Houston B. Teehee
Houston Benge Teehee | |
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Houston B. Teehee, circa 1921 | |
| Oklahoma Supreme Court Commissioner for the First Judicial District | |
| In office May 28, 1927 – December 31, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position disestablished |
| 14th Register of the Treasury | |
| In office March 24, 1915 – October 31, 1919 | |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Gabe E. Parker |
| Succeeded by | William S. Elliott |
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the Cherokee County district | |
| In office 1910–1914 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Ward |
| Succeeded by | J. D. Cox |
| Mayor of Tahlequah, Oklahoma | |
| In office 1907–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Gray |
| Succeeded by | T.J. Adair |
| Alderman of Tahlequah, Indian Territory | |
| In office 1902–1906 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14 or 31 1874 Muldrow, Cherokee Nation |
| Died | November 19, 1953 (aged 79) |
| Citizenship | Cherokee Nation American (after 1907) |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Houston Benge Teehee (sometimes spelled Tehee) (October 14 or 31, 1874 – November 19, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma most known for serving as Register of the Treasury from 1915 to 1919. Teehee was from a prominent Cherokee family, with his father serving in all three branches of the Cherokee Nation's government. Before and after statehood, he was elected to positions in city government in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, between 1902 and 1910 when he was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives, where he would serve two terms. After serving as Register of the Treasury he returned to Oklahoma and continued to practice law, until he was appointed assistant attorney general in 1926; in 1927, he was appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Commission. He retired from political office after his Commissioner term expired in 1930.