Thomas Gore

Thomas Gore
United States Senator from Oklahoma
In office December 11, 1907 – March 4, 1921
Preceded by	Statehood granted
Succeeded by	John W. Harreld
In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	William B. Pine
Succeeded by	Joshua B. Lee
Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 11th district
In office 1902–1905
Preceded by	George H. Coulson
Succeeded by	James Menefee
Personal details
Born	Thomas Pryor Gore (1870-12-10)December 10, 1870 Webster County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	March 16, 1949(1949-03-16) (aged 78) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	People's Party (1892-1899) Democratic (after 1899)
Spouse	Nina Belle Kay ​ (m. 1900)​
Children	Nina S. Gore Thomas N. Gore
Relatives	Gore Vidal (grandson) Nina Gore Auchincloss (granddaughter) Hugh Auchincloss Steers (great-grandson) Burr Steers (great-grandson)
Alma mater	Cumberland University
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Thomas Pryor Gore^[1] (December 10, 1870 – March 16, 1949) was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937. He first entered politics as an activist for the Populist Party, and continued this affiliation after he moved to Texas. In 1899, just before moving to Oklahoma Territory to practice law in Lawton, he formally joined the Democratic Party and campaigned for William Jennings Bryan. In the Senate, his anti-war beliefs caused him conflict with Democratic presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Gore lost his eyesight during his youth. He was the maternal grandfather of noted author Gore Vidal.