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1927
DIED
2025
George Nigh Obituary
He served several terms as Oklahoma's governor and lieutenant governor from the 1950s through the '80s. He was the first governor ever reelected in the state-and the first to win all 77 of Oklahoma's counties.
He is also being remembered for serving as president of the University of Central Oklahoma, and for his deep love for his home state.
Nigh was a U.S. Navy veteran who served in the 1940s.
By Legacy News Staff
(Image: AP Photo/The Journal Record, Jennifer Pitts)
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