Joseph C. Pringey
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Joseph Colburn Pringey was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
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Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania
Somerset, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,762 people, 3,035 households, and 1,717 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,466.0 people per square mile . There were 3,313 housing units at an average density of 1,208.2 per square mile...

, Pringey attended the common school
Common school
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He moved to Missouri in 1870.
He attended a business college in Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia, Missouri
Sedalia is a city located about south of the Missouri River in Pettis County, Missouri. U.S. Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 65 intersect in the city. As of 2006, the city had a total population of 20,669. It is the county seat of Pettis County. The Sedalia Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of...

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He moved to Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler is a city in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.Chandler is located east of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on U.S...

, in 1891.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the loan and insurance business.
He served as member of the Territorial senate in 1893.
He served as member of the board of regents of the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 at Norman in 1893 and 1894.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
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 in 1900.
County clerk of Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population as of 2010 was 34,273. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.Its county seat is Chandler....

 from 1912 to 1920.

Pringey was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 to the 67th Congress
67th United States Congress
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 (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the 68th Congress
68th United States Congress
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Acting postmaster of Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler is a city in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.Chandler is located east of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on U.S...

, in 1923 and 1924.
He resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died in Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler is a city in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.Chandler is located east of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on U.S...

, on February 11, 1935.
He was interred in Oak Park Cemetery.

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