Card, Faubus for Governor Campaign

 
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Card, Faubus for Governor Campaign
Faubus campaign card
Faubus campaign card

Card, Faubus for Governor Campaign

Object number2007.005.10
Datemid 20th Century
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionFaubus for Governor campaign card that reads in black text, "You know where he stands." A black and white image of Orval Faubus at the top of the card. On the back of the card: "Faubus For Us. For Governor. For all" in red, blue and black text.

    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. Faubus died on December 14, 1994.
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