Thomas C. Waldrep
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| state_senate = Oklahoma
| district = 13th
| term_start = 1933
| term_end = 1941
| predecessor = Clarence Johnson
| successor = Mead Norton
| term_start1 = 1925
| term_end1 = 1929
| predecessor1 = Chas. E. Wells
| successor1 = Clarence Johnson
| order2 = 8th
| office2 = Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
| predecessor2 = Paul Nesbitt
| successor2 = George B. Schwabe
| term_start2 = 1919
| term_end2 = 1921
| state_house3 = Oklahoma
| district3 = Pottawatomie County
| term_start3 = 1915
| term_end3 = 1921
| predecessor3 = James T. Farrall
| successor3 = C. A. Knight
| birth_place = Moulton, Alabama, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|2|16}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1959|10|7|1889|2|16}}
| death_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| education = University of Oklahoma
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Thomas C. Waldrep (February 16, 1889 – October 7, 1959) was an American politician who served as the 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Biography
Thomas C. Waldrep was born on February 16, 1889, in Moulton, Alabama. He moved with his family to present-day Oklahoma in 1898. He was an attorney, Methodist, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.{{cite news |title=Tom Waldrep Rites Planned |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-thomas-c-waldrep-oct/105134218/ |access-date=April 16, 2025 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |date=October 9, 1959 |via=Newspapers.com}} He was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing Pottawatomie County as a Democrat in 1914 and served in the house from 1915 to 1921. He served as the 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1919 to 1921. From 1925 to 1929 and 1933 to 1941, he represented the 13th district of the Oklahoma Senate.{{cite web |title=Oklahoma History |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218215829/http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/14-histry.pdf |access-date=August 8, 2024}} He died on October 7, 1959, in Oklahoma City.
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Category:20th-century members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Category:Democratic Party Oklahoma state senators
Category:People from Moulton, Alabama
Category:People from Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma