Edwin Dabney | |
Term Start: | January 1927 |
Term End: | January 1931 |
State House2: | Oklahoma |
Term Start2: | November 16, 1918 |
Term End2: | November 16, 1922 |
Birth Date: | 3 February 1882 |
Education: | Howard Payne College University of Texas |
Edwin Dabney was an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Oklahoma between 1927 and 1931.
Edwin Dabney was born on February 3, 1882, in Comanche County, Texas, to Edwin and Mamie G. Dabney. He attended primary school in Comanche County before attending high school in Blankett, Texas. He attended Howard Payne College and the University of Texas, where he earned his law degree. He practiced law in Comanche County before being elected county judge. In 1910, he moved to Oklahoma, was an active member of the Democratic Party, and was elected to the 7th Oklahoma Legislature and 8th Oklahoma Legislature. He served four years as an assistant attorney general.[1] He served as the Attorney General of Oklahoma between 1927 and 1931.[2]