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Ethel Butler Andrews (1898-1989) —
also known as Ethel Andrews; Ethel Butler —
of Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Green Forest, Carroll
County, Ark., June 26,
1898.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Oklahoma
Republican State Executive Committee, 1952-56; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
Died in October, 1989
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Jefferson M. Butler and Walter (Miles) Butler; married,
December
23, 1921, to Delmar J. Andrews. |
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Joe Clifford Barrett (1897-1980) —
also known as Joe C. Barrett —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., March
29, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1936,
1940;
Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1941-44.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died October
7, 1980 (age 83 years, 192
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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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.
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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.
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, Little Rock, Ark.
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Winston Bryant (b. 1938) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Donaldson, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; legislative assistant
to U.S. Sen. John
L. McClellan, 1968-71; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives 36th District, 1973-77; secretary
of state of Arkansas, 1977-79; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1978; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1981-91; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1996;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1996, 1998 (primary).
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
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Robert E. Burt (b. 1862) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Van Buren, Crawford
County, Ark., October
1, 1862.
Merchant;
oil
operator; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1927-29.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Henry Burt and Kitty (Turrentine) Burt; married to Mamie
Elizabeth Boone. |
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Wesley Kanne Clark (b. 1944) —
also known as Wesley K. Clark; Wesley
Kanne —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
23, 1944.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S.
Army General; Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 2004.
Baptist; later Catholic.
Jewish
ancestry.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 2000.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946) —
also known as Bill Clinton; William Jefferson Blythe
IV; "Slick Willie"; "Bubba";
"Elvis"; "Eagle"; "The Big
Dog" —
of Arkansas; Chappaqua, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., August
19, 1946.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1974; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1977-79; Governor of
Arkansas, 1979-81, 1983-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1996,
2000;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
President
of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. Member, Trilateral
Commission; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
On October 29, 1994, Francisco Duran fired 27 shots from the sidewalk
at the White House in an apparent assassination
attempt against President Clinton. Impeached
by the House of Representatives in December 1998 over allegations of
perjury
and obstruction
of justice in connection with his sexual
contact with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquitted
by the Senate.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Roger Clinton; son of William Jefferson Blythe II and
Virginia (Cassidy) Clinton; married, October
11, 1975, to Hillary
Diane Rodham (sister of Hugh
Edwin Rodham); father of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward
Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky); third cousin twice removed of James
Alexander Lockhart. |
| | Political families: Clinton
family of Wadesboro, North Carolina; Ashe-Polk
family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | Cross-reference: Abraham
J. Hirschfeld — Kenneth
W. Starr — Rahm
Emanuel — Henry
G. Cisneros — Maria
Echaveste — Thurgood
Marshall, Jr. — Walter
S. Orlinsky — Charles
F. C. Ruff — Sean
Patrick Maloney — Lanny
J. Davis |
| | The William Jefferson Clinton Federal
Building (built 1934; renamed 2012) in Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | Books by Bill Clinton: Between
Hope and History : Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st
Century (1996) — My
Life (2004) |
| | Books about Bill Clinton: David
Maraniss, First
in His Class : The Biography of Bill Clinton — Joe
Conason, The
Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and
Hillary Clinton — Gene Lyons, Fools
for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater —
Sidney Blumenthal, The
Clinton Wars — Dewayne Wickham, Bill
Clinton and Black America — Joe Klein, The
Natural : The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill
Clinton — Nigel Hamilton, Bill
Clinton: An American Journey — Bob Woodward, The
Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House — George
Stephanopolous, All
Too Human — John F. Harris, The
Survivor : Bill Clinton in the White House — Mark
Katz, Clinton
& Me: A Real Life Political Comedy — Michael Takiff,
A
Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know
Him — Tim O'Shei, Bill
Clinton (for young readers) |
| | Critical books about Bill Clinton:
Barbara Olson, The
Final Days : The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White
House — Meredith L. Oakley, On
the Make : The Rise of Bill Clinton — Robert
Patterson, Dereliction
of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered
America's Long-Term National Security — Ambrose
Evans-Pritchard, The
Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories —
Ann Coulter, High
Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill
Clinton — Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, Because
He Could — Jack Cashill, Ron
Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and
Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No
One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —
Rich Lowry, Legacy:
Paying the Price for the Clinton Years — Richard
Miniter, Losing
Bin Laden : How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global
Terror |
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Albert Collier (1921-2004) —
also known as Tom Collier —
of Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tupelo, Jackson
County, Ark., November
20, 1921.
Democrat. Restaurant
owner; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1971-93.
Baptist.
Died in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., April
18, 2004 (age 82 years, 150
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Newport, Ark.
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Eric Alan Crawford (b. 1966) —
also known as Rick Crawford —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Homestead Air Force Base, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., January
22, 1966.
Republican. Television
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 2011-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Danny K. Davis (b. 1941) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Parkdale, Ashley
County, Ark., September
6, 1941.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1991; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1997-.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wiley S. Drake, Sr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Wiley Drake —
of Buena Park, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Magnolia, Columbia
County, Ark., November
23, 1943.
Minister;
American Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2008; candidate for Presidential
Elector for California.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2020.
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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.
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, Little Rock, Ark.
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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.
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Claude Albert Fuller (1876-1968) —
also known as Claude A. Fuller —
of Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Prophetstown, Whiteside
County, Ill., January
20, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1936,
1940,
1952,
1956,
1960;
prosecuting attorney, 4th circuit, 1910-15; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1929-39.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., January
8, 1968 (age 91 years, 353
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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Ezekiel Candler Gathings (1903-1979) —
also known as Ezekiel C. Gathings —
of West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark.
