Good Guy, Good Governor, Oklahoma Legend!

Column – For the Children: Good guy, good governor, Oklahoma legend

I first became acquainted with Gov. Nigh not directly because of politics, but through a college program called the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature (OIL).

Good guy, good governor, Oklahoma legend!

Good guy, good governor, Oklahoma legend! News Staff Wed, 08/06/2025 - 06:23 In-page image(s) X Body OKLAHOMA CITY —After becoming the youngest State Representative in Oklahoma history in 1953, the guy who always wore the white hat, George Nigh, passed away last week at the age of 98 years. Nigh was born in McAlester on June 9, 1927 to Wilber and Irene Nigh, and he still holds the record for time served in the Governor’s office in Oklahoma, h…