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Politician members in Arkansas

  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.
  Relatives: Son of David S. Arnold and Temple L. (Arnold) Arnold; married, October 13, 1887, to Jessie Cook; married, March 17, 1903, to Kate Lewis.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James P. Bone and Mary A. (Screws) Bone; married 1911 to Rebecca Bost.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) — also known as Charles H. Brough — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Clinton, Hinds County, Miss., July 9, 1876. Democrat. College professor; Governor of Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1924. Baptist. Member, American Economic Association; American Political Science Association; Beta Theta Pi; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen of America; Columbian Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees. Died, from a heart attack, December 26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Milton Brough and Flora M. (Thompson) Brough; married, June 17, 1908, to Anne Wade Roark.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Charles Hillman Brough: Foy Lisenby, Charles Hillman Brough: A Biography
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Haskille Scott Cherry and Clara Bell (Taylor) Cherry; married, November 10, 1937, to Margaret Frierson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  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
  Oren Harris (1903-1997) — of El Dorado, Union County, Ark. Born in Belton, Hempstead County, Ark., December 20, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, 13th Circuit, 1936-40; U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1941-66 (7th District 1941-53, 4th District 1953-66); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956, 1960; U.S. District Judge for Arkansas, 1966. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Lions; American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died February 5, 1997 (age 93 years, 47 days). Interment at Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Homer Harris and Bettie (Bullock) Harris; married, May 9, 1934, to Ruth Ross.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas William Johnson and Maudie Myrtle (Long) Johnson; married, December 21, 1947, to Virginia Lillian Morris.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  William Dempsey Moore (1917-2000) — also known as Bill Moore — of Arkansas. Born in Pittsburg, Camp County, Tex., July 24, 1917. Member of Arkansas state senate, 1967-95. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., June 18, 2000 (age 82 years, 330 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Third great-grandson of Dempsey Moore.
  Pratt Cates Remmel (1915-1991) — also known as Pratt C. Remmel — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., October 26, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1956 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1960 (alternate); mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1952-55; candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1954. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Amvets; American Legion. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., May 14, 1991 (age 75 years, 200 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Son of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1882-1920) and Ellen Cates Remmel; brother of Roland Rowe Remmel; married, June 15, 1940, to Catherine Couch (daughter of Harvey Crowley Couch); grandnephew of Augustus Caleb Remmel (1847-1883), Harmon Liveright Remmel and Ada E. Remmel.
  Political family: Remmel family of Little Rock, Arkansas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Albert Gallatin Simms (1882-1964) — also known as Albert G. Simms — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Washington, Hempstead County, Ark., October 8, 1882. Republican. Accountant; lawyer; banker; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1925-27; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1929-31; member of Republican National Committee from New Mexico, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., December 29, 1964 (age 82 years, 82 days). Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Presumably named for: Albert Gallatin
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Hamilton Simms and Mary Elizabeth (Field) Simms; married, March 9, 1932, to Ruth Hanna McCormick; married, March 14, 1913, to Katherine Atherton Mather.
  Political family: McCormick-Guggenheim-Morton-Medill family of Illinois and New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Aaron Martin Spainhour (1928-2016) — also known as Aaron Spainhour — of Ringgold, Bienville Parish, La. Born in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Ark., August 9, 1928. Democrat. Restauranteur; automobile dealer; furniture merchant; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1968. Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Ringgold, Bienville Parish, La., July 10, 2016 (age 87 years, 336 days). Interment at Providence Cemetery, Ringgold, La.
  Relatives: Son of J. I. Spainhour and Marie Spainhour.
  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.
  Presumably named for: James Madison
  Relatives: Son of James Madison Waddell and Mabel Maude (Gibson) Waddell; married, January 2, 1946, to Natalie Phyllis Lavis.
  The Waddell Mariculture Research and Development Center (built 1983-84), an experiment station, located on the Colleton River in Beaufort County, South Carolina, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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