William H. Twine
# William H. Twine

William H. Twine (1864 – 1933) was an American lawyer and newspaper publisher in Oklahoma. He published the Muskogee Cimeter in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Twine was African-American, and may have had some Native American ancestry as well.

He was born in Richmond, Kentucky. He moved to Texas where he was admitted to the bar and then settled a homestead in Oklahoma. He came to Oklahoma Territory in September 1891. He defended African American clients and reportedly slept at the jail on occasion to help deter lynchings. Henry Twine and Pliny Twine were his sons.

Taft, Oklahoma was originally named Twine after him.

