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Augustus Hill Garland (1832-1899) —
also known as Augustus H. Garland —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tipton
County, Tenn., June 11,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1860;
delegate
to Arkansas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress 3rd District, 1862-64;
Senator
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1868;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1874-77; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1877-85; U.S.
Attorney General, 1885-89.
Died suddenly while arguing a case before the Supreme
Court, in the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1899 (age 66 years, 229
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Solon Borland (1808-1864) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part of Suffolk,
Va.), September
21, 1808.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1848-53; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1853-54; Salvador, 1853; Costa Rica, 1853-54; Honduras, 1853; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Died near Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
1, 1864 (age 55 years, 102
days).
Original interment at City
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.; reinterment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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William Savin Fulton (1795-1844) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., June 2,
1795.
Democrat. Secretary
of Arkansas Territory, 1829-35; Governor of
Arkansas Territory, 1835-36; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1836-44; died in office 1844.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., August
15, 1844 (age 49 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801-1848) —
also known as Ambrose H. Sevier —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Lakeport, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., November
4, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1823-27; Speaker
of Arkansas Territory House of Representatives, 1827; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arkansas Territory, 1828-36; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1836-48; resigned 1848.
Died near Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
31, 1848 (age 47 years, 57
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Jefferson Davis (1862-1913) —
also known as Jeff Davis —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little River
County, Ark., May 6,
1862.
Son of Lewis W. Davis and Mary Davis.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1899-1901; Governor of
Arkansas, 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1904,
1912;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1907-13; died in office 1913; in December
1907, it was disclosed that he had hired his own
daughters for two positions on his Senate staff; the scandal discredited
him and ended his
influence in the Senate.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
3, 1913 (age 50 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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George Izard (1776-1828) —
of Arkansas.
Born in England,
October
21, 1776.
Son of Ralph
Izard.
General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of
Arkansas Territory, 1825-28; died in office 1828.
Died of an illness caused by the gout,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
22, 1828 (age 52 years, 32
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1843 at Mt.
Holly Cemetery.
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Chester Ashley (1790-1848) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., June 1,
1790.
Son of Nancy (Pomeroy) Ashley (1761-1792) and William Ashley
(1763-1847).
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1844-48; died in office 1848.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 29,
1848 (age 57 years, 333
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Ward Johnson (1814-1879) —
also known as Robert W. Johnson —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., July 22,
1814.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1847-53; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1853-61; Delegate
from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Senator
from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 26,
1879 (age 65 years, 4
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Daniel Ringo (1803-1873) —
Born in 1803.
Chief
justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1836-44; U.S.
District Judge for Arkansas, 1844-61.
Died in 1873
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Elias Nelson Conway (1812-1892) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., May 17,
1812.
Arkansas
territorial auditor, 1835-36; Arkansas
state auditor, 1836-49; Governor of
Arkansas, 1852-60.
Died February
28, 1892 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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William Wallace Wilshire (1830-1888) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Illinois, 1830.
Republican. Chief
justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1868-71; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1873-74, 1875-77.
Died in 1888
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Simon P. Hughes (1830-1906) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., August
14, 1830.
Son of Simon P. Hughes and Mary Hughes.
Lawyer;
sheriff;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1866-67; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1874-77; Governor of
Arkansas, 1885-89; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1889-1904.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., June 29,
1906 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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William Read Miller (1823-1887) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Independence
County, Ark., November
23, 1823.
Governor
of Arkansas, 1877-81.
Died November
29, 1887 (age 64 years, 6
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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James Philip Eagle (1837-1904) —
also known as James P. Eagle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Maury
County, Tenn., August
10, 1837.
Son of James Eagle and Charity (Swaim) Eagle.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; minister; planter; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1889-93.
Baptist.
Died, of heart
failure, December
20, 1904 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Henry Massey Rector (1816-1899) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 1,
1816.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate; elected 1848; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives; elected 1854; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1859-60; Governor of
Arkansas, 1860-62; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., August
12, 1899 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Thomas James Churchill (1824-1905) —
also known as Thomas J. Churchill —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 10,
1824.
Son of Col. Samuel Churchill.
Postmaster;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Arkansas
state treasurer, 1874-80; Governor of
Arkansas, 1881-83.
Died March 10,
1905 (age 81 years, 0
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Samuel Adams (1805-1850) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., June 5,
1805.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1840-44; Governor of
Arkansas, 1844; Arkansas
state treasurer, 1845-49.
Died in Saline
County, Ark., February
27, 1850 (age 44 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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John Netherland Heiskell (1872-1972) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Rogersville, Hawkins
County, Tenn., November
2, 1872.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1913.
Editor of the Arkansas Gazette newspaper,
which won a Pulitzer
Prize for Meritorious Public Service in 1958.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
28, 1972 (age 100 years, 56
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Frank Durward White (1933-2003) —
also known as Frank White; Durward Frank
Kyle —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., June 4,
1933.
