William M. Kavanaugh

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William M. Kavanaugh

William Marmaduke Kavanaugh (* 3. March 1866 in Eutaw , Alabama , †  21st February 1915 in Little Rock , Arkansas ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party . He represented the state of Arkansas in the US Senate for a short time .

Born in Alabama, William Kavanaugh received his education in Kentucky and graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in Farmdale in 1885 . He then moved to Arkansas, where he worked as a newspaper reporter. He later became the editor and executive director of the Little Rock-based Arkansas Gazette . He held his first public office between 1896 and 1900 as a sheriff and tax collector in Pulaski County .

From 1900 to 1904 Kavanaugh worked as a district and probate judge before embarking on a career as a businessman. He was active in the banking industry as well as in tram construction and gas supply. At the same time he began to be politically active and was a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1912 to 1915 .

After the death of US Senator Jeff Davis on January 3, 1913, his seat was filled three times within a very short time. John Netherland Heiskell was the provisionally appointed successor from January 6th to 30th. On that day, he was replaced by William Kavanaugh, who had won the by-election and ended Davis' term, which lasted until March 3. Since Davis had previously been elected for a further legislative term, the state legislature had to appoint a successor for this as well, this time the vote fell on Joseph Taylor Robinson .

Kavanaugh retired from politics after serving in the Senate for little more than a month. He became director of the Lakes to Gulf Deep Waterways Association ; since 1903 he also held the presidency of the Southern Association , a minor league in baseball . He held this post until his death in February 1915.

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