United States Representatives from Arkansas 2

	JACOWAY, Henderson Madison (1870-1947)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born in Dardanelle, Yell County, Ark., November 7, 1870; attended the common schools; was graduated from the Dardanelle High School in 1887, from the Winchester Normal College, Winchester, Tenn., in 1892, and from the law department of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., in 1898; was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Dardanelle; secretary of the so-called Dawes Commission, engaged in distributing the estates of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in the then Indian Territory; prosecuting attorney of the fifth judicial district 1904-1908; member of the State Democratic central committee 1910-1912; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1923); was not a candidate for renomination in 1922; moved to Little Rock, Ark., in 1922 and served as vice president of the People’s Savings Bank 1923-1929; resumed the practice of law; regional counsel of the Social Security Board for the States of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas, 1936-1945; died in Little Rock, Ark., August 4, 1947; interment in Roselawn Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 67 1921-1922 Representative Democrat 66 1919-1920 Representative Democrat 65 1917-1918 Representative Democrat 64 1915-1916 Representative Democrat 63 1913-1914 Representative Democrat 62 1911-1912

	JOHNSON, Robert Ward (1814-1879)
	Bio: (nephew of James Johnson [1774-1826], John Telemachus Johnson and Richard Mentor Johnson, and brother-in-law of Ambrose Sevier), a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Scott County, Ky., July 22, 1814; moved with his father to Arkansas in 1821; attended the Choctaw Academy and St. Joseph’s College, Bardstown, Ky.; studied law and commenced practice in Little Rock, Ark., in 1835; prosecuting attorney for the Little Rock circuit 1840-1842 and State attorney general ex officio; elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth, Thirty-first, and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1853); chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852; appointed and subsequently elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Solon Borland; reelected in 1855 and served from July 6, 1853, to March 3, 1861; was not a candidate for reelection in 1860; chairman, Committee on Printing (Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Public Lands (Thirty-sixth Congress), Committee on Military Affairs and Militia (Thirty-sixth Congress); delegate to the Provisional Government of the Confederate States in 1862; member of the Confederate Senate 1862-1865; engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C.; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate from Arkansas in 1878; died in Little Rock, Ark., July 26, 1879; interment in Mount Holly Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 36 1859-1860 Senator Democrat 35 1857-1858 Senator Democrat 34 1855-1856 Senator Democrat 33 1853-1854 Representative Democrat 32 1851-1852 Representative Democrat 31 1849-1850 Representative Democrat 30 1847-1848

	JONES, James Kimbrough (1839-1908)
	Bio: a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Marshall County, Miss., September 29, 1839; moved with his father to Dallas County, Ark., in 1848; pursued classical studies under a private tutor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; returned to his plantation in Arkansas; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Washington, Hempstead County, Ark.; member, State senate 1873-1879, and served as president of that body 1877-1879; chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1896 and 1900; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1885); had been reelected to the Forty-ninth Congress but tendered his resignation February 19, 1885, having been elected Senator; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1885; reelected in 1891 and 1897 and served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1903; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; Democratic caucus chairman 1899-1903; chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Fifty-third Congress), Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses), Committee on Private Land Claims (Fifty-fifth Congress); resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and died there June 1, 1908; interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 57 1901-1902 Senator Democrat 56 1899-1900 Senator Democrat 55 1897-1898 Senator Democrat 54 1895-1896 Senator Democrat 53 1893-1894 Senator Democrat 52 1891-1892 Senator Democrat 51 1889-1890 Senator Democrat 50 1887-1888 Senator Democrat 49 1885-1886 Representative Democrat 48 1883-1884 Representative Democrat 47 1881-1882

