Talk:J. C. W. Beckham

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A few more details please...

I'd like to see a little more info regarding his children/descendants as well as his connection to Oklahoma. As a Kentucky politician, why was a county in Oklahoma named for him? Have his children/grandchildren pursued careers in politics or otherwise carried on Beckham's legacy?--William Thweatt ^Talk | ^Contribs 23:55, 25 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who was not of legal age?

"...Descended from a prominent political family, Beckham was chosen as Democrat William Goebel's running mate in the gubernatorial election of 1899 when the former was not yet of legal age to serve as governor"

"The former" is really unclear (besides being awkward). My first though was that it meant Goebel, and I had to parse it out. It should read "before he was even old enough to serve..." or something. It was a technicality -- he would have been old enough when sworn in, so its not like it would have been a legal issue (which is kind of implied) -- so how about "at the age of 29". I'd change it but I have enough problems without editing currently featured articles, but is someone else wants to... Herostratus (talk) 02:16, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]