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Ouachita County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ouachita County

Index to Locations Camden Unknown location Camden Greenwood Cemetery Camden Oakland Cemetery Unknown Locations Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas Politicians buried here:   George Washington Hays (1863-1927) — also known as George W. Hays — of Arkansas. Born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., September 23, 1863. Democrat. 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 in primary, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948. Died January 21, 1977 (age 80 years, 57 days). Interment somewhere.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier Greenwood Cemetery Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas Politicians buried here:   Osro Cobb (1904-1996) — of Caddo Gap, Montgomery County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born May 28, 1904. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1928, 1932, 1936 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1940, 1948, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee); candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1936; Arkansas Republican state chair, 1937-41; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1939; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1953-62; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1960. Died January 17, 1996 (age 91 years, 234 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, September 15, 1938, to Audrey Umsted.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Oakland Cemetery Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas Politicians buried here:   James Thomas Elliott (1823-1875) — also known as James T. Elliott — 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; defeated, 1868; 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 Hanover County, Va., 1779. Minister; Kentucky auditor of public accounts, 1810. Died in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., February 16, 1850 (age about 70 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Clay and Elizabeth (Hudson) Clay; brother of Henry Clay (1777-1852); married, April 11, 1804, to Sophia Grosch; married to Elizabeth Logan; uncle of Thomas Hart Clay, Henry Clay Jr. and James Brown Clay; granduncle of Henry Clay (1849-1884); first cousin once removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; second cousin of Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; second cousin once removed of Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); second cousin thrice removed of Oliver Carroll Clay; second cousin four times removed of Archer Woodford; third cousin of Clement Comer Clay; third cousin once removed of Clement Claiborne Clay Jr..   Political families: Clay family of Kentucky; Wilson-Dunn family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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