The Political Graveyard: Ouachita County, Ark.

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Ouachita County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ouachita County

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Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas

Politicians buried here:

George Washington Hays (1863-1927) — of Arkansas. Born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., September 23, 1863. Probate judge in Arkansas, 1900-05; circuit judge in Arkansas, 1906-13; Governor of Arkansas, 1913-17. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., September 15, 1927 (age 63 years, 357 days). Interment somewhere.

		Presumably named for: George Washington
		See also National Governors Association biography

Benjamin Travis Laney (1896-1977) — also known as Ben Laney; "Business Ben" — of Camden, Ouachita County, Ark. Born November 25, 1896. Democrat. Governor of Arkansas, 1945-49; defeated, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948. Died January 21, 1977 (age 80 years, 57 days). Interment somewhere.

Oakland Cemetery
Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas

Politicians buried here:

James Thomas Elliott (1823-1875) — of Arkansas. Born in Monroe County, Ga., April 22, 1823. Republican. Lawyer; president, Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad, 1858; circuit judge in Arkansas, 1865-66; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1869; member of Arkansas state senate, 1870; district judge in Arkansas 9th District, 1872-74. Died in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., July 28, 1875 (age 52 years, 97 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Porter Clay (1779-1850) — of Kentucky. Born in 1779. Kentucky auditor of public accounts. Died in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., 1850 (age about 71 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Relatives: First cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; brother of Henry Clay (1777-1852); third cousin of Clement Comer Clay; second cousin of Matthew Clay (1795?-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; uncle of Thomas Hart Clay and James Brown Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.; second cousin once removed of Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); granduncle of Henry Clay (1849-1884). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.

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