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Pearl Guy Abell (1883-1974) —
also known as P. G. Abell —
of Ashland, Clark
County, Kan.
Born in Arkansas, November
23, 1883.
Republican. Farmer; stockman; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1924,
1932.
Died in June, 1974
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Near Ashland, Clark County, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Marion 'Frank' Abell and Emma Alice (Hulse)
Abell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lonnie L. Ackerman (1919-1974) —
of Mountain View, Stone
County, Ark.
Born in Fox, Stone
County, Ark., February
10, 1919.
Farmer; furniture
salesman; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1944-48.
Died December
8, 1974 (age 55 years, 301
days).
Interment at Fox Cemetery, Fox, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of Joe Ackerman and Effie (Brancsum) Ackerman; married to Florella
Falkes. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Albert Alexander Banks (1923-2001) —
also known as A. A. Banks;
"Shug" —
of Blytheville, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 7,
1923.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
county judge in Arkansas, 1961-81; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1964,
1968.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, at Blytheville, Mississippi
County, Ark., October
10, 2001 (age 78 years, 217
days).
Interment at Bassett
Cemetery, Bassett, Ark.
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Robert Marion Berry (b. 1942) —
also known as Marion Berry —
of Gillett, Arkansas
County, Ark.
Born in Stuttgart, Arkansas
County, Ark., August
27, 1942.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1997-2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Loranza Dow Bone (1886-1952) —
also known as L. D. Bone —
of Pineville, McDonald
County, Mo.
Born near Garfield, Benton
County, Ark., December
5, 1886.
Republican. School
teacher; automobile
mechanic; electrical
inspector; deputy
sheriff; real estate
business; farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from McDonald County, 1945-48.
Died February
17, 1952 (age 65 years, 74
days).
Interment at Pineville Cemetery, Pineville, Mo.
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John Nichols Boozman (b. 1950) —
also known as John Boozman —
of Rogers, Benton
County, Ark.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., December
10, 1950.
Republican. Optometrist;
business
owner; rancher; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 2001-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 2011-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932) —
also known as Clifton R. Breckinridge —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.; Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., November
22, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
planter; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1883-89, 1890-95 (at-large 1883-85,
2nd District 1885-89, 1890-95); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1894-97; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1917.
Died in Wendover, Leslie
County, Ky., December
3, 1932 (age 86 years, 11
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Mary
Breckinridge; married, November
21, 1876, to Catherine B. Carson; grandson of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge; grandnephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; second great-grandson of John
Witherspoon; second great-grandnephew of William
Preston and William
Cabell; first cousin once removed of Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864), Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge and Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr., Francis
Smith Preston, William
Henry Cabell and James
Patton Preston; second cousin of Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925), Levin
Irving Handy, Desha
Breckinridge and Henry
Skillman Breckinridge; second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of William
Campbell Preston, James
McDowell, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, John
Buchanan Floyd, John
Smith Preston, George
Rogers Clark Floyd and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich and Earle
Cabell. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Powell Clayton (1833-1914) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark.
Born in Bethel, Delaware
County, Pa., August
7, 1833.
Republican. Engineer;
surveyor;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; planter;
president and general manager, Eureka Springs Railway;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1868-71; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1871-77; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1872
(delegation chair), 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(speaker),
1908,
1912;
member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1872-74, 1896-1912; U.S.
Minister to Mexico, 1897-98; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1898-1905.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
25, 1914 (age 81 years, 18
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John W. Conner (b. 1860) —
of Eldon, Miller
County, Mo.
Born in Arkansas, January
19, 1860.
Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Miller County, 1915-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Bryant Cotton (b. 1977) —
also known as Tom Cotton —
of Dardanelle, Yell
County, Ark.
Born in Dardanelle, Yell
County, Ark., May 13,
1977.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the wars in Afghanistan
and Iraq; lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 2013-15; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 2015-.
Still living as of 2018.
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William Ben Cravens (1872-1939) —
also known as William B. Cravens; Ben
Cravens —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., January
17, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton
grower; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1907-13, 1933-39; died
in office 1939.
Christian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
13, 1939 (age 66 years, 361
days).
Interment at Oak
Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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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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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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Oliver L. Hardgrave (b. 1856) —
of Roatán, Honduras.
