Card, Political - Governor Orval Faubus

Object number1995.021.14

DateJuly 31, 1956

MediumPaper, Ink

Dimensions3 3/4 x 5 in. (9.5 x 12.7 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

Terms

DescriptionFaubus re-election campaign card. Black and white with photo of Faubus on front. The slogan on the card is "Man of the People, Governor Orval E. Faubus For Re-election, Democratic Primary - July 31, 1956." On the back of the card is a message from Faubus stating he worked for all citizens of Arkansas and asked for their support again.

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 as an administrative assistant in the governor's office. 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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On view

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