Card, Political - Governor Sid McMath

 
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Card, Political - Governor Sid McMath
McMath Political Card
McMath Political Card

Card, Political - Governor Sid McMath

Object number2002.006.01
Dateca 1949-1953
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 6 in. (8.9 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionCard supporting Sid McMath for Governor of Arkansas. Card has a black and white photograph of McMath on the righthand side. On the left side is the seal of Arkansas and underneath the seal it reads, "Motto: The People Rule/Sid McMath/Governor of Arkansas." His signature is printed in the middle of that. Card is laminated.

    Sidney “Sid” Sanders McMath was born June 14, 1912 in Columbia County, Arkansas. McMath won the election for prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District in 1947, and soon after being sworn in, McMath formally charged Hot Springs Mayor Leo McLaughlin with accessory to election fraud. The next year, 1948, McMath was elected governor. During his four years as governor he was able to add more than 2,000 miles to the state highway system, extended power to all regions of the state, secure funds for the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas (now the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), and help to consolidate and integrate schools. The governor’s mansion was completed 1949, and the McMath family became its first residents. He died on October 4, 2003 in Little Rock.
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