# Lewis Poe
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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| image = Lewis M. Poe.jpg
| office = Member of the [Oklahoma House of Representatives](/source/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives)
| term_start = 1934
| term_end = 1936
| predecessor = [Mat X. Beard](/source/Mat_X._Beard)
| successor = Mat X. Beard
| constituency = [Tulsa County](/source/Tulsa_County)
| office2 = 3rd [Mayor of Tulsa](/source/Mayor_of_Tulsa)
| term_start2 = 1900
| term_end2 = 1901
| predecessor2 = [R. N. Bynum](/source/R._N._Bynum)
| successor2 = [George D. Blakey](/source/George_D._Blakey)
| party = [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
| birth_date = {{birth date|1863|8|29}}
| birth_place = [White County, Arkansas](/source/White_County%2C_Arkansas), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1941|3|8|1863|8|29}}
| death_place = [Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma), U.S.
}}
'''Lewis M. Poe''' was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who served in the [Oklahoma House of Representatives](/source/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives) from 1934 to 1936 and was the third [Mayor of Tulsa](/source/Mayor_of_Tulsa) from 1900 to 1901.
==Biography==
Lewis M. Poe was born on August 29, 1863, in White County, Arkansas.[{{cite news |title=Lewis M. Poe, Former Mayor, Judge Is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tulsa-tribune-lewis-m-poe-former-m/191445054/ |access-date=February 16, 2026 |work=[The Tulsa Tribune](/source/The_Tulsa_Tribune) |date=March 8, 1941 |pages=1-2}}] He was one of the two authors of [Tulsa](/source/Tulsa)'s incorporation papers alongside Harry Campbell in 1898.[{{cite news |last1=Overall |first1=Michael |title=Enthusiastic advocate: Edward Calkins survived the Civil War and a dynamite mishap before winning Tulsa’s first mayoral race |url=https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/enthusiastic-advocate-edward-calkins-survived-the-civil-war-and-a-dynamite-mishap-before-winning-tulsa/article_1d5330ea-a5c0-11ee-8d9d-a3ef42e2c0a1.html |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=TulsaPeople Magazine |date=29 December 2023 |language=en}}] He was elected [Mayor of Tulsa](/source/Mayor_of_Tulsa) in 1900 and served until 1901. He was a delegate to the [1904 Democratic National Convention](/source/1904_Democratic_National_Convention) and the first district judge for [Tulsa County](/source/Tulsa_County) after Oklahoma statehood.[{{cite web |title=Gallery of Mayors |url=https://www.cityoftulsa.org/government/mayor-of-tulsa/gallery-of-mayors/ |publisher=[City of Tulsa](/source/Tulsa) |access-date=14 January 2024}}] He later served in the [15th Oklahoma Legislature](/source/15th_Oklahoma_Legislature) representing [Tulsa County](/source/Tulsa_County).[{{cite book |last1=Armstrong |first1=Connie G. |title=Oklahoma Almanac 2015-2016 |date=2015 |publisher=[Oklahoma City](/source/Oklahoma_City), OK : Oklahoma Department of Libraries |isbn=978-1-880438-15-2 |page=791 |url=https://archive.org/details/oklahomaalmanac20000arms_t1j9/page/790/mode/2up |access-date=14 January 2024}}]
He died on March 8, 1941, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[{{cite news |last1=Espinosa |first1=Rik |title=Fathers Found |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/fathers-found/article_dc8afd98-6872-51e3-8f07-161b2d528ef8.html |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=[Tulsa World](/source/Tulsa_World) |date=18 May 1997 |language=en}}]