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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.
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William Robert Alstadt (1916-1993) —
also known as W. R. Alstadt —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Thebes, Alexander
County, Ill., October
7, 1916.
Democrat. Dentist;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960,
1964.
Methodist. Member, American
Dental Association; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died April 6,
1993 (age 76 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Lee Alstadt and Gradie (Cole) Alstadt; married, August
31, 1962, to Laura May Goodness. |
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William Hendrick Arnold (b. 1861) —
also known as William H. Arnold —
of Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark.
Born in Lisbon, Union
County, Ark., February
15, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1904,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); mayor
of Texarkana, Ark., 1892-94.
Methodist. Member, Elks; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Clinton Rogers Barry (b. 1883) —
also known as Clinton R. Barry —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Randolph
County, Ga., April 2,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1934-46.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Osgood Andrew Barry and Elizabeth Jane (Allison) Barry; married,
March
15, 1905, to Corinne Leslie. |
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William Right Basden (1829-1908) —
also known as Buck Basden —
of near Rosston, Nevada
County, Ark.
Born near Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., May 12,
1829.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1871.
Methodist.
Died near Sumner, Lamar
County, Tex., April 9,
1908 (age 78 years, 333
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olive Cemetery, Near Rosston, Nevada County, 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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Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr. (b. 1935) —
also known as Ed Bethune —
of Arkansas.
Born in Pocahontas, Randolph
County, Ark., December
19, 1935.
Republican. Candidate for Arkansas
state attorney general, 1972; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1979-85; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1984.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Louis Blaylock (1849-1932) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Sevier
County, Ark., October
21, 1849.
Democrat. Mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1923-27.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died December
4, 1932 (age 83 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.
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Dale Bumpers (1925-2016) —
of Charleston, Franklin
County, Ark.
Born in Charleston, Franklin
County, Ark., August
12, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; Governor of
Arkansas, 1971-75; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1975-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1996.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
1, 2016 (age 90 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (1878-1950) —
also known as Hattie W. Caraway; Hattie Ophelia
Wyatt —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Bakerville, Humphreys
County, Tenn., February
1, 1878.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1931-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1936,
1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
21, 1950 (age 72 years, 323
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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John Henry Clayborn (1882-1954) —
also known as J. H. Clayborn —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Arkadelphia, Clark
County, Ark., December
2, 1882.
Republican. Pastor; bishop; president,
Sharter College, Little Rock, Ark.; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1952.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., June 17,
1954 (age 71 years, 197
days).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Charles F. Cole (b. 1871) —
of Beebe, White
County, Ark.; Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Wharton, Wyandot
County, Ohio, June 13,
1871.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1896;
lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1920, 1924; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1922-30; director,
First National Bank of
Batesville; director, Citizens Bank and
Trust Co., Batesville.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. D. Cole and Mary C. (Bell) Cole; married, May 2,
1901, to Ella Hamblen. |
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Jay W. Dickey Jr. (1939-2017) —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.
Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., December
14, 1939.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1993-2001; defeated,
2000, 2002.
Methodist.
Agent for National Basketball
Players Association, 1990.
Died in Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark., April
20, 2017 (age 77 years, 127
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Donaghey (1856-1937) —
also known as George W. Donaghey —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Oakland, Union
Parish, La., July 1,
1856.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
furniture
and hardware
merchant; building
contractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1908;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1909-13.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., December
15, 1937 (age 81 years, 167
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Michael Everett (1948-2004) —
also known as Mike Everett —
of Marked Tree, Poinsett
County, Ark.
Born in Morton, Cross
County, Ark., 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1991-2002.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died, of liver
cancer, at Marked Tree, Poinsett
County, Ark., September
15, 2004 (age about 56
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Charles Floyd (1858-1930) —
also known as John C. Floyd —
of Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., April
14, 1858.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1889-91; prosecuting attorney,
14th judicial circuit, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1905-15; candidate for
Governor
of Arkansas, 1920.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yellville, Marion
County, Ark., November
4, 1930 (age 72 years, 204
days).
Interment at Layton
Cemetery, Yellville, Ark.
