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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Arkansas: Governors</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Drew</a> 1844-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/button-byrer.html#132.19.69">Richard C. Byrd</a> 1849 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roads-robberson.html#116.39.52">John Selden Roane</a> 1849-52 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conrey-coogan.html#746.02.18">Elias Nelson Conway</a> 1852-60 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reade-rector.html#948.76.24">Henry Massey Rector</a> 1860-62 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flanagin-fleishman.html#185.60.98">Harris Flanagin</a> 1862-64 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy4.html#387.42.11">Isaac Murphy</a> 1864-68 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clayton.html#032.40.34">Powell Clayton</a> 1868-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html#741.28.96">Ozra A. Hadley</a> 1871-73 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baxter.html#132.10.12">Elisha Baxter</a> 1873-74 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garland.html#640.06.15">Augustus H. Garland</a> 1874-77 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller9.html#786.01.25">William Read Miller</a> 1877-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchill.html#506.16.58">Thomas J. Churchill</a> 1881-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berry.html#157.47.63">James H. Berry</a> 1883-85 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#149.25.71">Simon P. Hughes</a> 1885-89 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eachus-earlston.html#452.80.83">James P. Eagle</a> 1889-93 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischman-fishburne.html#221.71.75">William Meade Fishback</a> 1893-95 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#066.67.34">James P. Clarke</a> 1895-97 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones2.html#584.19.81">Daniel W. Jones</a> 1897-1901 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis5.html#987.21.58">Jeff Davis</a> 1901-07 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/little.html#909.59.65">John S. Little</a> 1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore5.html#657.64.09">John I. Moore</a> 1907 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pindall-pingree.html#823.11.18">Xenophon Overton Pindall</a> 1907-09 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doi-donahower.html#893.71.33">George W. Donaghey</a> 1909-13 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson5.html#748.65.19">Joseph T. Robinson</a> 1913 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olden-oliven.html#027.95.74">William K. Oldham</a> 1913 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#223.05.61">J. Marion Futrell</a> 1913 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hays.html#448.69.29">George W. Hays</a> 1913-17 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#683.45.87">Charles H. Brough</a> 1917-21 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#956.74.42">Thomas C. McRae</a> 1921-25 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#566.51.66">Tom J. Terral</a> 1925-27 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martina-martinelli.html#919.33.47">John E. Martineau</a> 1927-28 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#060.53.86">Harvey Parnell</a> 1928-33 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#223.05.61">J. Marion Futrell</a> 1933-37 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey2.html#788.60.20">Carl E. Bailey</a> 1937-41 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#979.26.03">Homer M. Adkins</a> 1941-45 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanell-langdell.html#537.90.77">Ben Laney</a> 1945-49 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#330.88.46">Sid McMath</a> 1949-53 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cherry.html#475.36.03">Francis Adams Cherry</a> 1953-55 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farron-faulkland.html#044.85.06">Orval Faubus</a> 1955-67 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robison-rockne.html#983.75.07">Winthrop Rockefeller</a> 1967-71 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bully-bunker.html#599.16.13">Dale Bumpers</a> 1971-75 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riley.html#856.04.60">Bob C. Riley</a> 1975 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pryor.html#890.12.58">David H. Pryor</a> 1975-79 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purcell.html#641.55.69">Joe Purcell</a> 1979 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinton.html#673.06.95">Bill Clinton</a> 1979-81 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#016.70.52">Frank White</a> 1981-83 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinton.html#673.06.95">Bill Clinton</a> 1983-92 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tucker.html#609.43.73">Jim Guy Tucker, Jr.</a> 1992-96 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#307.61.10">Mike Huckabee</a> 1996-2007 <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bedelle-beebe.html#972.07.03">Mike Beebe</a> 2007- <p> <b>Events and Candidates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <li> 1882: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garland.html#287.98.85">Rufus King Garland</a>, defeated. <li> 1894: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#985.18.91">H. L. Remmel</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1896: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#985.18.91">H. L. Remmel</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1900: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#985.18.91">H. L. Remmel</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1908: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#619.74.69">Stephen Brundidge, Jr.</a>, defeated. <li> 1912 Sep 9: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson5.html#748.65.19">Joseph T. Robinson</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogerson-roll.html#106.60.59">Andrew I. Roland</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/midkiff-milen.html#924.34.76">G. E. Mikel</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1913 Mar 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson5.html#748.65.19">Joseph T. Robinson</a>, resigned. <li> 1913 Jul 23: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hays.html#448.69.29">George W. Hays</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#863.51.47">Harry H. Myers</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy4.html#892.62.89">George W. Murphy</a> (Progressive), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webber.html#065.17.05">J. Emil Webber</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1914 Sep 14: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hays.html#448.69.29">George W. Hays</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kinney.html#731.04.73">Audrey L. Kinney</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hogan.html#531.38.52">Dan Hogan</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1916 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#683.45.87">Charles H. Brough</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#380.72.62">Wallace Townsend</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis9.html#544.56.96">William Davis</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1918 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#683.45.87">Charles H. Brough</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#401.08.06">Clay Faulks</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1920 Aug 10: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#956.74.42">Thomas C. McRae</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#040.21.94">Smead Powell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#566.51.66">Tom J. Terral</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#342.75.05">John C. Floyd</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayford-haynsworth.html#645.32.03">George R. Haynie</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#428.34.79">Harry E. Walsh</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riggs.html#836.21.52">John A. Riggs</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stroock-stryker.html#534.02.44">Henry Stroupe</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#403.14.59">Frank M. Wells</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1920 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#956.74.42">Thomas C. McRae</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/townsend.html#380.72.62">Wallace