Image currently unavailable	KITCHENS, Wade Hampton (1878-1966)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born on a farm near Falcon, Nevada County, Ark., December 26, 1878; attended the common schools, Southern Academy, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville; was graduated from the law department of Cumberland University at Lebanon, Tenn., in 1900; in 1898 served as a sergeant in Company I, First Arkansas Regiment, during the Spanish-American War and as a private in Company E, Twentieth and Second United States Infantry, 1900-1902 during the Philippine Insurrection; was admitted to the bar in 1900 and practiced at Manila and at Lingayen, P.I., 1902-1909; returned to the United States in 1909, located in Magnolia, Ark., and continued the practice of law; delegate to the Democratic State conventions at Little Rock, Ark., in 1910 and 1912; during the First World War enlisted in the United States Army on May 18, 1917; commissioned captain of Infantry on August 5, 1917, and served overseas; member of the State house of representatives 1929-1933; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth and Seventy-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1941); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1940; resumed the practice of law; died in Magnolia, Ark., August 22, 1966; interment in Columbia Cemetery, Waldo, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 76 1939-1940 Representative Democrat 75 1937-1938

	LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert (1960- )
	Bio: a Representative and Senator from Arkansas; born in Helena, Phillips County, Ark., September 30, 1960; attended public schools; B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College 1982; staff assistant to Representative William V. Alexander, Jr. 1982-1984; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1995) as Blanche Lambert; reelected to the One Hundred Fourth Congress (January 3, 1995-January 3, 1997) as Blanche Lambert Lincoln; was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress, but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1998; reelected in 2004, and served from January 3, 1999, to January 3, 2011; chair, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Eleventh Congress [September 9, 2009-January 3, 2011]); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2010.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 111 2009-2010 Senator Democrat 110 2007-2008 Senator Democrat 109 2005-2006 Senator Democrat 108 2003-2004 Senator Democrat 107 2001-2002 Senator Democrat 106 1999-2000 Representative Democrat 104 1995-1996 Representative Democrat 103 1993-1994

	LITTLE, John Sebastian (1853-1916)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born at Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Ark., March 15, 1853; attended the common schools and Cane Hill College, Arkansas; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Greenwood, Ark.; elected district attorney in 1877, and reelected for four successive terms; member of the State house of representatives in 1884; elected circuit judge in 1886 for a term of four years; chosen chairman of the State judicial convention in 1893; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Clifton R. Breckinridge; reelected to the Fifty-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from December 3, 1894, until January 14, 1907, when he resigned, having been elected Governor of Arkansas; after being sworn in as Governor in January 1907, he suffered a physical and mental breakdown, from which he did not recover; died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., October 29, 1916; interment in City Cemetery, Greenwood, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 59 1905-1906 Representative Democrat 58 1903-1904 Representative Democrat 57 1901-1902 Representative Democrat 56 1899-1900 Representative Democrat 55 1897-1898 Representative Democrat 54 1895-1896 Representative Democrat 53 1893-1894

Image currently unavailable	MACON, Robert Bruce (1859-1925)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born near Trenton, Phillips County, Ark., July 6, 1859; was left an orphan at the age of nine; attended the public schools and studied at home; engaged in agricultural pursuits; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1891 and commenced practice in Helena, Ark.; member of the State house of representatives 1883-1887; clerk of the circuit court 1892-1896; prosecuting attorney for the first judicial district 1898-1902; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1913); unsuccessful candidate for renomination; continued the practice of law in Helena, Ark., until he retired in 1917; died in Marvell, Ark., October 9, 1925; interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 62 1911-1912 Representative Democrat 61 1909-1910 Representative Democrat 60 1907-1908 Representative Democrat 59 1905-1906 Representative Democrat 58 1903-1904

