business after finishing his term as governor, a profession he would stay in until the end of his life. In 1933, Haskell suffered a major stroke, from which he would never recover. Three months later Haskell would die from pneumonia. Haskell lost consciousness on July 4, and died the next day, in the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City at the age of 73. He is buried in Muskogee, Oklahoma. As Oklahoma's first governor, one of his most significant achievements as governor was moving the state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. Charles Haskell Elementary in Edmond, Oklahoma, and Charles N. Haskell Middle School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma are named in his honor. Haskell County, Oklahoma and the city of Haskell, Oklahoma are also named for him. In 2007, Oklahoma celebrated 100 years of statehood. Many descendants of Charles Nathaniel Haskell were in attendance. Haskell’s legacy is riddled with controversy over his mistreatment and exploitation of Native American people in Oklahoma. State of the State Speeches First State of the State Second State of the State Third State of the State Fourth and final State of the State Sources Short biography of Charles N Haskell Address of Haskell from the Chronicles of Oklahoma Tribute to Haskell from the Chronicles of Oklahoma References External links 1860 births 1933 deaths Democratic Party governors of Oklahoma Ohio lawyers Oklahoma lawyers Politicians from Muskogee, Oklahoma Deaths from pneumonia in Oklahoma Methodists from Oklahoma American temperance activists Ohio Democrats New York (state) Democrats Texas Democrats People from Ottawa, Ohio People from Leipsic, Ohio Schoolteachers from Ohio 19th-century American educators 19th-century American lawyers Methodists from Ohio Democratic National Committee treasurers