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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.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Marion 'Frank' Abell and Emma Alice (Hulse) Abell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joe Ackerman and Effie (Brancsum) Ackerman; married to Florella Falkes.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1907 to Betty Hileman; married 1937 to Lena Sullivan; father of Charles A. Bone.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  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
Powell Clayton 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.
  Relatives: Son of John Clayton and Ann (Clark) Clayton; brother of John M. Clayton; married, December 14, 1865, to Adaline McGraw.
  Clay County, Ark. may have been named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: New York Public Library
  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.
Tom Cotton 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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Leonard Cotton and Avis (Bryant) Cotton.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: U.S. House of Representatives (2012)
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Murphy Cravens and Mary Eloise (Rutherford) Cravens; married, December 19, 1895, to Carolyn Dyal; father of William Fadjo Cravens; cousin *** of Jordan Edgar Cravens.
  Political family: Cravens family of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Eagle and Charity (Swaim) Eagle; married 1882 to Mary Kavanaugh Oldham (sister of William Kavanaugh Oldham).
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married to May Obenshain.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Married 1949 to Betty Hinshaw.
  Books by Jerry Eldon Hinshaw: Call the Roll : The First One Hundred Fifty Years of the Arkansas Legislature (1986)
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Lindley Williams.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Winkle Hubbard and Lucinda (Miller) Hubbard; married, September 23, 1877, to Sarah E. Wilson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 26, 1897, to Bessie Sorrell.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Langley and Jane (Browning) Langley; married, August 20, 1870, to Martha A. Freeman; married 1901 to Sarah E. Arther.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah Jane (Hardin) Lehr and Richard Henry Lehr; brother of Albert Sidney Johnston Lehr; married to Sophronia Leach.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Kavanaugh Oldham (1821-1899) and Jacintha Catherine 'Kate' (Brown) Oldham; brother of Mary Kavanaugh Oldham (who married James Philip Eagle); married, February 1, 1894, to Lillian Munroe.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  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.
  Relatives: Married, March 20, 1920, to Stella Shell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Winthrop Rockefeller and Barbara (Sears) Rockefeller; married 1971 to Deborah Cluett Sage; married 1983 to Lisenne Dudderar; nephew of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller; grandnephew of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; great-grandson of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; first cousin of John Davison Rockefeller IV; first cousin five times removed of Simon S. Rockefeller; first cousin six times removed of Henry Rockefeller; second cousin four times removed of John Phillips Rockefeller; third cousin of Elsie Rockefeller (who married William Proxmire).
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also NNDB dossier
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Monroe Schwarzlose — of Kingsland, Cleveland County, Ark. Democrat. Turkey farmer; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1978, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Scott; brother-in-law of Joseph Russel Jones; nephew of John Scott, John Rice Jones (1792-1845) and George Wallace Jones; grandson of John Rice Jones (1759-1824).
  Political family: Jones family of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Yates Wingfield and Martha Matilda (Spradling) Wingfield; married to Maude Azile Murdoch and Roxy Thoma.
  Wingfield Park, in Reno, Nevada, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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