Thomas G. Andrews (1882–1942) was a notable jurist and a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Biography
Andrews, a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, also known as Thomas Galpin Andrews, was born to John D. Andrews and Belle (née Darby) Andrews on August 29, 1882. In 1904, he married Adelphia Wohlgematt, who died in 1928.
Andrews became a lawyer and moved to Oklahoma in 1911. He served as city attorney in Stroud, Oklahoma, where he resided from 1911 to 1918.
In 1919 he moved to Chandler, where he was city attorney and also Lincoln County, Oklahoma attorney from 1922 to 1929. He served as a justice of the Oklahoma state supreme court (1925-1935). Harlow's 1930 book lists him under Lincoln County at that time."Andrews, Thomas Galphin" (sic). In: Makers of Government in Oklahoma. 1930. Victor E. Harlow, ed., p. 344. Harlow Publishing Co. Oklahoma City. Accessed April 20, 2018.
He married Reba Myers in 1930. "Disciples of Christ Politicians." Political Graveyard. Accessed April 20, 2017
Thomas died at his home in Oklahoma City on September 10, 1942."Death Takes State Jurist: T. G. Andrews." Miami Daily News Record (Miami, Oklahoma). September 10, 1942. Accessed April 20, 2018.
Andrews belonged to the Disciples of Christ church. He also was a member of the American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows and Lions.
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External links "Andrews, Thomas Galphin (sic)." In: Makers of Government in Oklahoma. 1930. Victor E. Harlow, ed., p. 344. Harlow Publishing Co. Oklahoma City.