Arkansas Governors and United States Senators | Page 3

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. Congressman, 1885-1903. Delegate, constitutional convention of 1917-1918. Governor, 1921-1925. Died 1929.
27. Tom J. Terral, 1925-1927
Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Louisiana, 1882. Attended University of Kentucky; LL.B., University of Arkansas, 1910. Married Eula Terrell, 1914.
Secretary, Arkansas Senate, 1913, 1915. Secretary of State, 1917-1921. Governor, 1925-1927. Died 1946.
28. John E. Martineau, 1927-1928
Lawyer, Democrat. Born in Missouri, 1873. A.B., Arkansas Industrial University, 1896; graduated, University law school, 1899. Married Mrs. Anne Holcomb Mitchell, 1909. Married Mrs. Mabel Erwin Thomas, 1919.
Member, House of Representatives, Pulaski County, 1903, 1905. Chancellor, 1907-1927. Governor, 1927-1928; resigned to become United States district judge, 1928-1937. Died 1937.
29. Harvey Parnell, 1928-1933
Planter, businessman, Democrat. Born in Dorsey (now Cleveland) County, Arkansas, 1880. Married