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WILLIAM ALLEN MAURER
Vol. 3, p. 1310

For over twenty years engaged in the practice of law in Oklahoma,
and a leader in his profession and in civic affairs at El Reno,
William Allen Maurer is perhaps as widely known over the state as any
other individual lawyer.

He was born at Altoona, Pennsylvania, October 25, 1872 a son of
George and Eliza (MCCARTNEY) Maurer; came to El Reno in 1890. His
early education came from the public schools, and he prepared himself
by individual study for the practice of law, in which he engaged in
1893, the year he reached his majority.

Since that time his name has been one of increasing prominence in
and about El Reno. In 1897 Mr. Maurer was elected city attorney of El
Reno, serving two years. In 1910 he was elected judge of the County
Court and re-elected in 1912, being the only republican in that
county chosen to an office in 1912. For a great many years he has
been a leader of influence and substantial ability in the Oklahoma
republican party. In 1916 the sixth district chose him as its
delegate to the National Republican Convention at Chicago, where
Charles E Hughes was nominated as the party standard bearer.

Besides his position in the law Mr. Maurer is also a business man
and for the past ten years has been a director in the El Reno
Wholesale Grocery Company. He was exalted ruler of Lodge No. 743 of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at El Reno in 1915, and
in 1916 was representative to the grand lodge. He is also a Royal
Arch Mason, a member of the El Reno County Club, and his religious
tendencies are towards the Presbyterian Church.

On December 25, 1897, at El Reno, he married Hettie D. EVANS,
daughter of Neal W. and Sallie Evans. Neal W. Evans is one of the
prominent old-time characters of Oklahoma, and his career is sketched
on other pages. Mr. and Mrs. Maurer are the parents of two children:
Neal Evans Maurer and William Allen, Jr. Aged seventeen and twelve
years respectively.

Typed for OKGenWeb by Charmaine Keith, October 7, 1998.