	McCLELLAN, John Little (1896-1977)
	Bio: a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Sheridan, Grant County, Ark., February 25, 1896; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1913, when he was seventeen; commenced practice in Sheridan, Ark.; during the First World War served in the United States Army as a first lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps 1917-1919; moved to Malvern, Ark., in 1919 and continued the practice of law; prosecuting attorney of the seventh judicial district of Arkansas 1927-1930; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth Congress; reelected to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939); was not a candidate in 1938 for reelection but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; resumed the practice of law in Camden, Ark.; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1942; reelected in 1948, 1954, 1960, 1966 and 1972 and served from January 3, 1943, until his death; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses); Committee on Government Operations (Eighty-fourth through Ninety-second Congresses), Select Committee on Labor Management Relations (Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth Congresses), Committee on Appropriations (Ninety-second through Ninety-fifth Congresses); died in Little Rock, Ark., November 28, 1977; interment in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 95 1977-1978 Senator Democrat 94 1975-1976 Senator Democrat 93 1973-1974 Senator Democrat 92 1971-1972 Senator Democrat 91 1969-1970 Senator Democrat 90 1967-1968 Senator Democrat 89 1965-1966 Senator Democrat 88 1963-1964 Senator Democrat 87 1961-1962 Senator Democrat 86 1959-1960 Senator Democrat 85 1957-1958 Senator Democrat 84 1955-1956 Senator Democrat 83 1953-1954 Senator Democrat 82 1951-1952 Senator Democrat 81 1949-1950 Senator Democrat 80 1947-1948 Senator Democrat 79 1945-1946 Senator Democrat 78 1943-1944 Representative Democrat 75 1937-1938 Representative Democrat 74 1935-1936

	McCULLOCH, Philip Doddridge (1851-1928)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., June 23, 1851; moved with his parents to Trenton, Gibson County, Tenn.; attended private schools and Andrew College in that city; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1872 and commenced practice in Trenton; moved to Marianna, Ark., in February 1874 and continued the practice of law; elected prosecuting attorney for the first judicial district in 1878; reelected for three successive terms and served until 1884; chairman of the Democratic central committee of Lee County, Ark., 1875-1893; elected mayor of Marianna, Ark., in 1875, but declined to serve; member of the board of education; delegate to the Democratic State convention in 1890; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1903); declined to be a candidate for renomination; resumed the practice of law in Marianna, Ark.; died in Marianna November 26, 1928; interment in Cedar Heights Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 57 1901-1902 Representative Democrat 56 1899-1900 Representative Democrat 55 1897-1898 Representative Democrat 54 1895-1896 Representative Democrat 53 1893-1894

	McRAE, Thomas Chipman (1851-1929)
	Bio: (cousin of Thomas Banks Cabaniss), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Mount Holly, Union County, Ark., December 21, 1851; attended private schools in Shady Grove, Columbia County, in Mount Holly, Union County, and in Falcon, Nevada County, Ark.; was graduated from Soule Business College, New Orleans, La., in 1869, and from the law school of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va., in 1872; was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Rosston, Nevada County, Ark.; appointed election commissioner in 1874; member of the State house of representatives in 1877; chairman of the Democratic State conventions of 1884 and 1902; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1884; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James K. Jones; reelected to the Fiftieth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from December 7, 1885, to March 3, 1903; chairman, Committee on Public Lands (Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses); voluntarily retired; resumed the practice of law and also engaged in banking in Prescott, Ark.; president of the Arkansas Bar Association in 1917 and 1918; member of the Arkansas constitutional convention in 1918; Governor of Arkansas from January 14, 1921, to January 14, 1925; elected life member Arkansas Democratic State convention in 1926; resumed the practice of law and engaged in banking until his death in Prescott, Ark., on June 2, 1929; interment in De Ann Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 57 1901-1902 Representative Democrat 56 1899-1900 Representative Democrat 55 1897-1898 Representative Democrat 54 1895-1896 Representative Democrat 53 1893-1894 Representative Democrat 52 1891-1892 Representative Democrat 51 1889-1890 Representative Democrat 50 1887-1888 Representative Democrat 49 1885-1886

