Bios.Tulsa,OK VEASEY, James A. ======================================================================= USGenWeb NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Posted by Jean Owens on Sun, 01 Nov 1998 Surname: VEASEY, RODGERS, SHERMAN, O'MEARA, DAVIDSON, BOLEN JAMES A. VEASEY Vol. 3, p. 1271-1272 Now one of the prominent members of the Tulsa bar, James A. Veasey came to Oklahoma about a dozen years ago as one of the legal employes [sic] connected with the Dawes Commission. After leaving that service he set up as an independent lawyer at Bartlesville, and his experience and ability have since brought him a successful place in the law. Since coming to this state he has also identified himself in a public spirited manner with local affairs. He was born near Louisville, Kentucky, October 24, 1876, a son of Joseph M. and Sarah (RODGERS) Veasey. James A. Veasey is a man of liberal education, and graduated from the literary department of the University of Michigan in 1900, and took his law degree from the same institution with the class of 1902. Not long afterward he secured appointment with the Dawes Indian Commission and came to old Indian Territory, spending about six months at Tahlequah. He then removed to Bartlesville in 1904, and took up the active practice of law. His home was in Bartlesville until 1913, when he removed to Tulsa and became associated with Roger S. SHERMAN and J. P. O'MEARA in the prominent law firm of Sherman, Veasey & O'Meara. May 1, 1915, Mr. O'Meara's place was taken by A. A. DAVIDSON. The firm handles a large general practice and also represents several corporations, principally oil and gas companies. During his residence in Bartlesville Mr. Veasey served two terms as city attorney, one term as president of the board of education, and wherever possible has allied himself with the movements and organizations that express the best life and ideals of the community. Politically he is a republican. Mr. Veasey has affiliations with Bartlesville, Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Bartlesville Chapter, R. A. M. Calvary Commandery of the Knights Templar at Bartlesville, the Akdar Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Tulsa, and with Guthrie Consistory of the thirty-second degree Scottish Rite. On November 23, 1904, Mr. Veasey married Olive BOLEN, a native of Missouri. Their three children are: Mary Elizabeth, Dorothy and James A., Jr. Transcribed by Jean Owens October 30, 1998