Orval Eugene Faubus
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Copyright 2006, Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist, All Rights Reserved | Copyright 2006, Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist, All Rights Reserved | ||
− | Orval was born in 7 Jan 1910 in Madison County, Arkansas, the eldest surviving child of John Samuel "Sam" Faubus and his wife Ada "Addie" Joslin. | + | Orval was born in 7 Jan 1910 in "the community of Greasy Creek" (as one source states) or alternatively in Combs, [[Madison County, Arkansas]], the eldest surviving child of John Samuel "Sam" Faubus and his wife Ada "Addie" Joslin. |
About 1931, he married his first wife Alta. | About 1931, he married his first wife Alta. | ||
− | He enlisted during WWII in 1942 while living in Madison County, Arkansas. | + | He was a schoolteacher when he enlisted during WWII in 1942 while living in Madison County, Arkansas. After the war he became Arkansas State Highway Commissioner. |
He was made famous for his 1957 stand against the integration of Little Rock schools in defiance of Supreme Court rulings. | He was made famous for his 1957 stand against the integration of Little Rock schools in defiance of Supreme Court rulings. | ||
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About 1969, he divorced his first wife Alta, to whom he had been married for 38 years. | About 1969, he divorced his first wife Alta, to whom he had been married for 38 years. | ||
− | He died 14 Dec 1994 while a resident of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas. | + | He sought re-election in 1970, 1974 and 1986 but was unsuccessful in each attempt, the last time losing to [[William Jefferson Blythe|Bill Clinton]]. |
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+ | Orval died 14 Dec 1994 while a resident of Conway, [[Faulkner County, Arkansas]]. | ||
==Sources == | ==Sources == |