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John Albert Fogleman (1911-2004) —
also known as John A. Fogleman —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ark.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ark., November
5, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1967-79; chief
justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1980-81.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died March
10, 2004 (age 92 years, 126
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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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James Douglas Johnson (1924-2010) —
also known as James D. Johnson; Jim Johnson;
"Justice Jim" —
of Crossett, Ashley
County, Ark.; Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark.
Born in Crossett, Ashley
County, Ark., August
20, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate 22nd District, 1950-54; Democratic candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1956 (primary), 1966; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1959-66; candidate in Democratic
primary for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Diehard segregationist.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Conway, Faulkner
County, Ark., February
13, 2010 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Ark.
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Scipio Africanus Jones (c.1867-1943) —
also known as S. A. Jones —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Tulip, Dallas
County, Ark., about 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1920.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., March 2,
1943 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Haven
of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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James Thomas Laney (b. 1927) —
also known as James T. Laney —
of Georgia.
Born in Wilson, Mississippi
County, Ark., December
24, 1927.
Ordained
minister; president,
Emory University, 1977-93; U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, 1993-96.
Methodist. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Daniel Haden Linebaugh (1878-1940) —
also known as D. Haden Linebaugh —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.
Born in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., November
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1908
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1913-17.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Woodmen
of the World.
Died in Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla., December
17, 1940 (age 62 years, 43
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee, Okla.
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John Ellis Martineau (1873-1937) —
also known as John E. Martineau —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clay
County, Mo., December
2, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1903-05; chancellor, 1st Circuit,
1907-27; Governor of
Arkansas, 1927-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 1928-37;
died in office 1937.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 6,
1937 (age 63 years, 94
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Sidney Sanders McMath (1912-2003) —
also known as Sid McMath —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Magnolia, Columbia
County, Ark., June 14,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Arkansas, 1949-53; defeated in primary, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1954; major general, U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
failure, in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
4, 2003 (age 91 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pinecrest
Memorial Park, Near Alexander, Saline County, Ark.
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Tom Miller Mehaffy (1859-1944) —
of Benton, Saline
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Ripley, Tippah
County, Miss., October
3, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Benton, Ark., 1888-89; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1889-91; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1892-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1900;
delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1917; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1927-35.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died October
20, 1944 (age 85 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas L. Mehaffy and Ruth (Bradley) Mehaffy; married, June 15,
1884, to Anna A. Poe; married, January
10, 1920, to Mabel Holland. |
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John Elvis Miller (1888-1981) —
also known as John E. Miller —
of Searcy, White
County, Ark.; Melbourne, Izard
County, Ark.
Born in Aid, Stoddard
County, Mo., May 15,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1931-37; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1936;
U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1937-41; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1941-67;
took senior status 1967.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
30, 1981 (age 92 years, 260
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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Wilbur Daigh Mills (1909-1992) —
also known as Wilbur D. Mills —
of Kensett, White
County, Ark.
Born in Kensett, White
County, Ark., May 24,
1909.
Democrat. State court judge in Arkansas, 1934-38; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1939-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940,
1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
In October 1974, he was driving late at night in Washington, D.C. without
lights on; when stopped by police, he was seen to be intoxicated
and his face was bloody from a scuffle; an Argentine striptease
artist named Fanne Fox leaped from his car and jumped into the
nearby Tidal Basin; after this incident highlighted his alcoholism,
he was forced to
resign his powerful chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee
and seek treatment.
Died in 1992
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Kensett
Cemetery, Kensett, Ark.
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Dewey Neely (1927-2001) —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 28,
1927.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1972,
1976,
1980.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
10, 2001 (age 74 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mississippi
County Memorial Gardens, Osceola, Ark.
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Jack Shoup Oakes (1913-2001) —
also known as Jack Oakes —
of Arkansas.
Born in Augusta, Woodruff
County, Ark., September
2, 1913.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1951-68.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., February
5, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Interment at Augusta
Memorial Park, Augusta, Ark.
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William Allan Oldfield (1874-1928) —
also known as William A. Oldfield —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., February
4, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1909-28; died in
office 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1928.
Methodist.
Died November
19, 1928 (age 54 years, 289
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) —
of Dermott, Chicot
County, Ark.
Born near Orlando, Cleveland
County, Ark., February
28, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1919-22; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1923-26; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1927-28; Governor of
Arkansas, 1928-33.
