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Frank Durward White (June 4, 1933 – May 21, 2003) was only the second Republican governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas since Reconstruction. He served a single two-year term from 1981 to 1983. He is one of two Republicans in Arkansas to have defeated future U.S. President Bill Clinton in an election. The other is former U.S. Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt of Harrison. This is a list of governors of Arkansas. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The official duties of Arkansas lieutenant governor as described by the Arkansas Constitution are to preside over the Senate with a tie-breaking vote, to serve as governor when the governor is out of state, and to serve as governor if the governor is impeached, removed from office, dies or... 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Early years, family, education

White was born in Texarkana in Bowie County, Texas, as Durward Frank Kyle, Jr. His father died when White was six, and White's mother, the former Ida Bottoms Clark, married Loftin E. White of Highland Park, Texas. He took his stepfather's name and became "Frank Durward White". After the death of the stepfather in 1950, the Whites returned to Texarkana. White enrolled in the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell but was subsequently recommended to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, by then U.S. Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas. He graduated from the academy with a bachelor of science degree in engineering in 1956. He also excelled in the study of Spanish. Though he was a Naval Academy graduate, White became a pilot in the United States Air Force. Water tower in Texarkana. ... Bowie County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallasâ€“Fort Worthâ€“Arlington Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 kmÂ²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... Tree-lined street in Highland Park Highland Park is a town located in central Dallas County, Texas (USA). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Mexico Military Institute is located in Roswell, New Mexico. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New Mexico. ... Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy, or USNA, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. ... â€œAnnapolisâ€ redirects here. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... John Little McClellan (25 February 1896 – 28 November 1977) was a member of the US Senate|United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Arkansas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... â€œThe U.S. Air Forceâ€ redirects here. ...

From his first marriage to Mary Blue Hollenberg, a member of a prominent Little Rock family, White had three children. In 1975, two years after his divorce, White married Gay Daniels, who survived him. Frank and Gay acquired custody of the children from his first marriage, but they had no children together. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ...

White was baptized as a youth in the Christian faith at Beech Springs Baptist Church in Texarkana (Miller County, Arkansas), later pastored by future Republican Governor Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee. He and Gay attended the First United Methodist Church in downtown Little Rock for a short time. They left the Methodist congregation and, with other couples, established the fundamentalist Fellowship Bible Church. Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and some historic sects of Judaism. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Topics in Christianity Movements Â· Denominations Â· Other religions Ecumenism Â· Preaching Â· Prayer Music Â· Liturgy Â· Calendar Symbols Â· Art Â· Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul Â· Church Fathers Constantine Â· Athanasius Â· Augustine Anselm Â· Aquinas Â· Palamas Â· Luther Calvin Â· Wesley Arius Â· Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury Â· Catholic Pope Coptic Pope Â· Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box: Baptist is... Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... â€œHuckabeeâ€ redirects here. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ...

Business success

In 1961, having left the Air Force, White became an account executive for Merrill Lynch. He held that position until 1973, when he joined banker Bill Bowen in the management of Commercial National Bank in Little Rock. Bowen was a staunch Democrat who later opposed White politically though the two maintained a cordial business relationship. Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Merrill Lynch & Co. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

White was appointed by Democratic Governor David Hampton Pryor to head the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. The industrial panel was originally created by Democratic Governor Orval Eugene Faubus and first directed by Winthrop Rockefeller, who in 1966 used his experience in the AIDC to get elected as Arkansas' first Republican governor in modern times. White left the AIDC after two years and became president of Capital Savings and Loan Association in Little Rock. Democrats later derided White's tenure at AIDC by pointing out that the number of industries which came to the state was much reduced from earlier and later years, a situation that Republicans attributed to a national recession. David Hampton Pryor David Hampton Pryor (born August 29, 1934) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. ... Orval Eugene Faubus (7 January 1910 â€“ 14 December 1994) was a six-term Democratic Governor of Arkansas, having served from 1955-1967. ... This article is about the Governor of Arkansas (1967-1971). ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... A savings and loan association is a financial institution which specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgage loans. ... In macroeconomics, the definition of recession is a decline in any countrys Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or negative real economic growth, for two or more successive quarters of a year. ...

Campaign 1980

Early in 1980, White switched from Democrat to Republican affiliation to run for governor. First, he defeated former State Representative Marshall Chrisman of Ozark, the seat of Franklin County, for the gubernatorial nomination. In a low-turnout open primary, White polled 5,867 votes (71.8 percent) to Chrisman's 2,310 (28.2 percent). Clinton also faced a stronger-than-expected challenger his primary from the turkey farmer Monroe Schwarzlose of Kingsland in Cleveland County in south Arkansas. Schwarzlose's 31 percent of the primary vote foreshadowed that Clinton could be in trouble for the upcoming general election. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The Arkansas House of Representatives legislative chamber. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... An Open Primary is a type of direct primary open to voters regardless of their party affiliation. ... For other uses, see Farm (disambiguation). ... Monroe Alfred Julius Schwarzlose (September 6, 1902 - November 24, 1990) was a turkey farmer in Cleveland County, Arkansas, who polled 31 percent of the vote in the 1980 Democratic primary against the incumbent Governor and future U.S. President William Jefferson Blythe Bill Clinton, who was seeking his second two... Kingsland is a city in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. ... Cleveland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ...

