Sign, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus

 
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Sign, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus
Faubus sign
Faubus sign

Sign, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus

Object number2002.189.01
Datec. 1960
MediumCardboard
Dimensions22 1/2 x 14 in. (57.2 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionLarge Faubus for Governor campaign sign. Background is black with orange lettering. The border is white. Sign reads "Faubus for Governor for Arkansas." The lettering is in all capital letters. There is a small hole in the top center where the sign was hung.

    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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