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William Wayne Keeler (April 5, 1908 – August 24, 1987) was an American engineer, oilman, and tribal chief. He was the last appointed and first elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in the 20th century.
The chief executive officer of Phillips Petroleum Company and chief of the Cherokee Nation, William Wayne Keeler was born April 5, 1908, in Dalhart, Texas, and grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Article discusses the impact of William Wayne Keeler's leadership on the Cherokee Nation from 1949 to 1975. Keeler was an elected chief of the Cherokees as well as chief executive officer of Phillips Petroleum Company, and worked towards revitalizing the Cherokee Nation.
William Wayne Keeler (April 5, 1908 – August 24, 1987) was an American engineer, oilman, and tribal chief. He was the last appointed and first elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in the 20th century.
Apr 27, 2022 · Chief executive officer of Phillips Petroleum Company and chief of the Cherokee Nation, William Wayne Keeler was born April 5, 1908, in Dalhart, Texas, and grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. As a high school student he began working summers for Phillips and continued part-time while studying chemical engineering at the University of Kansas.
Aug 25, 1987 · William W. Keeler, the former president and chief executive of the Phillips Petroleum Company and former chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, died todayat the Heritage Manor Nursing Home...
Jan 15, 2010 · The hopes and dreams of many Cherokee came to fruition in 1963–64 when Principal Chief W. W. Keeler and other Cherokee leaders organized and incorporated the Cherokee National Historical Society, with a mission of preserving and promoting Cherokee history and culture.