White hired Paula Unruh of Tulsa to manage the campaign. She decided to focus upon (1) Clinton's unpopular increase in the cost of automobile registration tags and by (2) the Carter administration's sending thousands of Cuban refugees, some unruly, to a detention camp at Fort Chaffee, outside Fort Smith in Sebastian County in western Arkansas. Her decision paid big dividends, as White unseated Clinton. White received 435,684 votes (51.9 percent) to Clinton's 403,241 (48.1 percent). White won fifty-one of the state's seventy-five counties. A. Lynn Lowe of Texarkana, Clinton's Republican opponent in 1978, by contrast, had won only six counties. Nickname: Location in the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tulsa, Osage, Wagoner, Rogers Government - Mayor Kathy Taylor (D) Area - City 186. ... For other persons named Jimmy Carter, see Jimmy Carter (disambiguation). ... Fort Smith is a city situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers. ... Sebastian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Two years as governor

White appointed numerous Arkansas Republicans to state positions. Former gubernatorial nominee Ken Coon was named to head the Arkansas Employment Security Division. Another former gubernatorial candidate, Len E. Blaylock of Perry County, was named appointments secretary. Blaylock, who had a reputation as an extremely competent administrator, screened applicants for state positions. Former State Representative Preston Bynum of Siloam Springs in usually Republican Benton County in northwestern Arkansas, became White's chief aide. Harold L. Gwatney, an automobile dealer in Jacksonville, was named to the coveted position of adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard. White also depended on the advice of his legislative counsel, State Representative Carolyn Pollan of Fort Smith. New to the legislature with the White administration was Judy Petty of Little Rock, who had waged a nationally-watched campaign against former U.S. Representative Wilbur D. Mills in 1974. Kenneth Lloyd Ken Coon, Sr. ... Len Everette Blaylock, Sr. ... Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The Arkansas House of Representatives legislative chamber. ... Preston Conrad Bynum (born June 8, 1939) is a high-powered lobbyist in Little Rock who served as a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from January 1969 - December 1980. ... Siloam Springs is a city located in Benton County, Arkansas. ... Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Jacksonville is a city located in Pulaski County, Arkansas. ... An adjutant general is the chief administrative officer to a military general. ... National Guard may refer to: A military force: Cypriot National Guard United States National Guard National Guard (France), active during the French Revolution Saudi Arabian National Guard A part of the Military of Kuwait Iraqi National Guard A part of the Military of Venezuela Portuguese Republican National Guard National Guard... Carolyn Joan Clark Pollan (born July 12, 1937) is a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives who served for twelve consecutive two-year terms from 1975-1999 from a portion of Sebastian County, which includes the states second largest city of Fort Smith. ... Judy C. Petty, later Judy Petty Wolf (born September 4, 1943), is a retired officer of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and a former Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. ... Wilbur Daigh Mills (1909-1992), was a powerful Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Arkansas. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

White was far more conservative than Rockefeller. He signed a law which would have permitted the teaching of creationism in Arkansas public schools. The law was subsequently overturned in 1982 in the court case McLean v. Arkansas. White rejected the court's claim that "creation science" involves the "teaching of religion in the public school system. I think it is a theory, just like evolution is, and if we're going to have true educational freedome, then I think we deserve equal treatment." Conservative may refer to: Conservatism, political philosophy A member of a Conservative Party Conservative extension, premise of deductive logic Conservativity theorem, mathematical proof of conservative extension Conservative Judaism britney spears Category: ... Creationism is the religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity or deities (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam), whose existence is presupposed. ... The term public school has two contrary meanings: In England, one of a small number of prestigious historic schools open to the public which normally charge fees and are financed by bodies other than the state, commonly as private charitable trusts; here the word public is used much as in... McLean v. ...

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He also opposed the proposed Equal Rights Amendment and refused to include the issue in a call for a special legislative session in November 1981 to consider the measure. He declined to meet with ERA proponent and former Rockefeller staffer Leona Troxell of Rose Bud in White County, the longtime Arkansas GOP national committeewoman, who wanted to lobby White on the issue. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that was intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Leona Anderson Troxell Dodd, known politically as Leona Troxell (April 22, 1913 - July 26, 2003), was a native New Yorker who was a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in her adopted state of Arkansas. ... Rose Bud is a town located in White County, Arkansas. ... White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ...

