Stickpin, Trail Lawyers - Sid McMath

 
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Stickpin, Trail Lawyers - Sid McMath
Stickpin, Trail Lawyers - Sid McMath
Stickpin, Trail Lawyers - Sid McMath
Stickpin, Trail Lawyers - Sid McMath

Stickpin, Trail Lawyers - Sid McMath

Object number2018.001.15
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumGold
Dimensions1 × 11/16 in. (2.5 × 1.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA gold stickpin that belonged to Arkansas governor Sid McMath. The pin is square with a pole going through it down the center with a ring on the top end. In each corner is a petal design. In the center is a judicial figure holding a sword in his left hand and scales in his right. Written in raised relief encircling the figure is, "INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRIAL LAWYERS. SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTO."

    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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