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James William Fulbright (1905-1995) —
also known as J. William Fulbright —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Sumner, Chariton
County, Mo., April 9,
1905.
Son of Jay Fulbright and Roberta (Waugh) Fulbright.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948,
1956.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Sigma
Chi; Rotary.
Died of a stroke, in
Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1995 (age 89 years, 306
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Archibald Yell (1797-1847) —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in North Carolina, 1797.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; federal
judge, 1832-35; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1836-39, 1845-46; resigned
1846; Governor of
Arkansas, 1840-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican
War.
Killed in the Mexican
War Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico,
February
22, 1847 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Hugh Anderson Dinsmore (1850-1930) —
also known as Hugh A. Dinsmore —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Cave Springs, Benton
County, Ark., December
24, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1884;
U.S. Minister to Korea, 1887-90; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1893-1905 (5th District 1893-1903,
3rd District 1903-05).
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 2,
1930 (age 79 years, 129
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Newton Tillman (1859-1929) —
also known as John N. Tillman —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., December
13, 1859.
Son of Newton J. Tillman and Mary (Mullins) Tillman.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1888-92; prosecuting attorney, 4th District,
1892-98; district judge in Arkansas 4th District, 1900-05; president,
University of Arkansas, 1905-12; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1915-29.
Died in 1929
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas Montague Gunter (1826-1904) —
also known as Thomas M. Gunter —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Tennessee, 1826.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1874-83 (3rd District 1874-75, 4th
District 1875-83).
Died in 1904
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Jefferson Levi Davis (1861-1933) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Greenleaf, DeSoto
County, Miss., 1861.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1928.
Died in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas Franklin Butt (1917-2000) —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March 26,
1917.
Son of Festus
Orestes Butt.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; district judge in
Arkansas, 1950-2000; candidate for justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1968; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1979.
Had the longest tenure on the bench of any judge in Arkansas history.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., May 20,
2000 (age 83 years, 55
days).
Interment at Fairview Memorial Gardens.
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Diane Divers Blair (1938-2000) —
also known as Diane Blair —
of Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
25, 1938.
Democrat. University
professor; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1992.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died of lung
cancer, at Fayetteville, Washington
County, Ark., June 26,
2000 (age 61 years, 245
days).
Interment at Fairview Memorial Gardens.
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