White also created a controversy within his own party in 1981, when he called Faubus out of retirement to head the scandal-plagued Arkansas Veterans Affairs Department. The selection was recommended by Blaylock and endorsed by Third District U.S. Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt. Other Republicans, such as Mrs. Troxell, questioned if there was a return to "machine" politics as practiced in the Faubus administration. Even state party Chairman Harlan "Bo" Holleman of Wynne in Cross County in eastern Arkansas, had reservations about the selection. Blaylock, however, explained that Faubus was uniquely qualified to head the veterans department and quickly rectified problems in the agency. Harlan H. Bo Holleman (January 23, 1927 - March 12, 1982) was a farmer and seed merchant from Wynne, the seat of Cross County in eastern Arkansas, and a pioneer in the development of the modern Republican Party in his home state. ... Wynne is a city located in Cross County, Arkansas. ... Cross County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

White took up the cause of Arkansas truckers and haulers and obtained higher weight limits to the economic benefit of truckers, much to the consternation of highway safety advocates. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

White also clashed with U.S. Representative Edwin Bethune over the reappointment of the Little Rock-based federal Marshal Charles H. Gray, a cousin of U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers. White wanted to return Blaylock to the marshal's post that he had held during the Ford administration, but Bethune wanted to retain Gray on the grounds that the Democrat was "one of the top marshals in the country." Bethune won the day, and the Reagan administration reappointed Gray. Bethune still campaigned actively for White in 1982 and said that the governor's election was "the best thing that ever happened to this state." The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Edwin Bethune was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas born in Pocahontas, Arkansas on December 19, 1935. ... Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. ... â€œNephewâ€ redirects here. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... credited to the United States Senate Historical Office Dale Leon Bumpers (born 12 August 1925) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from the State of Arkansas, from 1975 until his retirement in January, 1999; and was governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. ... For other persons named Gerald Ford, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). ...

David Vandergriff, a conservative attorney from Fort Smith, said that the rightist faction gained full control of the Arkansas GOP in 1981: "The Reagan Republicans didn't run off the Rockefeller Republicans, but they left for whatever reasons. . . . A lot of the Rockefeller Republicans disappeared when he left office, and those that remained have continued to fall by the wayside." In 1982, for instance, Bob Nash, the assistant director of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, not only opposed White but worked frantically for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill Clinton.

Losing in 1982 and 1986

White was unable to secure a hold on the governorship. Chrisman challenged him again in the 1982 primary. Clinton then defeated him in the general election: 431,855 (54.7 percent) to 357,496 (45.3 percent). White won only nineteen counties in the 1982 rematch, which occurred in a nationally Democratic year. A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ...

After his defeat, White supported the selection of a former Rockefeller supporter, Morris S. Arnold, a law professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, to succeed the temporary state party Chairman Robert "Bob" Cohee, originally of Baxter County. Cohee had become acting chairman on the death of Holleman in March 1982 and had resigned a federal position to work all year for White's unsuccessful reelection. Arnold defeated Cohee, but the Republican State Central Committee would not disclose the secret-ballot vote. Arnold did not serve the full two-year term and was succeeded by first vice-chairman Robert "Bob" Leslie. Morris Sheppard Buzz Arnold (born 1941) is a senior-status judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. ... Dickinson Hall University of Arkansas at Little Rock is the third largest university, by enrollment, in Arkansas. ... Baxter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

Arkansas gubernatorial terms became four years with the 1986 general election. In 1986, Faubus unsuccessfully challenged Clinton for Democratic renomination. White defeated former Lieutenant Governor Maurice L. Britt in the Republican primary. In the second White v. Clinton race, Clinton again easily prevailed, once again having benefited from a nationally Democratic year. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Maurice Lee Britt (June 29, 1919 â€“ November 26, 1995) was an American professional football player, war hero, businessman, and politician. ...

State banking commissioner and death

From 1998 to 2003, White served as Arkansas Banking Commissioner, an appointment from Governor Huckabee. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

White died of a heart attack in Little Rock and is interred there in the historic Mount Holly Cemetery. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... Mount Holly Cemetery is the original cemetery in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas and is the resting place for numerous Arkansans of note. ...

