The Political Graveyard: McRae family of Arkansas

McRae family of Arkansas

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Thomas Banks Cabaniss (1835-1915) — of Forsyth, Monroe County, Ga. Born in Forsyth, Monroe County, Ga., August 31, 1835. Cousin of Thomas Chipman McRae. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1865; member of Georgia state senate, 1878; U.S. Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1893-95. Died in Forsyth, Monroe County, Ga., August 14, 1915. Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Forsyth, Ga.
- See also McRae family of Arkansas
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Chipman McRae (1851-1929) — also known as Thomas C. McRae — of Prescott, Nevada County, Ark. Born in Mt. Holly, Union County, Ark., December 21, 1851. Son of Duncan L. McRae and Mary Ann (Chipman) McRae; cousin of Thomas Banks Cabaniss; married, December 17, 1874, to Amelia A. White; great-grandfather of Thomas Chipman McRae IV. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1877-79; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1885-1903; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1896-1900; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; Governor of Arkansas, 1921-25. Died June 2, 1929. Interment at De Ann Cemetery, Prescott, Ark.
- See also McRae family of Arkansas
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Thomas Chipman McRae IV (1938-2004) — of Arkadelphia, Clark County, Ark. Born in El Dorado, Union County, Ark., June 11, 1938. Great-grandson of Thomas Chipman McRae. Democrat. Foundation executive; delegate to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1979; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1990. Episcopalian. Died, of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Ark., January 29, 2004. Burial location unknown.
- See also McRae family of Arkansas

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