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Politician members in Arkansas

  William Vollie Alexander Jr. (b. 1934) — also known as Bill Alexander, Jr. — of Osceola, Mississippi County, Ark. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., January 16, 1934. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1969-93. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Rotary; Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; American Academy of Political and Social Science. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of William V. Alexander and Spencer (Buck) Alexander; married, February 5, 1957, to Marjorie Gwendolyn Haven (who later married Robert Bruce Mathias).
  Cross-reference: Blanche Lambert Lincoln
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Wayne Hubert Babbitt (1928-1994) — also known as Wayne H. Babbitt — of North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, April 21, 1928. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; veterinarian; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1964; vice-chair of Arkansas Republican Party, 1967; candidate for U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1972. Lutheran. Member, Rotary. Died in Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Ark., August 6, 1994 (age 66 years, 107 days). Interment at Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Darwin Merritt Babbitt and Francis (Charron) Babbitt; married, July 16, 1946, to Eleanor Joan Timmerman.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop (1908-1994) — also known as Max Waldo Bishop — of Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa. Born in Gravette, Benton County, Ark., October 30, 1908. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Colombo, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1955-58. Member, Rotary. Died in Ailey, Montgomery County, Ga., November 18, 1994 (age 86 years, 19 days). Interment at Peterson Cemetery, Ailey, Ga.; cenotaph at Hillcrest Cemetery, Gravette, Ark.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Maurice L. Britt (1919-1995) — also known as Footsie Britt — of Arkansas. Born in Carlisle, Lonoke County, Ark., June 29, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1986. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Kiwanis. Professional football player for the Detroit Lions. Wounded during World War II and lost his right arm. Received the Medal of Honor for action at Mignano, Italy, in November 1943. Died November 26, 1995 (age 76 years, 150 days). Interment at Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  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.
  James William Fulbright (1905-1995) — also known as J. William Fulbright — of Fayetteville, Washington County, Ark. Born in Sumner, Chariton County, Mo., April 9, 1905. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1943-45; U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1945-74; resigned 1974; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1948, 1956. Disciples of Christ. Member, Sigma Chi; Rotary. Died of a stroke, in Washington, D.C., February 9, 1995 (age 89 years, 306 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Jay Fulbright and Roberta (Waugh) Fulbright; married, June 15, 1932, to Elizabeth Williams; uncle of Patricia Caroline Swanson (who married Richard Warner Carlson).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about J. William Fulbright: Lee Riley Powell, J. William Fulbright and His Time: A Political Biography
  Ezekiel Candler Gathings (1903-1979) — also known as Ezekiel C. Gathings — of West Memphis, Crittenden County, Ark. Born in Prairie, Monroe County, Miss., November 10, 1903. Democrat. Member of Arkansas state senate, 1935-39; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1939-69. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in West Memphis, Crittenden County, Ark., May 2, 1979 (age 75 years, 173 days). Interment at Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Ark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Virginia Sharp.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Robert James Huber (1922-2001) — also known as Robert J. Huber — of Troy, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 29, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president, Michigan Chrome and Chemical Inc.; mayor of Troy, Mich., 1959-64; member of Michigan state senate 16th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1962; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988; U.S. Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1973-75; defeated, 1974. Catholic. Member, Rotary; Elks; American Legion; Catholic War Veterans. Died, of cancer, in Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Mich., April 23, 2001 (age 78 years, 237 days). Interment at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Daniel Haden Linebaugh and Margaret Elizabeth (Sweets) Linebaugh; married, June 1, 1904, to Della McKinnon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Thomas Mills (1879-1952) — also known as William T. Mills; Billie Mills — of Marshall, Searcy County, Ark. Born in Eglantine, Van Buren County, Ark., 1879. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1924, 1936; Republican candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1946, 1948 (primary). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died, of a heart attack, in Marshall, Searcy County, Ark., October 17, 1952 (age about 73 years). Interment at Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Ark.
  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.
  Walter Edward Rogers (1908-2001) — also known as Walter Rogers — of Pampa, Gray County, Tex.; Naples, Collier County, Fla. Born in Texarkana, Miller County, Ark., July 19, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 18th District, 1951-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Sigma Phi Epsilon. He was in the motorcade in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Died, of a heart attack, in a hospital in Naples, Collier County, Fla., May 31, 2001 (age 92 years, 316 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Tackett and Mytle (Tackett) Tackett; married, April 26, 1936, to Norma Armstrong.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Lynn Whitbeck (1916-2002) — also known as Frank L. Whitbeck — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., February 29, 1916. Democrat. Insurance executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1952; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1968. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Alpha Kappa Psi. Died, from complications of leukemia and a blood disease, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., May 31, 2002 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Frank Durward White (1933-2003) — also known as Frank White; Durward Frank Kyle — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Texarkana, Bowie County, Tex., June 4, 1933. Republican. Stockbroker; banker; Governor of Arkansas, 1981-83; defeated, 1982, 1986; Arkansas banking commissioner, 1998-2003. Member, Rotary. Died, of a heart attack, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., May 21, 2003 (age 69 years, 351 days). Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Gaston Williamson and Lulu (Jackson) Williamson; married 1911 to Lillian Phillips; married 1932 to Charlotte Daniel.
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