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• Adams, Samuel    b. June 5, 1805  d. February 27, 1850
  Arkansas Governor. Born in Halifax County, Virginia, he educated himself, moved to Arkansas in 1835 and soon became involved in local politics. A Democrat, he served twice in the Arkansas State Senate from 1840 and was President of that body during his second term. When Governor Archibald Yell resigned to run for Congress on April 29, 1844, Adams stepped in as Acting Governor and held that office until November 5 of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Adkins, Homer Martin    b. October 15, 1890  d. February 26, 1964
  40th Arkansas Governor. Born in Jacksonville, Arkansas, he graduated from pharmacy school and joined the United States Army Medical Corps during World War I, where he reached the rank of Captain. After the war he returned to his native state and was elected sheriff of Pulaski County. Nine years later he became a statewide leader for Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential campaign. He was then rewarded by President Roosevelt...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Alford, Thomas Dale    b. January 28, 1916  d. January 25, 2000
  US Congressman. Served during World War II in the United States Army Medical Corps. Elected to represent Arkansas's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1959 to 1963.
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Ashley, Chester    b. June 1, 1791  d. April 29, 1848
  US Senator, Attorney. He was a prominent figure in the early history of Arkansas. Raised in Hudson, New York, he graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts (1813) and Connecticut's Litchfield Law School (1814) before beginning his law career in Hudson. Personal ambition led him to seek his fortune in the western frontier and in 1820 he settled in Little Rock, in what was then the Arkansas Territory. He immediately formed a partnership with another newcomer to the area...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Bailey, Carl Edward    b. October 8, 1894  d. October 23, 1948
  Governor of Arkansas from 1937-1941.
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Bates (Gatson), Daisy (Daisy Lee)    b. November 11, 1914  d. November 4, 1999
  Civil Rights advocate, NAACP President, Co-Publisher 'Arkansas State Press' and Mentor to the 'Little Rock Nine' teenager 1957.
  Born in Huttig, Ark, Mrs. Bates was orphaned at an early age and later learned her mother was killed by three white men, an action which prompted her father to flee town, but he too ended up at the bottom of a swamp. Daisy married Lucius Christopher(L.C)Bates at age 21, L.C. and Daisy, together used their savings to lease the Arkansas State Press. Within a year the...[Read More] (Bio by: Cinnamonntoast4)
  Haven of Rest Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Blackburn, William Jasper    b. 1820  d. 1899
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1867 to 1869. Also served as a State Court Judge and Member of the Louisiana State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Borland, Solon    b. August 8, 1811  d. January 1, 1864
  US Senator, Journalist. He was born in Suffolk, Nasemond County, Virginia. He studied medicine and practiced medicine and pharmacy throughout his life. He founded newspapers in Memphis, Tennessee, and Little Rock, Arkansas. He served in the military in the Mexican-American War, was taken prisoner but escaped. After the war, he was elected as a United States Senator to fill an unexpired term. He resigned from the Senate before the end of his term and served as United States Minister to Nicaragua...[Read More] (Bio by: Vincent Astor)
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Britt, Maurice Lee 'Footsie'    b. June 29, 1919  d. November 26, 1995
  World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a Captain in the 3rd Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery as a Lieutenant north of Mignano, Italy, on November 10, 1943. His citation reads "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Disdaining enemy hand grenades and close-range machine pistol, machinegun, and rifle, Lt. Britt inspired and led a handful...[Read More]
  Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
  Plot: Section 20, Grave 319
  GPS coordinates: 34.4358711, -92.1546631 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Brough, Charles Hillman    b. July 9, 1876  d. December 26, 1935
  Twenty-fifth Governor of Arkansas, 1917-1921.
  Cause of death: heart atttack
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Caldwell, Henry Clay    b. September 4, 1832  d. February 16, 1915
  Civil War Union Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 3rd Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. He led the cavalry forces that caotured Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 10, 1863. The next year, President Abraham Lincoln appointed the native Iowan to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He remained a district judge until 1891, when President Benjamin Harrison appointed him to the newly-created United States Court of Appeals for the...[Read More]
  Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Campbell, Claude Bud    b. October 18, 1923  d. October 3, 1974
  Sportscaster for television station KATV in Little Rock. For over a decade, until his death in an automobile accident, Bud was the "Voice of the Arkansas Razorbacks," serving as the radio play-by-play announcer for Razorback football games. (Bio by: Anonymous (inactive))
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Carroll, David Williamson    b. March 11, 1816  d. June 24, 1905
  Civil War CSA Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elected as a Representative from Arkansas in the Confederate Congress in 1865. Served as an Arkansas State Court Judge from 1866 to 1868. (Bio by: K)
  Calvary Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Churchill, Thomas James    b. March 10, 1824  d. May 14, 1905
  Civil War Confederate Major General, Governor of Arkansas. This native of Louisville, Kentucky studied law before enlisting, as a lieutenant, in 1846 to fight in the Mexican War. He was held as a prisoner for much of this war being captured by a Mexican Calvary in 1847 After the war he settled in Little Rock Arkansas where hebecame a successful farmer. In 1857 President James Buchanan named him postmaster of his new hometown. At the start of the Civil War he formed the First Arkansas Mounted...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Clarke, James Paul    b. August 18, 1854  d. October 1, 1916
  Eighteenth Governor of Arkansas, 1895-1897; U.S. Senator, 1897-1916. A statue of Clarke represents Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.
  Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Confederate Memorial [memorial]  
  Located in the Confederate section of the Little Rock National Cemetery, the monument is dedicated to the memory of the Confederate soldiers. In 1868, the property was designated a national cemetery and the remains of 1,482 Civil War dead were removed from the area's battlefield graves and re-interred there. A Confederate cemetery was established adjacent to the national cemetery and remains of 640 Confederate soldiers, which had been buried at Little Rock's Mount Holly Cemetery were removed...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Conway, Elias Nelson    b. May 17, 1812  d. February 28, 1892
  Governor of Arkansas, 1852-60; Auditor, Arkansas Territory, 1835-36; Arkansas state auditor, 1836-49.
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
  Plot: Orange 216
  GPS coordinates: 34.4425392, -92.1672134 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Cunningham, Matthew    b. July 5, 1782  d. June 15, 1851
  Little Rock Mayor. He was a physician who served as the first mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1832. His wife, Eliza Bertrand Cunningham, was the first white female resident of Little Rock, and their son, Chester Cunningham, was the first white child born in Little Rock. (Bio by: Anonymous)
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Davis, Jeff    b. May 6, 1862  d. January 3, 1913
  Arkansas Governor, US Senator. He served as Governor of Arkansas from 1901 to 1907. He was then elected as a Senator from Arkansas to the United States Senate, serving from 1907 until his death in office in 1913.
  Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   
• Dickey, George Willard 'Skeets'    b. July 10, 1915  d. June 16, 1976
  Major League Baseball Player. He played as a catcher for six seasons (1935 to 1936, 1941 to 1942, 1946 to 1947) with the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. He had a record of 226 games played, 101 hits, 4 home runs, 54 RBIs and a career .204 batting average. (Bio by: Tami Glock)
  Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
   

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