Republican. Stockbroker;
banker;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1981-83; defeated, 1982, 1986; Arkansas banking
commissioner, 1998-2003.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 21,
2003 (age 69 years, 351
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Albert Rust (c.1818-1870) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., about 1818.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1842-48, 1852-54; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1855-57, 1859-61; Delegate
from Arkansas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died near Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., April 4,
1870 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Burrill Bunn Battle (1838-1917) —
of Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Hinds
County, Miss., July 24,
1838.
Son of Joseph J. Battle and Nancy (Stricklin) Battle.
Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1871; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1885-1910.
Died December
21, 1917 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Married 1871
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George Rose Smith (1911-1992) —
Born July 26,
1911.
Justice
of Arkansas state supreme court, 1949-87.
Died October
20, 1992 (age 81 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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David Dickson Terry (1881-1963) —
also known as David D. Terry —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
31, 1881.
Son of William
Leake Terry.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1933; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1933-43; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1942.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
6, 1963 (age 82 years, 248
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Allison Nelson (1822-1862) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Meridian, Bosque
County, Tex.
Born in Fulton
County, Ga., March 11,
1822.
Son of John B. Nelson.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1849-53; mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1855; resigned 1855; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1860; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Died, a war
casualty, near Austin, Lonoke
County, Ark., October
7, 1862 (age 40 years, 210
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Thomas Dale Alford (1916-2000) —
also known as Dale Alford —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in New Hope, Pike
County, Ark., January
28, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; opthamologist;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1959-63; defeated in
primary, 1984; candidate in primary for Governor of
Arkansas, 1962, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died, of complications of congestive
heart failure, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
25, 2000 (age 83 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Bernard Smith (1776-1835) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey, 1776.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1819-21.
Died in 1835
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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William Conway (1806-1852) —
of Arkansas.
Born near Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn., 1806.
Justice
of Arkansas state supreme court.
Died in 1852
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Thomas Willoughby Newton (1804-1853) —
also known as Thomas W. Newton —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., January
18, 1804.
Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1844-48; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1847.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1853 (age 49 years, 247
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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William Jasper Blackburn (1820-1899) —
of Minden, Webster
Parish, La.; Homer, Claiborne
Parish, La.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Randolph
County, Ark., July 24,
1820.
Republican. Delegate to
Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1867; county judge in
Louisiana; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1868-69; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1874-78.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
10, 1899 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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William Jennings Smith (c.1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Smith —
of Arkansas.
Born in Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo., about 1909.
Lawyer;
advisor to five Arkansas governors; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1958.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 2,
2000 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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James Pitcher (c.1792-1844) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born about 1792.
Mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1835-38.
Died October
4, 1844 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Matthew Cunningham (1782-1851) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born July 5,
1782.
Physician;
mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1832.
Died June 15,
1851 (age 68 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Married to Eliza Bertrand Cunningham; father of Chester Cunningham
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Roswell Beebe (1795-1856) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
22, 1795.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1849.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1856 (age 60 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Gordon Neill Peay (1819-1876) —
also known as Gordon N. Peay —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Kentucky, December
12, 1819.
Mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1859-60; served in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War.
Died December
14, 1876 (age 57 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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James Paul Clarke (1854-1916) —
also known as James P. Clarke —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., August
18, 1854.
Son of Walter Clarke and Ellen (White) Clarke.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1886-88; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1888-92; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1892-94; Governor of
Arkansas, 1895-97; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1903-16; died in office 1916; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
1, 1916 (age 62 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Henry Clay Caldwell (1832-1915) —
of Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Marshall
County, Va. (now W.Va.), September
4, 1832.
Son of Van Caldwell and Susan (Moffit) Caldwell.
Lawyer;
Van
Buren County Prosecuting Attorney, 1856-58; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1859-61; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1864-71; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1864-90; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1890-1903; retired
1903.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1915 (age 82 years, 164
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Selden Roane (1817-1867) —
of Arkansas.
Born January
8, 1817.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1844; Governor of
Arkansas, 1849-52; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War.
Died April 17,
1867 (age 50 years, 99
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William Marmaduke Kavanaugh (1866-1915) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Eutaw, Greene
County, Ala., March 3,
1866.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; judge of county and probate courts, 1900; member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1912; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1913.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., February
21, 1915 (age 48 years, 355
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Jacob Trieber (1853-1927) —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Raschkow, Prussia (now Raszkow, Poland),
October
6, 1853.
Son of Morris Trieber and Blume (Brodeck) Trieber.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1880,
1884,
1896;
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1897-1900; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1900-27;
died in office 1927.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
17, 1927 (age 73 years, 346
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) —
also known as H. L. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Stratford, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
15, 1852.
Son of Godlove Remmel and Henrietta (Bever) Remmel.
Republican. Lumber
business; financier;
insurance
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1884; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1886; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1900-25; member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1916.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1927
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Augustus C. Remmel (1882-1920) —
also known as A. C. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in 1882.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1910, 1912; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920.
Died in 1920
(age about
38 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Ellen Cates Remmel (1888-1961) —
also known as Nell Remmel; Ellen Cates; Mrs. A. C.
Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
14, 1888.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1928-57; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in 1961
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872-1937) —
also known as Joseph T. Robinson; Joe T.
