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Politician members in Arkansas

  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. Democrat. Pharmacist; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pulaski County Sheriff, 1923-26; 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 for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1944. Methodist. Member, Woodmen of the World; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Ku Klux Klan. 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, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Ulysses Adkins and Lorena (Wood) Adkins; married, December 18, 1921, to Estelle Elise Smith.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  William Vollie Alexander Jr. (b. 1934) — also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. — of Osceola, Mississippi County, Ark. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., January 16, 1934. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of William V. Alexander and Spencer (Buck) Alexander; married, February 5, 1957, to Marjorie Gwendolyn Haven (who later married Robert Bruce Mathias).
  Cross-reference: Blanche Lambert Lincoln
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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 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, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Brother of D. Boyce Alford; married to L'Moore Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Adelbert Balcer Jr. (1889-1965) — also known as Frank A. Balcer — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 9, 1889. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1940, 1946, 1950; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 8th District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 8th District, 1962. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Polish Legion of American Veterans; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Polish National Alliance. Died November 26, 1965 (age 75 years, 352 days). Interment at St. Teresas Catholic Cemetery, Harrah, Okla.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Balcerkiewicz and Elizabeth Balcerkiewicz; married to Anna Pascko.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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, El Dorado, Ark.
  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
  Maurice L. Britt (1919-1995) — also known as Footsie Britt — of Arkansas. Born in Carlisle, Lonoke County, Ark., June 29, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1986. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Kiwanis. Professional football player for the Detroit Lions. Wounded during World War II and lost his right arm. Received the Medal of Honor for action at Mignano, Italy, in November 1943. Died November 26, 1995 (age 76 years, 150 days). Interment at Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  Francis Adams Cherry (1908-1965) — of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Ark. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., September 5, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1944; Governor of Arkansas, 1953-55. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Died July 15, 1965 (age 56 years, 313 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Haskille Scott Cherry and Clara Bell (Taylor) Cherry; married, November 10, 1937, to Margaret Frierson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Orval Eugene Faubus (1910-1994) — also known as Orval Faubus — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ark. Born in Combs, Madison County, Ark., January 7, 1910. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of Arkansas, 1955-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956; National States Rights candidate for President of the United States, 1960. Baptist. Member, Lions; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Disabled American Veterans; Elks. Died of prostate cancer, in Conway, Faulkner County, Ark., December 14, 1994 (age 84 years, 341 days). Interment at Combs Cemetery, Combs, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of John Samuel Faubus and Addie (Joslen) Faubus; married, November 21, 1931, to Celia Alta Haskins.
  Cross-reference: J. Gayle Windsor, Jr. — Woodrow Wilson Mann
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922-2015) — also known as John P. Hammerschmidt — of Harrison, Boone County, Ark. Born in Harrison, Boone County, Ark., May 4, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lumber business; Arkansas Republican state chair, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1964, 2004; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1967-93. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets. Died in Springdale, Washington County, Ark., April 1, 2015 (age 92 years, 332 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Virginia Sharp.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  James Rude Harris (b. 1912) — also known as James R. Harris — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., August 20, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1946. Methodist. Member, Amvets; American Legion; American Bar Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Burial location unknown.
  Robert James Huber (1922-2001) — also known as Robert J. Huber — of Troy, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president, Michigan Chrome and Chemical Inc.; mayor of Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated, 1974. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Legion; Catholic War Veterans. Died, of cancer, in Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237 days). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Barak Thomas Mattingly (1901-1957) — also known as Barak T. Mattingly — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark., March 15, 1901. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Missouri Republican state chair, 1937-39; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1940-48. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion. Died July 18, 1957 (age 56 years, 125 days). Burial location unknown.
  Harold Clement McGugin (1893-1946) — also known as Harold McGugin — of Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kan. Born near Liberty, Montgomery County, Kan., November 22, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1927; U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1931-35; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, Odd Fellows; American Legion. While in military service in France during World War II, contracted an incurable disease; died in the Army and Navy Hospital, Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., March 7, 1946 (age 52 years, 105 days). Interment at Restlawn Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  W. Walter Neeley (b. 1908) — of Clarksburg, Harrison County, W.Va. Born in Big Lake, Mississippi County, Ark., February 27, 1908. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; warehouse business; Clarksburg city manager, 1957-58; member of West Virginia state senate 13th District, 1971-78. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Walter Neeley and Charlotte (Israel) Neeley; married, November 16, 1936, to Francis H. Leggett; married, September 10, 1966, to Barbara Hornor.
  Pratt Cates Remmel (1915-1991) — also known as Pratt C. Remmel — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., October 26, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1956 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1960 (alternate); mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1952-55; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1954. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Amvets; American Legion. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., May 14, 1991 (age 75 years, 200 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920) and Ellen Cates Remmel; brother of Roland Rowe Remmel; married, June 15, 1940, to Catherine Couch (daughter of Harvey Crowley Couch); grandnephew of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883), Harmon Liveright Remmel and Ada E. Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Boyd Anderson Tackett (1911-1985) — also known as Boyd Tackett — of Nashville, Howard County, Ark. Born near Black Springs, Montgomery County, Ark., May 9, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1949-53; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1952. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Died in Nashville, Howard County, Ark., February 23, 1985 (age 73 years, 290 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Nashville, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of John Tackett and Mytle (Tackett) Tackett; married, April 26, 1936, to Norma Armstrong.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James William Trimble (1894-1972) — also known as James W. Trimble — of Berryville, Carroll County, Ark. Born in Osage, Carroll County, Ark., February 3, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Arkansas, 1938; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1945-67; defeated, 1966. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Ark., March 10, 1972 (age 78 years, 36 days). Interment at Berryville Memorial Park, Berryville, Ark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) — also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. — of Beaufort, Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Boydell, Ashley County, Ark., November 1, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance business; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County, 1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1956 (alternate), 1964; member of South Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th District 1984-92); resigned 1992. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Navy League; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Sertoma; Farm Bureau; Nature Conservancy. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., January 15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75 days). Interment at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Waddell and Mabel Maude (Gibson) Waddell; married, January 2, 1946, to Natalie Phyllis Lavis.
  The Waddell Mariculture Research and Development Center (built 1983-84), an experiment station, located on the Colleton River in Beaufort County, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Clifton Wade (b. 1910) — also known as Clifton Wade — of Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark. Born in Arkansas City, Desha County, Ark., January 25, 1910. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1947-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1952, 1956 (alternate), 1960; member of Arkansas state senate, 1955-67. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Amvets; American Legion; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of H. Lynn Wade and Sallie Tyler (Clifton) Wade; married, December 28, 1928, to Vera Drake.
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