Farrell Faubus
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Farrell Faubus | |
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![]() Portrait of Faubus, c. 1968 | |
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Madison County | |
In office July 14, 1961 – January 14, 1963 | |
Preceded by | A. C. Mowery Jr. |
Succeeded by | Ralph Buck |
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Born | Farrell Eugene Faubus April 5, 1939 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | June 16, 1976 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged 37)
Political party | Democratic |
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Children | 2 |
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Education | University of Arkansas (LLB) |
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Farrell Eugene Faubus (April 5, 1939 – June 16, 1976) was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, and politician. The only child of longtime governor of Arkansas Orval Faubus, he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives on June 27, 1961, to complete the unexpired term of A. C. Mowery. After struggling with drug addiction for many years, he died of an overdose in 1976, while visiting his aunt in Seattle, Washington.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Orval Eugene Faubus". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Services Held for Farrell Faubus". The Madison County Record. Vol. 97, no. 26. June 24, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.