Kevin Stitt

Birth Name: John Kevin Stitt

Place of Birth: Milton, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 28, 1972

Ethnicity: Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, English, small amount of Cherokee Native American, other

Kevin Stitt is an American businessperson and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as Governor of Oklahoma, since January 14, 2019. He is the founder of Gateway Mortgage Group, of which he was chairman and CEO.

Kevin was born in Milton, Florida, and grew up in Wayne, Oklahoma, the son of Joyce and John Stitt, a pastor of Riverside Church. He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation through his great-grandfather, Robert Benton Dawson, who was given land in the Skiatook area. His other ancestry includes Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and English. The name Stitt is of Northern Irish origin. Kevin is married to Sarah Hazen, with whom he has six children.

Kevin is the first tribally enrolled Native American governor of any U.S. state. He is said to be the second governor of Indigenous ancestry, after Johnston Murray, who was of Chickasaw descent, and was also Governor of Oklahoma, from January 8, 1951 to January 10, 1955.

Kevin’s paternal grandfather was the head veterinarian at the Oklahoma City Stockyards.

Source: https://www.oklahoman.com

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