Photograph, Orval Faubus

 
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Photograph, Orval Faubus
Faubus photo
Faubus photo

Photograph, Orval Faubus

Object number2007.005.122
DateFebruary 12, 1988
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionBlack and white photograph from Orval Faubus' visit to Fort Roots VA Hospital on February 12, 1988.

    Orval Eugene Faubus was born on January 7, 1910 in Madison County. Faubus married Alta Haskins in 1931, they had one son. In 1938, Faubus was elected circuit clerk and recorder of Madison County. After WWII, Faubus was rewarded with an appointment to the state highway commission and later worked in the governor’s office as an administrative assistant. In 1955, he defeated Pratt Remmel for the governorship becoming the thirty-sixth governor of Arkansas. While in office Faubus improved public education including pay increases for teachers, began an overhaul of the State Hospital for the mentally ill, built the Arkansas Children’s Colony, expanded state parks, and paved hundreds of miles of highway. He left office in 1967. Under Governor Frank White, Faubus was named the state director of veteran’s affairs. Faubus died on December 14, 1994.
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