Robinson —
of Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark., August
26, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1895; Presidential Elector for
Arkansas, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912
(speaker),
1924,
1928,
1936;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1913; resigned 1913; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37; died in office 1937; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1937 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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John Little McClellan (1896-1977) —
also known as John L. McClellan —
of Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Sheridan, Grant
County, Ark., February
25, 1896.
Son of Isaac Scott McClellan and Belle (Suddeth) McClellan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; prosecuting attorney, 7th
Judicial District, 1927-30; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1935-39; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940,
1944,
1948;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1943-77; died in office 1977.
Baptist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., November
28, 1977 (age 81 years, 276
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Griffin Smith (1885-1955) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Putnam
County, Tenn., July 13,
1885.
Chief
justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1937-55; died in office
1955.
Died, of a heart
attack, in El Dorado, Union
County, Ark., April 29,
1955 (age 69 years, 290
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) —
also known as Charles H. Brough —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clinton, Hinds
County, Miss., July 9,
1876.
Son of Charles Milton Brough and Flora M. (Thompson) Brough.
Democrat. College
professor; Governor of
Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1924.
Baptist.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Modern
Woodmen of America; Columbian
Woodmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees.
Died, from a heart
attack, December
26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) —
of Dermott, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born near Orlando, Cleveland
County, Ark., February
28, 1880.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1919-22; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1923-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1927-28; Governor of
Arkansas, 1928-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
In 1928, he was charged
with violating the Corrupt Practices Act (early campaign
finance law) by spending more than $5,000 on his campaign; the
charges were later dropped.
Died, following two heart
attacks, in St. Vincent's Infirmary,
Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937) —
also known as George W. Donaghey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oakland, Union
Parish, La., July 1,
1856.
Son of Columbus Donaghey and Elizabeth (Ingram) Donaghey.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
furniture
and hardware
merchant; building
contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1909-13.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, December
15, 1937 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Carl Edward Bailey (1894-1948) —
also known as Carl E. Bailey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Bernie, Stoddard
County, Mo., October
8, 1894.
Son of William Edward Bailey and Margaret Elmyra (McCorkle) Bailey.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1940;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1937-41.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died October
23, 1948 (age 54 years, 15
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Homer Martin Adkins (1890-1964) —
also known as Homer M. Adkins —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
15, 1890.
Son of Ulysses Adkins and Lorena (Wood) Adkins.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
sheriff;
insurance
business; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for Arkansas, 1933-40; Governor of
Arkansas, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944,
1956;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in a hospital
at Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., February
26, 1964 (age 73 years, 134
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Thomas Jefferson Terral (1882-1946) —
also known as Tom J. Terral —
of Arkansas.
Born December
21, 1882.
Secretary
of state of Arkansas, 1917-20; Governor of
Arkansas, 1925-27.
Died March 9,
1946 (age 63 years, 78
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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John Ellis Martineau (1873-1937) —
also known as John E. Martineau —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clay
County, Mo., December
2, 1873.
Son of Gregory Martineau and Sarah Hettie (Lamb) Martineau.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; chancellor, 1st Circuit,
1907-27; Governor of
Arkansas, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1928-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 6,
1937 (age 63 years, 94
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Henderson Madison Jacoway (1870-1947) —
also known as Henderson M. Jacoway; Hence
Jacoway —
of Dardanelle, Yell
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Dardanelle, Yell
County, Ark., November
7, 1870.
Son of William D. Jacoway (judge) and Elizabeth Davis (Parks)
Jacoway.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1911-23.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., August 4,
1947 (age 76 years, 270
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Griffin Smith (1915-2000) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Paragould, Greene
County, Ark., October
24, 1915.
Son of Griffin
Smith (1885-1955).
Lawyer;
justice
of Arkansas state supreme court, 1951; defeated, 1958.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of lung
cancer and pulmonary
fibrosis, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 11,
2000 (age 84 years, 261
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Relatives:
Father of Griffin Smith (speechwriter for Pres. Jimmy
Carter, 1977-78; executive editor, Arkansas Democrat
Gazette). |
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Julius Gayle Windsor, Sr. (1891-1949) —
also known as J. Gayle Windsor —
of Arkansas.
Born December
16, 1891.
Arkansas
state auditor.
Died October
30, 1949 (age 57 years, 318
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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William Max Howell (1915-1999) —
also known as Max Howell —
of Arkansas.
Born in Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark., December
22, 1915.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1947-50; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1951-92.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
15, 1999 (age 83 years, 297
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Julius Gayle Windsor, Jr. (1920-1991) —
also known as J. Gayle Windsor, Jr. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., June 4,
1920.
Son of Julius
Gayle Windsor, Sr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1957-62, 1967-80.
Baptist.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Lions; Theta
Chi.
Cast the only opposing vote in the legislature to Gov. Orval
Faubus's plan to fight desegregation of the Little Rock schools
in 1958.
Died, of cancer, in
Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
28, 1991 (age 71 years, 116
days).
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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Beloit Taylor (d. 1979) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Democrat. Secretary of
Arkansas Democratic Party, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Died September
27, 1979.
Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park.
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