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Sid McMath
34th Governor of Arkansas
In office January 11, 1949 – January 13, 1953
Lieutenant
Nathan Green Gordon
Preceded by
Benjamin Travis Laney
Succeeded by
Francis Cherry
Personal details
Born
Sidney Sanders McMath
June 14, 1912 Magnolia, Arkansas, U.S.
Died
October 4, 2003(2003-10-04) (aged 91) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting place
Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery, Saline County, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Elaine Braughton
(m. 1937; died 1942)
Anne Phillips
(m. 1944; died 1994)
Betty Russell
(m. 1996)
Profession
Attorney
Awards
Silver Star Legion of Merit See more
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
Marine Corps
Years of service
1936–1939 (reserve)
1940–1945 (active)
1946–1970 (reserve)
Rank
Major General
Commands
VTU 8–14 (1953–1964)
3d Marines (1942–1944) (Acting)
Battles/wars
World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
Sidney Sanders McMath (June 14, 1912 – October 4, 2003) was a U.S. marine, attorney and the 34th governor of Arkansas from 1949 to 1953. In defiance of his state's political establishment, he championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II.
McMath remained loyal to President Harry S. Truman during the "Dixiecrat" rebellion of 1948, campaigning throughout the South for Truman's re-election. As a former governor, McMath led the opposition to segregationist Governor Orval Faubus following the 1957 Little Rock school crisis. He later became one of the nation's foremost trial lawyers, representing thousands of injured persons in precedent-setting cases and mentoring several generations of young attorneys. At the time of his death, he was the earliest-serving former governor.[1]
^"Former Gov. McMath Fo Arkansas Dies at 91". AP News. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
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election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic Governor SidMcMath defeated Republican nominee Jefferson W. Speck with 84.13% of the vote...
Governor Benjamin Travis Laney did not seek a third term. Democratic nominee SidMcMath defeated Republican nominee Charles R. Black with 89.37% of the vote....
election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic Governor SidMcMath was defeated in the Democratic primary. Democratic nominee Francis Cherry...
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January 26, 2015. McMath, Phillip. "SidObit". SidMcMath.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. McNamara, Robert S. (1995). In Retrospect:...
former state senator David A. Cox, farmer Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor SidMcMath, former Governor Vernon H. Whitten, businessman Willis Ricketts, Pharmacist...
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his tenure he served under four different Governors: Laney (1945–1949), SidMcMath (1949–1953), Francis Cherry (1953–1955), and Orval Faubus (1955–1967)...
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