The Political Graveyard: Union County, Ark.

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Union County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Union County

Index to Locations

Arlington Memorial Park
1050 Champagnolle Street
El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Founded 1902
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Oren Harris (1903-1997) — of El Dorado, Union County, Ark. Born in Belton, Hempstead County, Ark., December 20, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, 13th Circuit, 1936-40; U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1941-66 (7th District 1941-53, 4th District 1953-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956, 1960; U.S. District Judge for Arkansas, 1966. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Lions; American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died February 5, 1997 (age 93 years, 47 days). Interment at Arlington Memorial Park.

		Relatives: Son of Homer Harris and Bettie (Bullock) Harris; married, May 9, 1934, to Ruth Ross.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Thomas Harry Barton (1881-1960) — also known as Thomas H. Barton; T. H. Barton — of El Dorado, Union County, Ark. Born in Marlin, Falls County, Tex., September 20, 1881. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; one of the founders of the Natural Gas and Fuel Corporation; president and director of Lion Oil Company; owner of radio and television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1944. Member, Newcomen Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died December 24, 1960 (age 79 years, 95 days). Interment at Arlington Memorial Park.

		Relatives: Son of Thomas Killebrew Barton and Mary Estelle (Johnson) Barton; married, July 13, 1925, to Madeline Mary Larimer.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Aurelle Burnside (1889-1973) — of El Dorado, Union County, Ark. Born in Hillsboro, Union County, Ark., September 16, 1889. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936. Female. Died in El Dorado, Union County, Ark., 1973 (age about 83 years). Interment at Arlington Memorial Park.

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