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PATRICK A. GAVIN
Vol. 3, p. 1090

While the Oklahoma Bar now has some members who are natives of the
state, to a large degree the profession has been recruited from other
states. It is well known that Ohio has sent some of her ablest sons
into the live of this southwestern commonwealth, and one of the
lawyers of recognized ability and high standing, now practicing at
Muskogee was reared and gained his first successes as a lawyer in the
old Buckeye State.

Born at Steubenville, Ohio, November 24, 1872, Patrick A. Gavin has
many of the best qualities of the Irish race. His father, William
Gavin, was a native of Ireland, while his mother, whose maiden name
was Catherine MCKEOWN, was born in Pennsylvania but of Irish
parentage. In the old Town of Steubenville in Eastern Ohio, along the
Ohio River, Patrick A. Gavin spent his youth. His early education
came from the parochial and public schools, and at an early age he
became self-supporting and was employed for a time in the local
potteries. His literary education was rounded out by a course in the
Holy Ghost College of Pennsylvania, and for several years he pursued
his law studies in the State University of Ohio. In 1895, after
having passed an examination before the Supreme Court, Mr. Gavin was
admitted to practice law in Ohio. After three years as a young lawyer
at Steubenville, he moved toward the close of 1898 to Birmingham,
Alabama, and remained in that city for a little more than a year. He
then returned to Steubenville, and in ten years had established
himself in a profitable practice. In 1908, attracted by the
opportunities and resources of the wonderful new state of the
Southwest, Mr. Gavin located at Muskogee where he already has an
enviable reputation as a lawyer and has made himself a considerable
factor in local affairs. Mr. Gavin's offices are in the Phoenix
Building.

A stanch and active democrat, aside from serving as assistant county
attorney he has held no political office, and has found ample rewards
for his ambition within the strict limits of his profession. He has
taken a commendable and active part in all worthy measures and
movements tending toward the public welfare since establishing his
home in Muskogee. He is a member of the Commercial Club, of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Columbus.
He was reared and is a faithful member of the Catholic Church. While
living in Ohio Mr. Gavin was married in 1903 to Miss Nellie C.
CANNON. Their two children are named William A. and Thomas J.

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