Born in Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark., August
16, 1856.
Coconut grower; U.S. Consular Agent in Roatán, 1910-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Harvey (1914-2001) —
also known as Bob Harvey —
of Arkansas.
Born in Swifton, Jackson
County, Ark., May 22,
1914.
Farmer; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1947-56; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1957-79.
Methodist.
Called "the voice of fiscal responsibility" in the Arkansas
legislature.
Injured in a fall, and
died two weeks later, in Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark., May 19,
2001 (age 86 years, 362
days).
Interment at Swifton
Cemetery, Swifton, Ark.
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Jerrold Eldon Hinshaw (1917-2003) —
also known as Jerry Eldon Hinshaw —
of Tontitown, Washington
County, Ark.
Born near Sheridan, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
15, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry
farmer; cattle raiser; real estate
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1964; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1981-96; historian;
director, First State Bank,
Springdale, Ark.
Methodist.
Died in Tontitown, Washington
County, Ark., December
31, 2003 (age 86 years, 350
days).
Interment at Cave
Cemetery, Washington County, Ark.
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Kaneaster Hodges Jr. (b. 1928) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Newport, Jackson
County, Ark., August
20, 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1977-79; appointed 1977.
Still living as of 1998.
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William Andrew Hubbard (1854-1940) —
also known as William A. Hubbard —
of Ozark Township, Barry
County, Mo.; Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
23, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer; postmaster;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1919-22 (Barry County
1899-1900, Lawrence County 1919-22).
Died, from endocarditis
and senility,
in Buck Prairie Township, Lawrence
County, Mo., February
13, 1940 (age 85 years, 143
days).
Interment at Osa Cemetery, Osa, Mo.
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Charles C. Jackson (1870-1953) —
of Myrtle, Oregon
County, Mo.
Born in Randolph
County, Ark., July 10,
1870.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Oregon County, 1925-32.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., May 22,
1953 (age 82 years, 316
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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 Henry Lehr (1862-1942) —
also known as John H. Lehr —
of Carter
County, Mo.
Born in Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
4, 1862.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Carter County, 1917-20,
1923-26, 1931-32; defeated, 1920.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Van Buren, Carter
County, Mo., December
31, 1942 (age 80 years, 118
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Near Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo.
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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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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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Merle Francis Peterson (1916-2004) —
also known as Merle F. Peterson —
of Dumas, Desha
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Wabash
County, Ill., March 6,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; banker;
farmer; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1960-66; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arkansas.
Methodist.
Member, Lions.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., March
19, 2004 (age 88 years, 13
days).
Interment at Walnut
Lake Cemetery, Dumas, Ark.
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Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006) —
also known as Win Paul Rockefeller —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
17, 1948.
Republican. Rancher; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1994; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2006; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 2004.
Methodist.
Member, National Rifle
Association.
Died, from a blood
disorder and complications of pneumonia,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 16,
2006 (age 57 years, 302
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Logan Holt Roots (1841-1893) —
also known as Logan H. Roots —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Tamaroa, Perry
County, Ill., March
26, 1841.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
planter; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1868,
1884,
1888
(member, Committee
to Notify Nominees), 1892
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1868-71; defeated,
1870.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 30,
1893 (age 52 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Monroe Schwarzlose —
of Kingsland, Cleveland
County, Ark.
Democrat. Turkey farmer; candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1978, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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John Rice Homer Scott (b. 1813) —
also known as John R. Homer Scott —
of Arkansas.
Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste.
Genevieve County, Mo., October
16, 1813.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1873; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1878.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank W. Tucker (b. 1843) —
of Clover Bend, Lawrence
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Canton, Norfolk
County, Mass., December
3, 1843.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Arkansas, 1892
(alternate), 1896,
1908,
1912
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1896 (1st District), 1904 (2nd
District); U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Arkansas, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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George Wingfield (1876-1959) —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., August
16, 1876.
Republican. Rancher; mining
business; banker; hotel
owner; member of Republican
National Committee from Nevada, 1920-24; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nevada, 1924.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Washoe Medical
Center, Reno, Washoe
County, Nev., December
25, 1959 (age 83 years, 131
days).
Interment at Masonic
Memorial Gardens, Reno, Nev.
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