References

Categories: Governors of Arkansas | 1933 births | 2003 deaths | People from Texarkana | Arkansas politicians | Arkansas Republicans | People from Little Rock, Arkansas | People from Arkansas | United States Naval Academy alumni | American businesspeople | Deaths by myocardial infarction | Conservatives | Christian people William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... This is a list of governors of the Arkansas Territory and the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Arkansas Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1819 to June 15, 1836, when it was admitted as Arkansas, the 25th U.S. state. ... James Miller (25 April 1776 - 7 July 1851) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire, the first Governor of Arkansas Territory, and a Brigadier General in the United States Army during the War of 1812. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Robert Crittenden (1 January 1797 - 18 December 1834) was Governor of Arkansas Territory and co-founder of Rose Law Firm. ... John Pope (1770–July 12, 1845) was a United States Senator from Kentucky, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky, Secretary of State of Kentucky, and Governor of Arkansas Territory. ... William Savin Fulton William Savin Fulton (June 2, 1795 â€“ August 15, 1844) was an American lawyer and politician from Little Rock, Arkansas. ... James Sevier Conway (9 December 1798 - 3 March 1855) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas, the first elected governor since it became a state. ... Archibald Yell (9 August 1797–23 February 1847) was a member of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of the State of Arkansas, and a Brigadier General in the United States Army who served in the Mexican War and War of 1812. ... Samuel Adams (5 June 1805 - 27 February 1850) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... Thomas Stevenson Drew (25 August 1802 -- January 1879) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... Richard C. Byrd (1805 -- 1 June 1854) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... John Selden Roane (8 January 1817 - 8 April 1867) was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War. ... Elias Nelson Conway (17 May 1812 - 28 February 1892) was a Democratic Governor of Arkansas. ... Henry Massey Rector (1 May 1816 - 12 August 1899) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... Harris Flanagin (3 November 1817 - 23 September 1874) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... For the African-American Hall of Fame jockey see: Isaac Burns Murphy Isaac Murphy (16 October 1799 - 8 September 1882) was the first Reconstruction Governor of Arkansas. ... Powell Clayton (7 August 1833 - 23 August 1914) was the first carpetbag Governor of the State of Arkansas and Ambassador to Mexico during the administrations of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. ... Elisha Baxter (1 September 1827 - 31 May 1899) was a Republican Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... Augustus Hill Garland (June 11, 1832 - January 26, 1899) was an Attorney General of the United States, Democratic United States Senator, Confederate States Senator, Confederate States Representative, and Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... William Read Miller (23 November 1823 - 29 November 1887) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... Thomas James Churchill (10 March 1824 - 10 March 1905) was a Confederate Major General during the American Civil War and a Governor of the state of Arkansas. ... James Henderson Berry (15 May 1841 - 30 January 1913) was a Democratic United States Senator and served as Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr. ... James Philip Eagle (10 August 1837 - 19 December 1904) was a Democratic Governor of the State of Arkansas. ... William Meade Fishback (5 November 1831--9 February 1903) was a Democratic Governor of Arkansas and selected to be a member of the United States Senate but was not allowed to serve. ... Statue of James Paul Clarke, marble by Pompeo Coppini. ... Daniel Webster Jones (15 December 1839 -- 25 December 1918) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Jefferson Jeff Davis (6 May 1862 – 3 January 1913) was a Democratic United States Senator from Arkansas and also served as governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... For other persons named John Little, see John Little (disambiguation). ... John Isaac Ike Moore (7 February 1856–18 March 1937) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Xenophon Overton Pindall (21 August 1873 - 2 January 1935) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Jesse M. Martin was a Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... George Washington Donaghey (1 July 1856 - 15 December 1937) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1909 to 1913. ... Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 - July 14, 1937) was a Democratic United States Senator, Senate Majority Leader, member of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of Arkansas, and U.S. Vice Presidential candidate. ... William Kavanaugh Oldham (20 May 1865--6 May 1938) was the acting Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1913. ... Junius Marion Futrell (14 August 1870–20 June 1955) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1933 to 1937, and for a short stint in 1913. ... George Washington Hays (23 September 1863--15 September 1927) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Charles Hillman Brough (9 July 1876â€“26 December 1935) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1917 to 1921. ... Thomas Chipman McRae (21 December 1851 - 2 June 1929) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, and was governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1921 to 1925. ... Thomas Jefferson Terral (21 December 1882–9 March 1946) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1925 to 1927. ... John Ellis Martineau (2 December 1873–6 March 1937) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas, USA, from 1927 to 1928. ... Harvey Parnell (28 February 1880–16 January 1936) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1928 to 1933. ... Junius Marion Futrell (14 August 1870–20 June 1955) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1933 to 1937, and for a short stint in 1913. ... Carl Edward Bailey (8 October 1894–23 October 1948) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas from 1937 to 1941. ... 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This article is about the Governor of Arkansas (1967-1971). ... credited to the United States Senate Historical Office Dale Leon Bumpers (born 12 August 1925) was a Democratic member of the United States Senate from the State of Arkansas, from 1975 until his retirement in January, 1999; and was governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. ... Bob Cowley Riley (September 18, 1924–February 16, 1994) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas for ten days in 1975. ... David Hampton Pryor David Hampton Pryor (born August 29, 1934) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. ... Joe Edward Purcell (29 July 1923-March 1987) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas for six days in 1979. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... 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