| office2 = Minority Leader of the Oklahoma Senate
| term_start2 = 1972
| term_end2 = 1974
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = Jim Inhofe
| state_senate3 = Oklahoma
| constituency3 = 18th district (1966-1972)
50th district (1972-1974)
| term_start3 = 1966
| term_end3 = 1974
| predecessor3 = Boyd Cowden
| successor3 = Bill Dawson
| death_date =
| party = Republican Party
}}
Donald Ferrell is an American politician and journalist who served as a Republican member of the Oklahoma Senate between 1966 and 1974, as the minority leader of the Oklahoma Senate between 1972 and 1974, and as 14th Adjutant General of Oklahoma from 1987 to 1991.
Early life and education
Ferrell is from Chandler, Oklahoma. He received his Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Oklahoma State University.{{cite news |title=PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL TRUST |url=https://clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/1998/04/1998-04-18-board-members-named-to-the-ok-city-national-memorial-trust.html |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=Clinton White House Archives |date=April 18, 1998}}
Career
Political career
In public service, he in the Oklahoma Senate between 1966 and 1974, and was Senate Minority Leader from 1972 to 1974. From 1987 to 1991, Mr. Ferrell served in the Governor's Cabinet, as Secretary for Safety and Security and as Adjutant General in command of the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard. He was the first Air National Guard officer to be Adjunct General of Oklahoma.{{cite news |last1=Greiner |first1=John |title=Guard, Transportation Heads Appointed |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1987/01/09/guard-transportation-heads-appointed/62703790007/ |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=Tulsa World |date=January 9, 1987}} He was appointed to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust in 1998 by President Bill Clinton.
Military career
He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1946 and received a commission through Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Oklahoma State University; he served in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force Reserve, retiring as a Major General.
Personal life
Ferrell married his wife Sally and they had three children.
His daughter, Susan Farrell, was an attorney for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was killed in the Oklahoma City bombing.{{cite news |last1=DelCour |first1=Julie |title=Relatives, Survivors Salute Bombing Victims // Some Angrily Direct Testimony at Jury, Blank-Looking Nichols |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/relatives-survivors-salute-bombing-victims-some-angrily-direct-testimony-at-jury-blank-looking-nichols/article_b0158da1-4c66-55a6-a589-10ac434f0b0a.html |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=Tulsa World |date=December 31, 1997}}
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Category:People from Chandler, Oklahoma
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