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Arthur Lambert Adams (b. 1889) —
also known as Arthur Adams —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in La Crosse, LaPorte
County, Ind., January
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1944-49.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Dorothy Allen (b. 1910) —
also known as Dorothy McDonald; Mrs. Tom
Allen —
of Brinkley, Monroe
County, Ark.
Born in Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., March
18, 1910.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1948;
board member, Mercy Hospital,
Brinkley, Ark.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Jack McDonald and Dora (Barnes) McDonald; married, May 15,
1941, to Thomas J. Allen. |
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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.
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Samuel Marcus Bone (1887-1969) —
also known as S. M. Bone —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Izard
County, Ark., June 29,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate 6th District, 1919-22; district judge in Arkansas
3rd District, 1926-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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Francis Adams Cherry (1908-1965) —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., September
5, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Arkansas, 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Arkansas, 1944;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1953-55.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died July 15,
1965 (age 56 years, 313
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Jonesboro, Ark.
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Eugene Cypert —
of Searcy, White
County, Ark.
Democrat. Lawyer; White
County Judge, 1898-1905; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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William Joshua Driver (1873-1948) —
also known as William J. Driver —
of Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark.
Born in Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark., March 2,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1897-99; circuit judge in
Arkansas, 1911-18; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1921-39.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Osceola, Mississippi
County, Ark., October
1, 1948 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Interment at Violet
Cemetery, Osceola, Ark.
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John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922-2015) —
also known as John P. Hammerschmidt —
of Harrison, Boone
County, Ark.
Born in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., May 4,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lumber
business; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 1964,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1967-93.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets.
Died in Springdale, Washington
County, Ark., April 1,
2015 (age 92 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Wirt Hastings (1866-1938) —
also known as William W. Hastings —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.
Born in Benton
County, Ark., December
31, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Attorney General for Cherokee Nation, 1891-95; national attorney for
Cherokee tribe, 1907-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Oklahoma, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 2nd District, 1915-21, 1923-35;
defeated, 1920.
Presbyterian. Cherokee
Indian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 8,
1938 (age 71 years, 98
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Tahlequah, Okla.
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Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) —
also known as Samuel B. Hill; Sam B. Hill —
of Waterville, Douglas
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., April 2,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; superior court judge in
Washington, 1917-23; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated,
1922; judge, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals (Tax Court), 1936-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
16, 1958 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas J. Jefferson (1799-1880) —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Yellville, Marion
County, Ark.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., June 6,
1799.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1836-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1844; county judge in Arkansas, 1848-50,
1852-54.
Presbyterian.
Died February
14, 1880 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Marion County, Ark.
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Charles Cyrus Kearns (1869-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Kearns —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio; Las Vegas, San Miguel
County, N.M.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Born in Tonica, La Salle
County, Ill., February
11, 1869.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor; Clermont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1915-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Amelia, Clermont
County, Ohio, December
17, 1931 (age 62 years, 309
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Ohio.
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Hazel Hailey Manley (b. 1893) —
also known as Mrs. R. P. Manley —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Born in Missouri, July 9,
1893.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate).
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ross Phelps Manley. |
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Barak Thomas Mattingly (1901-1957) —
also known as Barak T. Mattingly —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Eureka Springs, Carroll
County, Ark., March
15, 1901.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Missouri
Republican state chair, 1937-39; member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1940-48.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Died July 18,
1957 (age 56 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Scott McNutt (1887-1969) —
also known as Walter S. McNutt —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.; Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex.
Born in Searcy, White
County, Ark., September
2, 1887.
Minister;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1938 (Republican), 1940 (Independent), 1942; candidate
in Democratic primary for Governor of
Texas, 1946; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1957; president,
Four States Co-Operative University.
Presbyterian.
Died in the Marion County Hospital,
Jefferson, Marion
County, Tex., November
26, 1969 (age 82 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Jefferson, Tex.
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Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) —
of Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Lake City, Craighead
County, Ark., November
3, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge in
Arkansas, 1959-79.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
15, 2001 (age 80 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
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David Hampton Pryor (b. 1934) —
also known as David H. Pryor —
of Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.
Born in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., August
29, 1934.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1961-66; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1966-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1968,
1996;
Governor
of Arkansas, 1975-79; U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1979-97; defeated in primary, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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H. Heartsill Ragon (1885-1940) —
of Clarksville, Johnson
County, Ark.
Born in Logan
County, Ark., March
20, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1911-13; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1923-33; resigned
1933; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 1933-40;
died in office 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark., September
15, 1940 (age 55 years, 179
days).
Interment at Forest
Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Ark.
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William Cary Renfrow (1845-1922) —
of Norman, Cleveland
County, Okla.
Born in Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C., May 15,
1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor
of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-97.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bentonville, Benton
County, Ark., January
31, 1922 (age 76 years, 261
days).
Interment somewhere
in Russellville, Ark.
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Henry Davis Ross (1861-1945) —
also known as Henry D. Ross —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Berryville, Carroll
County, Ark., September
12, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
territorial House of Representatives, 1892-94; justice of
Arizona state supreme court, 1912-45; died in office 1945; chief
justice of Arizona Supreme Court, 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-41,
1945; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died February
9, 1945 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Ross and Emily (Terrell) Ross; married, April
24, 1890, to Margaret Wheeler. |
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John Vines Satterfield Jr. (b. 1902) —
also known as J. V. Satterfield, Jr. —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Marion, Crittenden
County, Ark., May 14,
1902.
Democrat. Banker; mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1939-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Vines Satterfield and Mary L. (Marshall) Satterfield;
married, June 26,
1928, to Thelma Holt. |
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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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Charles Lee Spillers (b. 1901) —
also known as C. Lee Spillers —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Russellville, Pope
County, Ark., August
6, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1935-36; resigned 1936; Ohio
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1937; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, 1947-51;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Wheeling, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Henry Franklin Spillers and Lula (Shinn) Spillers; married, December
2, 1933, to Elizabeth Reymann. |
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James Guy Tucker Jr. (b. 1943) —
also known as Jim Guy Tucker, Jr. —
of Arkansas.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., June 13,
1943.
Democrat. Arkansas
state attorney general, 1973-77; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1977-79; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1978; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1991-92; Governor of
Arkansas, 1992-96.
Presbyterian.
Resigned
in July 1996 after his conviction
on federal charges
brought by independent counsel Kenneth
Starr.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Madison Waddell Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as James M. Waddell, Jr. —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Boydell, Ashley
County, Ark., November
1, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1954-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1956
(alternate), 1964;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1960-92 (Beaufort County 1960-66, 16th
District 1966-68, 13th District 1968-72, 15th District 1972-84, 46th
District 1984-92); resigned 1992.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Navy
League; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sertoma;
Farm
Bureau; Nature
Conservancy.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., January
15, 2003 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Interment at Beaufort
National Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C.
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Lamar Williamson (1887-1974) —
of Monticello, Drew
County, Ark.
Born in Monticello, Drew
County, Ark., January
7, 1887.
Democrat. Mayor of Monticello, Ark., 1912-14; campaign manager for
Gov. Harvey
Parnell, 1928; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1931.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died December
5, 1974 (age 87 years, 332
days).
Interment somewhere
in Monticello, Ark.
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Relatives: Son
of James Gaston Williamson and Lulu (Jackson) Williamson; married 1911 to
Lillian Phillips; married 1932 to
Charlotte Daniel. |
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