	MILLER, John Elvis (1888-1981)
	Bio: a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Aid, Stoddard County, Mo., May 15, 1888; attended the public schools, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College at Cape Girardeau, and Valparaiso (Ind.) University; graduated from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1912; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Searcy, White County, Ark.; also engaged in banking; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1918; served as prosecuting attorney, first judicial circuit of Arkansas, 1919-1922; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1931, to November 14, 1937, when he resigned to become a Senator; elected on October 18, 1937, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph T. Robinson for the term ending January 3, 1943, and served from November 15, 1937, until his resignation effective March 31, 1941, having been appointed United States district judge for the western district of Arkansas; retired as United States district judge in 1967 and became United States senior district judge; resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. until his death on January 30, 1981; interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 77 1941-1942 Senator Democrat 76 1939-1940 Senator Democrat 75 1937-1938 Representative Democrat 75 1937-1938 Representative Democrat 74 1935-1936 Representative Democrat 73 1933-1934 Representative Democrat 72 1931-1932

Image currently unavailable	MILLS, Wilbur Daigh (1909-1992)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born in Kensett, White County, Ark., May 24, 1909; attended the public schools; Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., and the law department of Harvard University; was admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced practice in Searcy, Ark.; served as county and probate judge of White County, Ark., 1934-1938; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth and to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1977); chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (Eighty-fifth through Ninety-third Congresses), Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation (Eighty-sixth through Ninety-third Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress; tax consultant for the Washington office of Shea, Gould, Climenko & Casey, a New York law firm; was a resident of Kensett, Ark., until his death in Searcy, Ark., on May 2, 1992; interment in Kensett Cemetery, Kensett, White County, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 94 1975-1976 Representative Democrat 93 1973-1974 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 90 1967-1968 Representative Democrat 89 1965-1966 Representative Democrat 88 1963-1964 Representative Democrat 87 1961-1962 Representative Democrat 86 1959-1960 Representative Democrat 85 1957-1958 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954 Representative Democrat 82 1951-1952 Representative Democrat 81 1949-1950 Representative Democrat 80 1947-1948 Representative Democrat 79 1945-1946 Representative Democrat 78 1943-1944 Representative Democrat 77 1941-1942 Representative Democrat 76 1939-1940

	NEILL, Robert (1838-1907)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born near Desha, Independence County, Ark., on November 12, 1838; attended the common schools; took a course in land surveying under a tutor in Ohio in 1859; elected county surveyor of his native county in August 1860; entered the Confederate Army in May 1861 and served as a private in Company K, First Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Riflemen, Gen. Benjamin McCulloch’s Brigade, Army of the West; promoted to first lieutenant in 1862 and to captain in 1863; clerk of the circuit court of Independence County 1866-1868; read law; was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Batesville in 1872; lieutenant colonel of Arkansas State Guards 1874-1877; brigadier general of State militia 1877-1882; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1888 and vice president of the convention for Arkansas; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1897); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896; resumed the practice of law; served one year as chairman of the Arkansas Railroad Commission, having been appointed in 1899 by Governor Jones; died in Batesville, Independence County, Ark., February 16, 1907; interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 54 1895-1896 Representative Democrat 53 1893-1894

Image currently unavailable	NEWTON, Thomas Willoughby (1804-1853)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born in Alexandria, Va., January 18, 1804; attended the local schools; moved to Arkansas in 1820 and settled in Little Rock; clerk of the court of Pulaski County 1825-1829; moved to Shelby County, Ky.; returned to Little Rock in 1837 and became cashier in a bank; member of the State senate 1844-1848; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Archibald Yell and served from February 6 to March 3, 1847; was not a candidate for renomination in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress; died in New York City on September 22, 1853; interment in Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Whig 29 1845-1846

Image currently unavailable	NORRELL, William Frank (1896-1961)
	Bio: (husband of Catherine Dorris Norrell), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Milo, Ashley County, Ark., August 29, 1896; attended the public schools, the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Monticello, the College of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Ark., and the University of Arkansas Law School at Little Rock; during the First World War served in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army; was admitted to the bar in 1920 and commenced practice in Monticello, Ark.; member of the State senate 1930-1938, serving as president for four years; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 15, 1961; interment in Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 87 1961-1962 Representative Democrat 86 1959-1960 Representative Democrat 85 1957-1958 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954 Representative Democrat 82 1951-1952 Representative Democrat 81 1949-1950 Representative Democrat 80 1947-1948 Representative Democrat 79 1945-1946 Representative Democrat 78 1943-1944 Representative Democrat 77 1941-1942 Representative Democrat 76 1939-1940

