Reford Bond

Mr. Bond was a native of Johnsonville, Indian Territory, in the Chickasaw Nation.  He graduated in 1897 from the University of Missouri Law School.  After being admitted to the bar in Indian Territory he set up a law practice in Chickasha and became the attorney for the Chickasaw Nation.  He represented the Chickasaws and Choctaw in litigation involving more than 50 million dollars.  Mr. Bond served on the state Corporation Commission nearly 20 years and was seeking a fourth term at the time of his death in 1954 at the age of 76.