"As mayor, June enjoyed many lighter moments, as well."
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June Tompkins Benson
1915 – 1981
Mildred June Benson (née Tomkins), commonly known as June Benson (1915–1981), was the first woman to serve as mayor in the American State of Oklahoma when elected mayor of Norman in 1957 by city commissioners.
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