Southern Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
In 1928, he was charged
with violating the Corrupt Practices Act (early campaign
finance law) by spending more than $5,000 on his campaign; the
charges were later dropped.
Died, following two heart
attacks, in St. Vincent's Infirmary,
Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
16, 1936 (age 55 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Marian Penix (c.1924-1991) —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., about 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1972;
Judge,
Arkansas Court of Appeals, 1979.
Female.
Methodist.
Died September
21, 1991 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles Chester Reid (1868-1922) —
also known as Charles C. Reid —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark., June 15,
1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; Conway
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1894-98; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1901-11 (4th District 1901-03, 5th
District 1903-11).
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Freemasons.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 20,
1922 (age 53 years, 339
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Ellen Cates Remmel (1888-1961) —
also known as Nell Remmel; Ellen Lucy Cates; Mrs. A.
C. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
14, 1888.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1928-57; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
acting postmaster at Little
Rock, Ark., 1933.
Female.
Methodist.
Died March 7,
1961 (age 73 years, 52
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Shack Roberts (born c.1821) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Arkansas, about 1821.
One of the founders,
in 1873, of Wiley College, Marshall, Tex.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1872.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Taylor Robinson (1872-1937) —
also known as Joseph T. Robinson; Joe T.
Robinson —
of Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born near Lonoke, Lonoke
County, Ark., August
26, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1895; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Arkansas; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1908,
1912
(speaker),
1924,
1928,
1936;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1913; resigned 1913; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1913-37; died in office 1937; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1928.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 14,
1937 (age 64 years, 322
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Tommy Franklin Robinson (b. 1942) —
also known as Tommy Robinson —
of Jacksonville, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., March 7,
1942.
Police
officer; Pulaski
County Sheriff, 1980-84; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1985-91; defeated
(Republican), 2002.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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Michael Avery Ross (b. 1961) —
also known as Mike Ross —
of Prescott, Nevada
County, Ark.
Born in Texarkana, Miller
County, Ark., September
1, 1961.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1991-2000; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 2001-13; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2004,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Robert Edward Lee Saner (b. 1871) —
also known as Robert E. Lee Saner —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Washington, Hempstead
County, Ark., August
9, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Texas Democratic Party, 1899-1901.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Robert
E. Lee |
| | | Relatives: Son of John Franklin Saner
and Susan Crawford (Webb) Saner; married, March
31, 1903, to Ileaine Marvin Smith. |
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William Jennings Smith (c.1909-2000) —
also known as William J. Smith —
of Arkansas.
Born in Sturgeon, Boone
County, Mo., about 1909.
Lawyer;
advisor to five Arkansas governors; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1958.
Methodist.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., May 2,
2000 (age about 91
years).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Victor F. Snyder (b. 1947) —
also known as Vic Snyder —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Medford, Jackson
County, Ore., September
27, 1947.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1991-96; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1997-2011; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas E. Sparks (1911-2001) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Crossett, Ashley
County, Ark., August
15, 1911.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1967-78.
Methodist.
Died in Fordyce, Dallas
County, Ark., June 29,
2001 (age 89 years, 318
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Fordyce, Ark.
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Albert Lewis Stuart (1819-1876) —
also known as Albert L. Stuart —
Born in Connecticut, June 25,
1819.
Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1850-51.
Methodist.
During an election dispute in Gainsville, Ark., in the early 1850s,
he shot
and killed Riley Vaughn; charged
with murder,
tried,
and acquitted.
Died in Powell Township, Craighead
County, Ark., March
16, 1876 (age 56 years, 265
days).
Interment at Woods
Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Paragould, Ark.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of Marlin Stuart. |
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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.
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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.
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Enoch H. Vance (1848-1921) —
of Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark.
Born in Pontotoc
County, Miss., February
18, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1900; postmaster at Malvern,
Ark., 1901.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Malvern, Hot Spring
County, Ark., October
8, 1921 (age 73 years, 232
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Malvern, Ark.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of H. Lynn Wade and Sallie Tyler (Clifton) Wade; married, December
28, 1928, to Vera Drake. |
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Charles L. Williams (b. 1904) —
of Man, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Greenbrier, Faulkner
County, Ark., July 20,
1904.
Democrat. Merchant;
automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Logan County; elected
1952, 1954.
Methodist. Member, Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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