J. N. Donohoo Explained

J. N. Donohoo
State House1:Arkansas
District1:Phillips County
Alongside1:Berry Coleman, T. M. Jacks
Term Start1:January 8, 1877
Term End1:January 13, 1879[1]
Term Start2:January 10, 1887
Term End2:January 9, 1893[2]
Alongside2:R. B. Macon, James P. Clarke, S. L. Cook, John H. Carr, George W. Yancey,
Succeeded2:redistricted
Birth Name:Jacob N. Donohoo
Birth Date: December 16, 1853
Birth Place:Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S.
Death Place:Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting Place:Magnolia Cemetery, Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
Children:Nina Donohoo
Party:Republican
Residence:Marvell, Arkansas

Jacob N. Donohoo (December 16, 1853 – November 11, 1917) was an American state politician and banker in Arkansas.[3] He served several terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives after first winning election in 1876 when he was 22.[4] He helped fundraise for the Masonic Temple in Pine Bluff, part of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.[5]

He was born in Cleveland, Tennessee. He moved to Arkansas in 1870. He married and owned a 160-acre farm in Marvell, Arkansas. He was a Republican and a Quaker.[4]

Donohoo also worked as an internal revenue collector and banker. Knoxville, Tennessee commercial artist LaRoy A. Tate was his grandson.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Priest . Sharon . Sharon Priest . Runnells . Jonathan . Historical Report of the Arkansas Secretary of State . 241–242 . 1998 . . 9780313302121 . 40157815 . .
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  3. Negro Legislators in Arkansas, 1891: A Document. Gatewood, Willard B.. Gatewood, Willard G.. 1972. The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 31. 3. 220–233. JSTOR. 10.2307/40038091. 40038091.
  4. News: J. N. Donohoo. Arkansas Democrat . October 14, 1890. 7. newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: NRHP nomination for Masonic Temple. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-11-24.
  6. Web site: CONTENTdm. cmdc.knoxlib.org.