Townsend</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blount.html#082.69.76">J. H. Blount</a> (Negro Independent), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler8.html#739.97.77">Sam Butler</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1922 Aug 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#956.74.42">Thomas C. McRae</a> (Dem), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toncray-toolan.html#616.76.34">E. P. Toney</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1922 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#956.74.42">Thomas C. McRae</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gabaldon-gafney.html#314.29.44">John W. Gabriel</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1924 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#566.51.66">Tom J. Terral</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gabaldon-gafney.html#314.29.44">John W. Gabriel</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1926 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martina-martinelli.html#919.33.47">John E. Martineau</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowerman-bowes.html#922.54.41">M. D. Bowers</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1928 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#060.53.86">Harvey Parnell</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowerman-bowes.html#922.54.41">M. D. Bowers</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1930 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#060.53.86">Harvey Parnell</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#417.08.08">J. O. Livesay</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1932 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#223.05.61">J. Marion Futrell</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/littlebandit-livesay.html#417.08.08">J. O. Livesay</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faull-faxon.html#401.08.06">Clay Faulks</a> (Socialist), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conduit-conkling.html#496.66.93">H. C. Coney</a> (Communist), defeated. <li> 1934 Nov 6: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#223.05.61">J. Marion Futrell</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavy-ledyard.html#750.72.48">G. C. Ledbetter</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler5.html#104.23.41">J. Russell Butler</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1936 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey2.html#788.60.20">Carl E. Bailey</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#626.65.46">Osro Cobb</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler5.html#104.23.41">J. Russell Butler</a> (Socialist), defeated. <li> 1938 Nov 8: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey2.html#788.60.20">Carl E. Bailey</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#930.90.36">Charles S. Cole</a> (Ind), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#254.72.92">Walter S. McNutt</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1940 Aug 13: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#979.26.03">Homer M. Adkins</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 1940 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#979.26.03">Homer M. Adkins</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#593.97.79">Harley C. Stump</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#254.72.92">Walter S. McNutt</a> (Ind), defeated. <li> 1942 Jul 28: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#979.26.03">Homer M. Adkins</a> (Dem), nominated. <li> 1942 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#979.26.03">Homer M. Adkins</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#254.72.92">Walter S. McNutt</a>, defeated. <li> 1944 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanell-langdell.html#537.90.77">Ben Laney</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#593.97.79">Harley C. Stump</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1946 Nov 5: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanell-langdell.html#537.90.77">Ben Laney</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#843.78.06">William T. Mills</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1948: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#843.78.06">William T. Mills</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1948 Nov 2: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#330.88.46">Sid McMath</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/black.html#822.93.24">Charles R. Black</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1950 Nov 7: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#330.88.46">Sid McMath</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#450.74.03">Jefferson W. Speck</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1952: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcmanaway-mcmickle.html#330.88.46">Sid McMath</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tabbert-taffe.html#401.37.75">Boyd Tackett</a> (Dem), defeated in primary; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanell-langdell.html#537.90.77">Ben Laney</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1952 Nov 4: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cherry.html#475.36.03">Francis Adams Cherry</a> (Dem), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#450.74.03">Jefferson W. Speck</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones4.html#374.89.35">Guy H. Jones, Sr.</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1954: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#292.08.10">Pratt C. Remmel</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1956: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson5.html#026.16.76">James D. Johnson</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1962: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#122.86.46">Dale Alford</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1966: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#122.86.46">Dale Alford</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1966: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson5.html#026.16.76">James D. Johnson</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1968: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson9.html#781.94.95">Virginia Johnson</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1968: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whisman-whitcome.html#609.48.58">Frank L. Whitbeck</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1970: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/purcell.html#641.55.69">Joe Purcell</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1974: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riley.html#856.04.60">Bob C. Riley</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1978: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#834.63.02">Monroe Schwarzlose</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1980: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#834.63.02">Monroe Schwarzlose</a> (Dem), defeated in primary. <li> 1980: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/choate-chrisman.html#591.34.43">Marshall Chrisman</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1982: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#016.70.52">Frank White</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1986: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#175.04.40">Maurice L. Britt</a>, defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white3.html#016.70.52">Frank White</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1990: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#255.28.47">Sheffield Nelson</a> (Rep), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcphetres-mcrae.html#704.04.31">Thomas Chipman McRae IV</a> (Dem), defeated. <li> 1994: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#255.28.47">Sheffield Nelson</a> (Rep), defeated. <li> 1998 May 19: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#307.61.10">Mike Huckabee</a> (Rep), nominated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcredmond-meachem.html#665.92.46">Gene McVay</a> (Rep), defeated in primary. <li> 1998 Nov 3: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#307.61.10">Mike Huckabee</a> (Rep), elected; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#182.94.19">Bill Bristow</a> (Dem), defeated; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#050.07.26">Keith Carle</a> (Reform), defeated. </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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