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Politicians in the Oil and Gas Business in Arkansas

James Hugh Arrington (1904-1979) — also known as James H. Arrington — of Stillwater, Payne County, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Jethro, Franklin County, Ark., May 23, 1904. Democrat. School teacher; athletic coach; superintendent of schools; oil drilling business; Oklahoma Democratic state chair, 1940-46; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1942-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from Oklahoma, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, Izaak Walton League; Sigma Nu; Lions. Named to Oklahoma State University Alumni Hall of Fame. Died March 8, 1979 (age 74 years, 289 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Okla.   Relatives: Son of William H. Arrington and Laura T. (Fulks) Arrington; married, July 5, 1930, to Veneta C. Berry.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Harry Barton (1881-1960) — also known as Thomas H. Barton; T. H. Barton — of El Dorado, Union County, Ark. Born in Marlin, Falls County, Tex., September 20, 1881. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; one of the founders of the Natural Gas and Fuel Corporation; president and director of Lion Oil Company; owner of radio and television stations; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1940; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1944. Member, Newcomen Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died December 24, 1960 (age 79 years, 95 days). Interment at Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Killebrew Barton and Mary Estelle (Johnson) Barton; married, July 13, 1925, to Madeline Mary Larimer.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   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.   Relatives: Son of James Henry Burt and Kitty (Turrentine) Burt; married to Mamie Elizabeth Boone.   Miller Joblin (b. 1875) — Born in Batesville, Independence County, Ark., December 9, 1875. Oil business; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Saigon, 1909-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Saigon, as of 1917. Burial location unknown.

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