Photograph, Press - Orval and Fara Faubus
Object number2017.022.13
Date1966
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (21.6 × 16.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
Orval Eugene Faubus was born on January 7, 1910 in Madison County. Faubus married Alta Haskins in 1931, they had one son. 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.
Status
Not on viewMarch 213 1966
mid 20th Century
ca 1957-1967
August 1, 1960