	NORRELL, Catherine Dorris (1901-1981)
	Bio: (wife of William Frank Norrell), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., March 30, 1901; attended high school in Monticello, Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville; taught in the public schools of Arkansas; director of music department at Arkansas A.&M. College; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-seventh Congress April 18, 1961, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, W.F. Norrell, and served until January 3, 1963; was not a candidate for renomination in 1962; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, 1963-1965; Director, United States Department of State Reception Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 1, 1965, to January 5, 1969; resided in Monticello, Ark., until her death in Warren, Ark., August 26, 1981; interment in Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 87 1961-1962

Image currently unavailable	NORRELL, William Frank (1896-1961)
	Bio: (husband of Catherine Dorris Norrell), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Milo, Ashley County, Ark., August 29, 1896; attended the public schools, the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College of Monticello, the College of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Ark., and the University of Arkansas Law School at Little Rock; during the First World War served in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army; was admitted to the bar in 1920 and commenced practice in Monticello, Ark.; member of the State senate 1930-1938, serving as president for four years; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 15, 1961; interment in Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 87 1961-1962 Representative Democrat 86 1959-1960 Representative Democrat 85 1957-1958 Representative Democrat 84 1955-1956 Representative Democrat 83 1953-1954 Representative Democrat 82 1951-1952 Representative Democrat 81 1949-1950 Representative Democrat 80 1947-1948 Representative Democrat 79 1945-1946 Representative Democrat 78 1943-1944 Representative Democrat 77 1941-1942 Representative Democrat 76 1939-1940

Image currently unavailable	OLDFIELD, William Allan (1874-1928)
	Bio: (husband of Pearl Peden Oldfield), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Franklin, Izard County, Ark., February 4, 1874; attended the public schools and was graduated from Arkansas College at Batesville in 1896; taught school; enlisted in 1898 as a private in Company M, Second Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, during the war with Spain; was promoted to first sergeant of the same company and later to first lieutenant, and was mustered out with that rank in March 1899; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Batesville, Ark.; prosecuting attorney of Independence County 1902-1906; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1909, until his death; chairman, Committee on Patents (Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses); minority whip (Sixty-seventh through Seventieth Congress); had been reelected to the Seventy-first Congress; died in Washington, D.C., November 19, 1928; interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 70 1927-1928 Representative Democrat 69 1925-1926 Representative Democrat 68 1923-1924 Representative Democrat 67 1921-1922 Representative Democrat 66 1919-1920 Representative Democrat 65 1917-1918 Representative Democrat 64 1915-1916 Representative Democrat 63 1913-1914 Representative Democrat 62 1911-1912 Representative Democrat 61 1909-1910

	OLDFIELD, Pearl Peden (1876-1962)
	Bio: (wife of William Allan Oldfield), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Cotton Plant, Woodruff County, Ark., on December 2, 1876; educated in the public schools and at Arkansas College, Batesville, Ark.; elected January 9, 1929, as a Democrat to fill the vacancy in both the Seventieth and Seventy-first Congresses caused by the death of her husband William A. Oldfield, who had been reelected in 1928, and served from January 9, 1929, to March 3, 1931; was not a candidate for renomination in 1930; died in Washington, D.C., April 12, 1962; interment in Oaklawn Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 71 1929-1930 Representative Democrat 70 1927-1928

Image currently unavailable	OLDFIELD, William Allan (1874-1928)
	Bio: (husband of Pearl Peden Oldfield), a Representative from Arkansas; born in Franklin, Izard County, Ark., February 4, 1874; attended the public schools and was graduated from Arkansas College at Batesville in 1896; taught school; enlisted in 1898 as a private in Company M, Second Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, during the war with Spain; was promoted to first sergeant of the same company and later to first lieutenant, and was mustered out with that rank in March 1899; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Batesville, Ark.; prosecuting attorney of Independence County 1902-1906; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1909, until his death; chairman, Committee on Patents (Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses); minority whip (Sixty-seventh through Seventieth Congress); had been reelected to the Seventy-first Congress; died in Washington, D.C., November 19, 1928; interment in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Batesville, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 70 1927-1928 Representative Democrat 69 1925-1926 Representative Democrat 68 1923-1924 Representative Democrat 67 1921-1922 Representative Democrat 66 1919-1920 Representative Democrat 65 1917-1918 Representative Democrat 64 1915-1916 Representative Democrat 63 1913-1914 Representative Democrat 62 1911-1912 Representative Democrat 61 1909-1910

