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Sid McMath

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Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912October 4, 2003) was a decorated U.S. Marine, attorney and the 34th Governor of Arkansas (1949–1953) who, in defiance of his state's political establishment, championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II. [1]

48 relations: Arkansas Governor's Mansion, Arkansas Highway System, Benjamin Travis Laney, Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock, Arkansas), Central Arkansas Library System, Dale Alford, Deaths in 2003, Democratic Party of Arkansas, Dixiecrat, Earl T. Ricks, Francis Cherry (governor), George Washington Donaghey, Harry Ashmore, Henderson State University, Henry Woods (judge), Hot Springs, Arkansas, Index of World War II articles (S), Jefferson W. Speck, Jim Hogg, Lee Seamster, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, List of people from Arkansas, List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members, List of Ten Outstanding Young Americans, List of United States Marines, List of University of Arkansas people, Magnolia, Arkansas, McMath, Nathan Green Gordon, October 4, Orval Faubus, Osro Cobb, Pershing Rifles, Political party strength in Arkansas, Pratt C. Remmel, Promises Kept, Silver Star, Slate Springs, Mississippi, Solid South, Strom Thurmond, United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1948, Willis Ricketts, 1949 in the United States, 1950 in the United States, 1951 in the United States, 1952 in the United States, 1953 in the United States, 206th Field Artillery Regiment.

Arkansas Governor's Mansion

The Arkansas Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Arkansas and Arkansas' First Family.

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Arkansas Highway System

The Arkansas Highway System is made up of all the highways designated as Interstates, U.S. Highways and State Highways in the US state of Arkansas.

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Benjamin Travis Laney

Benjamin Travis Laney, Jr. (November 25, 1896January 21, 1977), was the 33rd Governor of Arkansas, having served from 1945 to 1949.

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Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Catholic High School for Boys is a private, Catholic high school located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and established in 1930.

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Central Arkansas Library System

Central Arkansas Library System is a public library system headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.

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Dale Alford

Thomas Dale Alford, Sr. (January 28, 1916 – January 25, 2000) was an ophthalmologist and politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas who served as a conservative Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from Little Rock from 1959 to 1963.

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Deaths in 2003

The following is a list of notable deaths in 2003.

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Democratic Party of Arkansas

The Democratic Party of Arkansas is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arkansas.

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Dixiecrat

The States' Rights Democratic Party (usually called the Dixiecrats) was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States.

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Earl T. Ricks

Earl T. Ricks (July 9, 1908 – January 4, 1954) was a United States Air Force Major General who served as Chief of the Air Force Division at the National Guard Bureau and acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

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Francis Cherry (governor)

Francis Adams Cherry, Sr. (September 5, 1908 – July 15, 1965), was the 35th governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas, elected as a Democrat for a single two-year term from 1953 to 1955.

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George Washington Donaghey

George Washington Donaghey (July 1, 1856 – December 15, 1937) was the 22nd Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1909 to 1913.

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Harry Ashmore

Harry Scott Ashmore (July 28, 1916 – January 20, 1998) was an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorials in 1957 on the school integration conflict in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Henderson State University

Henderson State University (HSU) is a public liberal arts university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

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Henry Woods (judge)

Henry Woods (March 17, 1918 – March 14, 2002) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County.

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Index of World War II articles (S)

# S-1 Uranium Committee.

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Jefferson W. Speck

Jefferson W. Speck (December 24, 1916 – January 30, 1993) was a planter and businessman from Mississippi County, Arkansas, who was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1950 and again in 1952.

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Jim Hogg

James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg (March 24, 1851March 3, 1906) was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas.

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Lee Seamster

Lee A. Seamster (born September 14, 1888 - July 25, 1960) was a lawyer and politician from Northwest Arkansas.

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Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas presides over the Arkansas Senate with a tie-breaking vote, serves as governor when the governor is out of state, and serves as governor if the governor is impeached, removed from office, dies or is otherwise unable to discharge the office's duties.

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List of people from Arkansas

This is a list of people from Arkansas.

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List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members

This is a list of notable members of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

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List of Ten Outstanding Young Americans

The Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA) program exists to recognize and honor ten Americans each year who exemplify the best attributes of the nation’s young people, aged 18 through 40.

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List of United States Marines

The following is a list of people who served in the United States Marine Corps and have gained fame through previous or subsequent endeavors, infamy, or successes.

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List of University of Arkansas people

The list of University of Arkansas people includes distinguished alumni, faculty, and leaders of the University of Arkansas.

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Magnolia, Arkansas

Magnolia is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States.

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McMath

McMath may refer to.

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Nathan Green Gordon

Nathan Green Gordon (September 4, 1916 – September 8, 2008) was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated naval aviator.

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October 4

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Orval Faubus

Orval Eugene Faubus (January 7, 1910 – December 14, 1994) was an American politician who served as 36th Governor of Arkansas from 1955 to 1967.

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Osro Cobb

Osro Cobb (May 28, 1904 – January 18, 1996) was a Republican lawyer who worked to establish a two-party system in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Pershing Rifles

The Pershing Rifles is a military-oriented fraternal organization for college-level students founded in 1894 as a drill unit at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Political party strength in Arkansas

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Pratt C. Remmel

Pratt Cates Remmel, Sr. (October 26, 1915May 14, 1991), was the only 20th century Republican elected on a partisan ballot to have served as mayor of the capital city of Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Promises Kept

Promises Kept may refer to.

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Silver Star

The Silver Star Medal, unofficially the Silver Star, is the United States Armed Forces's third-highest personal decoration for valor in combat.

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Slate Springs, Mississippi

Slate Springs is a village in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States.

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Solid South

The Solid South or Southern bloc was the electoral voting bloc of the states of the Southern United States for issues that were regarded as particularly important to the interests of Democrats in the southern states.

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Strom Thurmond

James Strom Thurmond Sr.

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United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1948

The 1948 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 2, 1948, as part of the 1948 United States presidential election.

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Willis Ricketts

Willis Harvey Ricketts, known as Bubs Ricketts (December 14, 1924 – January 12, 2003), was the 1962 Republican gubernatorial nominee in the U.S. state of Arkansas, having been overwhelmingly defeated by the incumbent Democrat Orval Faubus.

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1949 in the United States

Events from the year 1949 in the United States.

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1950 in the United States

Events from the year 1950 in the United States.

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1951 in the United States

Events from the year 1951 in the United States.

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1952 in the United States

Events from the year 1952 in the United States of America.

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1953 in the United States

Events from the year 1953 in the United States.

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206th Field Artillery Regiment

The 206th Field Artillery Regiment is a United States artillery regiment, currently represented in the Arkansas Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery, Headquartered at Russellville, Arkansas.

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Sidney McMath, Sidney S. McMath, Sidney Sanders McMath.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_McMath

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