William Kavanaugh Oldham

William Kavanaugh Oldham (born May 20, 1865 in Richmond , Kentucky , † May 6, 1938 in Pettus , Arkansas ) was an American politician and 1913 Governor of Arkansas.

Early years

Oldham attended Central University in his hometown of Richmond. In 1885 he came to Pettus, Lonoke County , Arkansas. As a member of the Democratic Party , he was politically active since 1907. That year he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives for one term . Between 1911 and 1913 he was a member of the State Senate and even became its President.

Interim governor and further curriculum vitae

On March 8, 1913, the incumbent Governor Joseph Taylor Robinson resigned from office to move to the US Senate . This meant that the President of the State Senate had to take over the office of governor. That was William Oldham at the time. His tenure as President of the Senate ended on March 13, so that it was only a matter of a few days of representation, which at least earned him an entry in the list of governors of Arkansas. Junius Marion Futrell became the new President of the Senate and thus incumbent governor . Oldham withdrew from politics and became a farmer. He died in May 1938. William Oldham was married to Lillian Munroe, with whom he had two children.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• William Oldham in the National Governors Association (English)