Arkansas Governors and United States Senators by John L. (John Lewis) Ferguson
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11. Thaddeus H. Caraway, 1921-1931 Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Missouri, 1871. Moved with his parents to Clay County, Arkansas, 1883. Graduated in 1896 from Dickson (Tennessee) College. Admitted to bar 1900, commenced practice in Osceola, Arkansas. Moved to Lake City, Craighead County, 1900, and to Jonesboro, 1901. Prosecuting attorney, 1908-1912. Congressman, 1913-1921. United States senator, 1921-1931. Died 1931. 12. Hattie W. Caraway, 1931-1945 Democrat, wife of Senator Thaddeus H. Caraway. Born in Tennessee, 1878. Graduated from Dickson (Tennessee) Normal College, 1896. Married and thereafter located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Appointed United States senator to succeed her husband 1931; elected 1932 and 1938; served 1931-1945. Member, United States Employees' Compensation Commission, 1945-1946. Member, United States Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, 1946-1950. Died 1950. 13. James William Fulbright, 1945- Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Missouri, 1905. Moved with his parents to Fayetteville, Arkansas 1906. Was graduated from University of Arkansas, 1925; as a Rhodes scholar from Oxford University, England, 1928; and from law department of George Washington University, Washington, D.C., |
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