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Confederate Army; lost a leg at Battle
of Corinth. Married Elizabeth Quaile, 1865; six children. Moved to
Bentonville, 1869.
Served in House of Representatives from Carroll County, 1866-1867;
from Washington and Benton Counties, 1873-1874. Speaker of the

House, 1874. Circuit judge, 1878-1882. Governor, 1883-1885. United
States senator, 1885-1907. Died 1913.
15. Simon P. Hughes, 1885-1889
Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1830. Moved to Pulaski County,
Arkansas, with his parents, 1844. Educated in Tennessee, 1846-1849.
Returned to Arkansas 1849 and became a farmer. Sheriff, Monroe
County, 1854-1856. Began practice of law at Clarendon, 1857. Married
Ann E. Blakemore, 1857; nine children.
Lieutenant Colonel, Confederate Army. Member, House of
Representatives from Monroe County, 1866-1867. Delegate,
constitutional convention of 1874. Attorney general, 1874-1877.
Governor, 1885-1889. Associate justice, Supreme Court, 1889-1904.
Died 1906.
16. James P. Eagle, 1889-1893
Planter, minister, Democrat. Born in Tennessee, 1837. Came with
parents to Pulaski County, Arkansas, 1839. Moved to what is now
Lonoke County, 1857. Lieutenant Colonel, Confederate Army.
Ordained to Baptist ministry, 1869.
Member, House of Representatives, 1873-1874, 1877; Speaker of the
House, 1885. Delegate, constitutional convention of 1874. Married
Mary Kavanaugh Oldham, 1882. Governor, 1889-1893. President,
Arkansas Baptist State Convention, 1880-1904. President, Southern
Baptist Convention, 1902-1904. Died 1904.
17. William M. Fishback, 1893-1895
Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Virginia, 1831. Graduated from University
of Virginia; studied law in Richmond. Came to Arkansas from Illinois
1858; settled at Fort Smith.
Delegate, secession convention, 1861. Went to Missouri 1862 and took
oath of allegiance to Union. Elected to United States Senate from

Arkansas 1864, but not allowed to take his seat. Married Adelaide
Miller, 1867; six children.
Delegate, constitutional convention of 1874. Member, House of
Representatives, Sebastian County, 1877, 1879. Governor, 1893-1895.
Died 1903.
18. James P. Clarke, 1895-1897
Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Mississippi, 1854. Graduated from law
school, University of Virginia. Came to Arkansas 1879; opened law
office in Helena. Married Sallie Moore Wooten, 1883; three children.
Member, House of Representatives, Phillips County, 1887. State
senator, 1889, 1891. Attorney general, 1893-1895. Governor,
1895-1897. United States senator, 1903-1916. Died 1916.
19. Dan W. Jones, 1897-1901
Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Texas, 1839. Moved with parents to
Washington, Arkansas, 1840. Colonel, Confederate Army. Married
Margaret P. Hadley, 1864; seven children.
Prosecuting attorney, 1874-1876. Attorney general, 1885-1889.
Member, House of Representatives, Pulaski County, 1891, 1915.
Governor, 1897-1901. Died 1918.
20. Jeff Davis, 1901-1907
Lawyer, Democrat. Born in what is now Little River County, Arkansas,
1862. Educated in common schools; preparatory department, Arkansas
Industrial University; law school, Vanderbilt University. Received law
degree, Cumberland University. Married Ina McKenzie, 1882; twelve
children. Married Leila Carter, 1911.
Practiced law at Russellville, Arkansas. Prosecuting attorney,
1890-1894. Attorney general, 1899-1901. Governor, 1901-1907; first
governor to be elected to more than two terms. United States senator,

1907-1913. Died 1913.
21. John S. Little, 1907-1909
Lawyer, Democrat. Born at Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas,
1851. Attended Cane Hill College, Cane Hill, Arkansas. Married
Elizabeth J. Irwin, 1877; five children.
Prosecuting attorney, 1877-1884. Member, House of Representatives,
Sebastian County, 1885. Circuit judge, 1886-1887. Congressman,
1894-1907. Governor, 1907-1909. Soon after his inauguration, he
suffered a nervous collapse and was unable to perform his duties for the
remainder of his term. Died 1916.
22. George W. Donaghey, 1909-1913
Building contractor, banker, Democrat. Born in Louisiana, 1856. Came
to Union County, Arkansas with his parents when a child. Worked as a
farmer and cowboy in Texas. Moved to Conway, 1874; became a
carpenter and contractor. Attended Arkansas Industrial University (now
the University of Arkansas). Married Louvinia Wallace, 1883.
Governor, 1909-1913. Philanthropist, business and civic leader for
many years. Died 1937.
23. Joseph T. Robinson, 1913
Lawyer, Democrat. Born near Lonoke, Arkansas, 1872. Educated in the
common schools; Arkansas Industrial University; and the law
department of the University of Virginia. Admitted to bar 1895;
commenced practice in Lonoke. Married Ewilda Gertrude Miller, 1896.
Member, House of Representatives, Lonoke County, 1895.
Congressman, 1903-1913. Governor, 1913; resigned to become United
States senator, 1913-1937. Democratic leader in Senate, 1923-1937.
Democratic nominee for vice-president of the United States, 1928. Died
1937.

24. George W. Hays, 1913-1917
Lawyer, Democrat. Born near Camden, Arkansas, 1863. Graduated
from Washington And Lee University. Married Ida Virginia
Yarborough, 1895; two children.
County judge, Ouachita County, 1901-1905. Circuit judge, 1906-1913.
Governor, 1913-1917. Died 1927.
25. Charles H. Brough, 1917-1921
Educator, Democrat. Born in Mississippi, 1876. B.A., Mississippi
College, 1893; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1898; LL.B.,
University of Mississippi, 1902. Married Anne Wade Roark, 1908.
Professor of economics and sociology, University of Arkansas,
1904-1916. Governor 1917-1921. Chautauqua lecturer. President,
Central Baptist College, Conway, 1928-1929. Died 1935.
26. Thomas C. McRae, 1921-1925
Lawyer, banker, Democrat. Born at Mount Holly, Union County,
Arkansas, 1851. Graduated from Soule Business College, New Orleans,
1869; LL.B., Washington and Lee University, 1872. Married Amelia
Ann White, 1874; nine children.
Member, House of Representatives, Nevada County, 1877.