Image currently unavailable	PARKS, Tilman Bacon (1872-1950)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born near Lewisville, Lafayette County, Ark., May 14, 1872; attended the common schools, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Lewisville, Ark.; member of the State house of representatives in 1901, 1903, and 1909; temporary chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1910; prosecuting attorney of the eighth judicial circuit of Arkansas 1914-1918; in 1915 moved to Hope, Hempstead County, Ark., where he engaged in the practice of law; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921-January 3, 1937); was not a candidate for renomination in 1936; continued the practice of law until his retirement; died in Washington, D.C., February 12, 1950; interment in the Congressional Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 74 1935-1936 Representative Democrat 73 1933-1934 Representative Democrat 72 1931-1932 Representative Democrat 71 1929-1930 Representative Democrat 70 1927-1928 Representative Democrat 69 1925-1926 Representative Democrat 68 1923-1924 Representative Democrat 67 1921-1922

Image currently unavailable	PEEL, Samuel West (1831-1924)
	Bio: a Representative from Arkansas; born near Batesville, Independence County, Ark., September 13, 1831; attended the common schools; clerk of the circuit court of Carroll County, Ark., 1858-1860; entered the Confederate service in 1861 as a private; elected major of the Third Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, and later colonel of the Fourth Regiment, Arkansas Infantry; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of his profession in Carrollton, Ark., in 1865; moved to Bentonville, Benton County, in 1867 and continued the practice of law; prosecuting attorney of the fourth judicial circuit of Arkansas 1873-1876; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1893); chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Fiftieth and Fifty-second Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892; resumed the practice of law in Bentonville, Ark., and before the Court of Claims at Washington, D.C., until 1915; died in Bentonville, Ark., December 18, 1924; interment in Bentonville Cemetery.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Representative Democrat 52 1891-1892 Representative Democrat 51 1889-1890 Representative Democrat 50 1887-1888 Representative Democrat 49 1885-1886 Representative Democrat 48 1883-1884

	PRYOR, David Hampton (1934- )
	Bio: (father of Mark Pryor), a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., August 29, 1934; attended the public schools of Camden; attended Henderson State Teachers College; graduated, University of Arkansas 1957; graduated, University of Arkansas Law School 1964; admitted to the bar in 1964 and commenced practice in Camden; founder and publisher, Ouachita Citizen 1957-1960; elected State representative in 1960 and reelected in 1962 and 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, August 9, 1966, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Oren Harris and at the same time elected to the Ninetieth Congress; reelected to the two succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1966, to January 3, 1973; was not a candidate for reelection in 1972 to the House of Representatives, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for the United States Senate; Governor of Arkansas 1975-1979; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1978; reelected in 1984 and 1990 and served from January 3, 1979, to January 3, 1997; was not a candidate for reelection in 1996; chairman, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses); Dean, Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas 2004-; is a resident of Little Rock, Ark.
Position Party Session of Congress Years Senator Democrat 104 1995-1996 Senator Democrat 103 1993-1994 Senator Democrat 102 1991-1992 Senator Democrat 101 1989-1990 Senator Democrat 100 1987-1988 Senator Democrat 99 1985-1986 Senator Democrat 98 1983-1984 Senator Democrat 97 1981-1982 Senator Democrat 96 1979-1980 Representative Democrat 92 1971-1972 Representative Democrat 91 1969-1970 Representative Democrat 90 1967-1968 Representative Democrat 89 1965-1966