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07 Sep 2018

Jefferson Davis

JEFFERSON DAVIS was born near Richmond, Little River County, Arkansas, on May 6, 1862. He attended the University of Arkansas and studied law at Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University. Davis…

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07 Sep 2018

John Sebastian Little

JOHN SEBASTIAN LITTLE, Arkansas's 21st Governor, was born in Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas, on March 15, 1851. He attended Cane Hill College in Washington County for one term, taught…

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07 Sep 2018

John Isaac Moore

JOHN ISAAC "IKE" MOORE was born in Lafayette County, Mississippi, on February 7, 1856. He graduated from Arkansas Industrial University (now the University of Arkansas) in 1881, studied law, and…

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07 Sep 2018

Xenophon Overton Pindall

XENOPHON OVERTON PINDALL was born on August 21, 1873, in Monroe County, Missouri, near Middle Grove. He attended Central College in Missouri and earned a law degree from Arkansas Industrial…

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07 Sep 2018

George W. Donaghey

GEORGE W. DONAGHEY, Arkansas's 22nd governor, was born in Oakland, Union Parish, Louisiana, on July 1, 1856. He attended Arkansas Industrial University (now the University of Arkansas) from 1882 to…

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07 Sep 2018

Joseph Taylor Robinson

JOSEPH TAYLOR ROBINSON, Arkansas's 23rd governor, was born near Lonoke, Arkansas, on August 26, 1872. He attended the University of Arkansas, and earned a law degree from the University of…

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07 Sep 2018

William Kavanaugh Oldham

WILLIAM KAVANAUGH OLDHAM was born in Richmond, Kentucky, on May 9, 1866.  He attended Central University in Richmond, and settled in Pettus, Lonoke County, Arkansas, in 1885. Oldham entered politics…

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07 Sep 2018

George Washington Hays

GEORGE WASHINGTON HAYS, Arkansas's 24th governor, was born in Camden, Arkansas, on September 23, 1863. He studied law at the Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and with the…

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07 Sep 2018

Charles Hillman Brough

CHARLES HILLMAN BROUGH, Arkansas's 25th governor, was born in Clinton, Mississippi, on July 9, 1876. He graduated from Mississippi College in 1894, and earned a Ph.D. degree from John Hopkins…

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07 Sep 2018

Thomas Chipman McRae

THOMAS CHIPMAN MCRAE, Arkansas's 26th governor, was born in Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas, on December 21, 1851. He attended Soule Business College for one year, and in 1872, earned…

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07 Sep 2018

Thomas Jefferson Terral

THOMAS JEFFERSON TERRAL, Arkansas's 27th governor, was born in Union Parish, Louisiana, on December 21, 1882. He attended the University of Kentucky, and in 1910 earned a law degree from…

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07 Sep 2018

John Ellis Martineau

JOHN ELLIS MARTINEAU, Arkansas's 28th governor, was born in Clay County, Missouri, on December 2, 1873. He graduated from Arkansas Industrial University (now University of Arkansas) in 1896 and earned…

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