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1472:5th district
1376:J. H. Rogers
1357:4th district
1281:J. H. Rogers
1237:3rd district
1161:Breckinridge
1146:O. P. Snyder
1102:2nd district
1041:Featherstone
992:1st district
964:Breckinridge
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1656:2000 deaths
1651:1916 births
1546:J. Robinson
1206:T. Robinson
1181:P. Oldfield
1176:W. Oldfield
825:Brooks Hays
798:Dale Alford
725:, pp. 62-63
621:David Pryor
589:Brooks Hays
522:Pope County
487:integration
483:Brooks Hays
375:high school
371:Clay County
359:Pike County
339:Little Rock
73:Brooks Hays
68:Preceded by
35:Dale Alford
23:Dale Alford
1645:Categories
1586:C. Norrell
1581:W. Norrell
1276:J. Cravens
699:References
613:Ed Bethune
605:Frank Holt
582:pharmacist
509:grand jury
473:New Mexico
466:Republican
323:U.S. state
319:politician
238:Allegiance
223:Occupation
202:Alma mater
173:Democratic
127:1916-01-28
1576:McClellan
1556:C. Taylor
1551:S. Taylor
1541:Brundidge
1461:Westerman
1316:Fulbright
1216:V. Snyder
1171:Brundidge
1076:Alexander
1051:McCulloch
1001:Greenwood
898:Territory
764:Osro Cobb
599:Justices
571:incumbent
497:Osro Cobb
477:incumbent
469:Joe Skeen
430:Methodist
386:Jonesboro
321:from the
103:1955–1958
99:In office
58:In office
1621:Kitchens
1506:D. Terry
1486:Dinsmore
1436:Thornton
1406:E. Wingo
1401:O. Wingo
1381:W. Terry
1291:Dinsmore
1271:Wilshire
1261:Wilshire
1211:Thornton
1091:Crawford
1071:Gathings
926:At-large
678:See also
327:Arkansas
187:Children
1611:Goodwin
1606:Wallace
1496:Jacoway
1441:Anthony
1421:Tackett
1341:Boozman
1321:Trimble
1301:Tillman
1251:Edwards
1221:Griffin
1201:Bethune
1151:Slemons
1136:Elliott
1081:Lincoln
1061:Caraway
1006:Hindman
954:Johnson
802:Wikinfo
800:, from
540:of the
442:Georgia
438:Atlanta
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412:during
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351:Newhope
333:in the
289:Captain
1626:Harris
1571:Glover
1561:Sawyer
1516:Alford
1456:Cotton
1446:Dickey
1426:Harris
1391:Little
1366:Gunter
1346:Womack
1306:Fuller
1266:Gunter
1196:Tucker
1186:Miller
1166:Little
1121:Warren
1111:Warren
1066:Driver
1021:Hodges
949:Newton
916:Sevier
911:Conway
836:from
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153:, U.S.
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1616:Parks
1536:Neill
1501:Ragon
1431:Pryor
1311:Ellis
1296:Floyd
1286:McRae
1256:Boles
1246:Boles
1191:Mills
1156:Jones
1131:Hinds
1086:Berry
1056:Macon
1026:Gause
1016:Hanks
1011:Roots
959:Hynes
939:Cross
906:Bates
534:mayor
530:Mason
518:Dover
353:near
337:from
48:from
1566:Reed
1511:Hays
1491:Reid
1481:Peel
1451:Ross
1386:Reid
1371:Peel
1226:Hill
1126:Rust
1116:Rust
1046:Cate
1036:Cate
1031:Dunn
944:Yell
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