Born in Prairie, Monroe
County, Miss., November
10, 1903.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1939-69.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark., May 2,
1979 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Crittenden
Memorial Park, Marion, Ark.
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David Delano Glover (1868-1952) —
also known as David D. Glover; D. D.
Glover —
of Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark.
Born in Prattsville, Grant
County, Ark., January
18, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1929-35.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died April 5,
1952 (age 84 years, 78
days).
Interment at Shadowlawn
Cemetery, Malvern, Ark.
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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, El Dorado, Ark.
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated,
1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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Michael Dale Huckabee (b. 1955) —
also known as Mike Huckabee —
of Arkansas.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., August
24, 1955.
Republican. Baptist
minister; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1992; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1993-96; Governor of
Arkansas, 1996-2007; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Arkansas, 2004;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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W. Asa Hutchinson (b. 1950) —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., December
3, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1982-85; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1986; candidate for Arkansas
state attorney general, 1990; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1990-95; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1997-2001; resigned
2001.
Baptist.
Director of Drug Enforcement Administration since 2001.
Still living as of 2014.
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Young Timothy Hutchinson (b. 1949) —
also known as Tim Hutchinson —
of Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark.
Born in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., August
11, 1949.
Republican. Pastor;
co-owner, KBCV radio
station, 1982-89; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1985-92; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1993-97; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1997-2003; defeated, 2002.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Isom P. Langley (1851-1930) —
of Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Lebanon, Laclede
County, Mo.
Born in Clark
County, Ark., September
2, 1851.
Preacher;
newspaper
editor; lawyer; farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1886 (Labor, 4th District), 1890
(Populist, 2nd District), 1890 (Republican, 2nd District); member of
Missouri
state house of representatives from Laclede County, 1919-20.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Labor.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo., July 13,
1930 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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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.
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
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 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, Little Rock, Ark.
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William Dempsey Moore (1917-2000) —
also known as Bill Moore —
of Arkansas.
Born in Pittsburg, Camp
County, Tex., July 24,
1917.
Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1967-95.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., June 18,
2000 (age 82 years, 330
days).
Cremated.
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Elias Camp Morris (1855-1922) —
also known as Elias C. Morris —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Born in Spring Place, Murray
County, Ga., May 7,
1855.
Republican. Preacher;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1900,
1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate).
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
5, 1922 (age 67 years, 121
days).
Interment at Dixon Cemetery, Helena-West Helena, Ark.
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William Frank Norrell (1896-1961) —
also known as William F. Norrell —
of Monticello, Drew
County, Ark.
Born in Milo, Ashley
County, Ark., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1939-61; died in
office 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1956.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Lions.
Died in 1961
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Monticello, Ark.
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William Kavanaugh Oldham (1865-1938) —
also known as William K. Oldham —
of Pettus, Lonoke
County, Ark.
Born in Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., May 20,
1865.
Democrat. Planter;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1907; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1911-13; Governor of
Arkansas, 1913.
Baptist.
Died in Pettus, Lonoke
County, Ark., May 6,
1938 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Tilman Bacon Parks (1872-1950) —
also known as Tilman B. Parks —
of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.
Born near Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., May 14,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Arkansas; prosecuting attorney; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1950 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Albert T. Parrish (1883-1958) —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Lead Hill, Boone
County, Ark., August
13, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; livestock
breeder; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1955-56 (Greene County
2nd District 1939-42, Greene County 3rd District 1955-56); defeated,
1944, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., February
22, 1958 (age 74 years, 193
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Mo.
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Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1912.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation co-chair); Governor of
Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arkansas.
Baptist. Member, Urban
League; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died of lung
cancer or pancreatic
cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., February
22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Max A. Sandlin (b. 1952) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., September
29, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in Texas, 1986-96; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1997-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000,
2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Worley Oscar Vaught Jr. (1911-1989) —
also known as W. O. Vaught —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Versailles, Woodford
County, Ky., January
11, 1911.
Republican. Baptist
minister; vice-president, Southern Baptist Convention; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1960.
Southern Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
25, 1989 (age 78 years, 348
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Frances Bostick. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Baptist and Reflector
(Nashville, Tenn.), January 8, 1959 |
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William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) —
also known as William Warfield —
Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional
singer; actor;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
university
professor.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Broke his neck in an accidental fall, and
died a few weeks later, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 2002 (age 82 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Paul Lee Williams (1933-2001) —
of Alexander, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Rolla, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
13, 1933.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1973-78.
Baptist. Member, Teamsters
Union.
Died, of complications from a stroke,
in Alexander, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 19,
2001 (age 67 years, 279
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Near Alexander, Saline County, Ark.
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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.
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, Little Rock, Ark.
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Stephen Allen Womack (b. 1957) —
also known as Steve Womack —
of Rogers, Benton
County, Ark.
Born in Russellville, Pope
County, Ark., February
18, 1957.
Republican. Radio station
manager; mayor of
Rogers, Ark., 1999-2010; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 2011-.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Frederick Yates (1914-1971) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
3, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 4th District,
1955-62; defeated in primary, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1962 (15th District), 1964 (1st
District); candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1966.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Michigan, October
9, 1971 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1943 to Thelma
Randall. |
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William James Yerby (1867-1950) —
also known as William J. Yerby —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Oldtown, Phillips
County, Ark., September
22, 1867.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-15; Dakar, 1915-25; La Rochelle, 1925-26; Oporto, 1926-30; Nantes, 1930-32.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1950
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby; married to Cecilia
Carolyn Kennedy. |
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